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• 'Kinky Boots' cake wins Best in Show at design competition

  12-06-2017 23:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - A New York City baker says nothing about the design competition she just won was a piece of cake — and that's including the cake.Ashley Holt is ......
  
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• Doctors reprogram patients' own cells into cancer assassins

  12-06-2017 23:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE - Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into ...
  
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• We do! Newlyweds accept fire truck ride after bus blaze

  12-06-2017 21:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  AVON, Conn. - A newlywed couple had no problem saying "I do" a second time, when Connecticut firefighters asked them if they wanted a ride to their reception after their ......
  
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• Panda gives birth in Japan five years after previous cub died

  12-06-2017 19:51
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - A female panda gave birth at a Tokyo zoo on Monday, zoo officials said, five years after her first cub was found dead just days after it was born.
  
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• Rome imposes fines for frolicking at famous fountains

  12-06-2017 19:17
  
  ROME (Reuters) - Rome is cracking down on anyone hoping to recreate Anita Ekberg's dip in the Trevi fountain in the film "La Dolce Vita" on Monday, imposing fines for bad behavior in and around the...
  
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• Living dolls: Spanish firm makes eerily realistic human, alien babies

  12-06-2017 18:49
  
  BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - Want a doll that looks, moves and feels almost exactly like a newborn? Or how about a baby Avatar, or a half human-half piglet?
  
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• ‘I felt like one of my father’s songbirds, let out of its cage’: driving as a woman in Saudi Arabia

  12-06-2017 18:35
  
  It began as a protest and became a national talking point. A women’s rights activist reveals what happened when she filmed herself behind the wheelIn 2011, as the Arab spring brewed, I began a campaign to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia, mobilising them via Twitter and Facebook. I thought that if someone posted a video of a woman driving, it might “normalise” the experience and show Saudi citizens there was nothing dangerous about it. I also wanted to prove that many of us
  
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• Soccer star Christine Sinclair embarks on personal mission to help fight MS

  12-06-2017 17:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Christine Sinclair has always done her talking on the soccer field.She has carried the Maple Leaf at the Olympics, represented her country 259 times, scored 168 goals and ......
  
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• Sweet sizzlin' beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining

  12-06-2017 17:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHICAGO - Researchers tried a big serving of food psychology and a dollop of trickery to get diners to eat their vegetables. And it worked.Veggies given names like "zesty ginger-turmeric ...
  
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• Living drugs new frontier for cancer patients out of options

  12-06-2017 17:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE - Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into ...
  
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• Liz Weston: When your emergency fund runs out

  12-06-2017 17:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  You've cut spending to the bone, sold excess stuff and hustled every side gig imaginable. But your emergency fund, if it ever existed, is on fumes.What you do next may ...
  
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• Portraits of pride in Los Angeles

  12-06-2017 16:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people sporting rainbow attire, "Make America Gay Again" hats and homemade protest signs took part on Sunday in a "Resist March" in Los Angeles against...
  
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• Serve Salmon with Pepperoncini Lemon Sauce on Fourth of July

  12-06-2017 16:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Throughout New England, the traditional entree of choice for dinner on the Fourth of July was salmon served with a side of peas. This happy pairing capitalized on the region's ...
  
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• 40 Sublime Swimming Pool Designs for the Ultimate Staycation

  12-06-2017 15:53
  
  Nothing is more relaxing than lounging by a stunning pool and going for a swim. Many of us have to travel for that luxury but a lucky few have a backyard getaway featuring the latest swimming pool designs to “staycation” in.We’ve rounded up 40 of the most sublime swimming pool designs for you to enjoy. No sunscreen required.Indoor to outdoor swimming pool designsThis stunning Laguna Beach, CA, home features a contemporary infinity swimming pool that transiti
  
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• Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids

  12-06-2017 15:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - The world's weight problem is growing in countries rich and poor, and in many of them obesity is increasing faster in children than adults.The research found obesity ......
  
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• I was talked into getting a health check. Big mistake

  12-06-2017 14:46
  
  I thought a quick checkup would quell my anxieties and leave me happy and confident about my future. Some chanceI’m on my way into the supermarket when a young woman pokes her head out of a screened cubicle and asks me if I would like to come in for a health check. How long will it take? Fifteen minutes, says she, so I think: why not? I am healthy as anything for my age. I have never had high blood pressure or cholesterol, barely smoke or drink, am not overweight, the dog forces me to take
  
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• Fashion's class of 2017 – in pictures

  12-06-2017 14:34
  
  From Red Stripe can fascinators to deconstructed Canadian tuxedos and red vinyl bucket hats – last week, the flamboyant future of fashion was on display at graduate collections across the country Continue reading...
  
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• 'Silver splitters' – are over-60s divorcees creating a new generation rent?

  12-06-2017 13:57
  
  It’s not just millennials who can’t afford to buy homes. As retired divorcees become Britain’s hottest new demographic trend, they are renting in record numbersName: Silver splitters.Age: 60 plus. Continue reading...
  
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• Fast-food salad recipes: ham hock waldorf, cabbage som tam and raw veg with comté and preserved lemon

  12-06-2017 12:59
  
  Salad rarely tops any fast-food lists, yet Black Axe Mangal’s head chef, Lee Tiernan, swears it should. Here are three of his punch-packing dishes – taking all of 10 minutes to assembleWhat do you think of when you hear the phrase “fast food”? Burger? Fried chicken? Late-night kebab? “Salt and vinegar on those, mate?” Yes, please. To all of it. “Fast food”, two words that, for me, conjure up a spectrum of feelings from pleasure and satisfaction to
  
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• Crossword roundup: who do cryptic setters want as new prime minister?

  12-06-2017 11:02
  
  Inaccurate forecasts, misleading football and an accidental Batman obituary in the pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic cluesThe pollsters may as well have used hepatoscopy. How did the crossword setters do? Sylvanus recalled the far-off days ... Continue reading...
  
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• Should I shave my pubic hair?

  12-06-2017 09:00
  
  Not every woman wants to, but there’s so much pressure to do itShould I shave my pubic hair if I don’t want to? You see people talking on the internet about why it is bad but, let’s be honest, women as well as men still feel the pressure. So what do most men really think and what should women do if they don’t want to shave but feel they have to?Each one of our senses can influence our sexual responses in any given situation, but certain people respond more to images than
  
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• How can my partner land an accountancy job after 100 attempts?

  12-06-2017 08:00
  
  He has a good accountancy degree, had his CV rewritten several times and paid to do work experience at a firm – all to no availTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights.I’m writing on behalf of my partner who has been trying to get a trainee accountant job since graduating
  
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• Do friends make you happier than family?

  12-06-2017 08:00
  
  Friendships are less judgmental and and more likely to be positive. Having good friends can even make you healthierDo you believe that blood is thicker than water? That your family relationships are more important than friends? Well, think again. Research from Michigan State University suggests that friends may make you happier and healthier than your relatives. Continue reading...
  
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• New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs

  12-06-2017 07:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE - Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into ...
  
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• Some terms to know concerning immunotherapies for cancer

  12-06-2017 07:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  As more treatments known as immunotherapies for cancer emerge, here are some terms to know:Immunotherapy: Forms of treatment that use or boost your own immune system to fight cancer.T cells: ......
  
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• Homing Insta: why fashion influencers are moving into interiors

  12-06-2017 07:00
  
  From rugs and tiles to Pollock-style spattered crockery – the rise of bathroom selfies and photographs taken with bedrooms as backdrops means that fashion bloggers are sparking home decor trendsThe story of one of this year’s most remarked-upon interiors trends started on Instagram. When fashion stylist and influencer Erica Davies started featuring snaps of herself – in leather biker jackets or high-waisted white denim skirts – taken in her bedroom, with a brown and cream
  
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• Crisps, keyboards, pens​ – how do you treat an unusual phobia?

  12-06-2017 07:00
  
  When you are plagued by unusual fears, people’s reactions can be the hardest thing to bear. One writer with a phobia of jewellery explores what can be done
  If a friend confided in you they had a fear of door handles or toenail clippings, would you laugh or sympathise? The instinctive reaction might be the former, but we can all get phobias of absolutely anything, and some can be debilitating. I have lived with my own fear of jewellery for as long as I can remember. If you were to place a m
  
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• Canada 'poor performer' for high medication costs for common conditions: study

  12-06-2017 06:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  VANCOUVER - Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to nine other affluent countries with universal health-care systems, ...
  
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• Doghouses for the rich and foolish

  12-06-2017 05:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  There is nothing we crusading journalists like doing more than drawing lines in the sand.It makes us feel heroic when we get all worked up and take a stand against ...
  
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• Gin with a twist: South Australian distilleries stir in native ingredients

  12-06-2017 02:40
  
  Gin is having a moment in South Australia, Brigid Delaney discovered, as a slew of small batch distilleries serve up their own take on the classic spirit When I hear my gin tasting day is to start before lunchtime, I feel a little queasy.Spending the day tasting wine is one thing. To contemplate how I’ll be after a day of shots, drams, gin and tonics and martinis doesn’t bear thinking about. Continue reading...
  
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• Brent Savage's vegetarian recipes: salted cucumbers and carrots with quinoa and kale

  12-06-2017 02:01
  
  The chef of vegetarian bistro Yellow shares three impressive but easy-to-make recipes to celebrate World Meat Free Day For years, Sydney’s Bentley restaurant was the go-to destination for vegan and vegetarian diners looking for something more exciting than the proverbial mushroom risotto. Chef Brent Savage, who credits his vegetarian wife with giving him an insight into the challenges of finding great vegetarian food in Sydney, demonstrated just how delicious and interesting vegetarian dis
  
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