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• Science Says: Not all cancers need treatment right away

  12-07-2017 23:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The biopsy shows cancer, so you have to act fast, right? Not necessarily, if it's a prostate tumour.Men increasingly have choices if their cancer is found at an early stage, ...
  
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• FDA advisers endorse what could be 1st US gene therapy

  12-07-2017 22:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A panel of cancer experts Wednesday recommended approval of what could become the first gene therapy available in the U.S.The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 in favour ...
  
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• The Latest: FDA panel endorses potential 1st US gene therapy

  12-07-2017 21:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Latest on a Food and Drug Administration panel's review of a gene therapy treatment (all times local):3:30 p.m.A panel of cancer experts has voted in ...
  
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• Maltese parliament legalizes same-sex marriage

  12-07-2017 21:09
  
  VALLETTA (Reuters) - Maltese lawmakers voted on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage on the Roman Catholic Mediterranean island, fulfilling Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's campaign promise to make...
  
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• Roxane Gay shares intimate struggles of life in a larger body in memoir 'Hunger'

  12-07-2017 20:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - As Roxane Gay pondered a new non-fiction project, the bestselling author knew the story she felt compelled to share would also be the toughest: her deeply personal struggles ...
  
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• Where's Rey? Despite Monopoly maker's promise, still missing

  12-07-2017 20:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Where is the character Rey in the "Star Wars" version of Monopoly? In a land far, far away, apparently.Eighteen months after game-maker Hasbro promised to add the ...
  
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• Trying to keep brain sharp doesn't have to be costly

  12-07-2017 20:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TRENTON, N.J. - While there's nothing you can do or take to ensure you won't get Alzheimer's disease, experts say there are some strategies that might help keep your brain ......
  
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• Punk, prints and ponchos: who won the fashion match at Wimbledon?

  12-07-2017 19:46
  
  The Grand Slam tournament has a famously strict dress code for players. However, this year both players and fans have been getting around it in new and interesting waysIn 2013, Roger Federer wore orange-soled Nikes on Centre Court and ruined Wimbledon for everyone – in 2014, the committee implemented an “almost entirely white” accessory rule on court. Still life finds a way, with players on court and attendees in the Wimbledon frow exploiting stylistic loopholes in ever more in
  
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• 'To the Bone' walks fine line of depicting eating disorders

  12-07-2017 19:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - Writer and director Marti Noxon struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 10 years. It's her story, albeit a fictionalized version, that she tells in "To The Bone," ...
  
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• Bought for 100 euros, World War Two Enigma machine sells for 45,000

  12-07-2017 19:08
  
  BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Someone in Romania thought he'd made a fair amount of money when he sold an old typewriter for 100 euros at a flea market. He was wrong.
  
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• From budgie-smugglers to nothing at all: our writers on what they wear to the beach

  12-07-2017 18:37
  
  For some it’s kaftans, for others straw hats, and painted toenails are apparently mandatory. Guardian journalists explain their rules for summer dressingPerhaps the very last time I gave even the most fleeting thought to beachwear was exactly 10 years ago, during a family summer holiday to France. We weren’t on the beach but in a municipal pool, for an afternoon of splashing around with my two kids, then aged six and three. Continue reading...
  
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• FDA advisers review data on potential 1st US gene therapy

  12-07-2017 16:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Cancer experts who advise government regulators are reviewing what could be the first gene therapy approved in the U.S.The Food and Drug Administration panel is holding a hearing Wednesday to ......
  
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• Pair salmon with beans and you've got a hearty summer supper

  12-07-2017 16:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Sometimes, it's just too hot to turn on the stove. The key is to stock up your kitchen with "healthy convenience food" that doesn't require any heat, such as fresh ...
  
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• Tips for taking better photos of your garden and wildlife

  12-07-2017 15:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  So the garden you planted or enjoy each day is flowering. Birds and animals are busy in your yard or neighbourhood. And you'd love to capture all this natural beauty ...
  
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• London's first dockless hire bike scheme launches

  12-07-2017 15:33
  
  Obike have become the first dockless hire bike company to launch in the capital, following similar schemes in Manchester and Cambridge
  London’s first dockless hire bikes were launched on Wednesday morning in the first phase of what is expected to be a rapid rollout of the machines by Singapore-based company Obike to cities across the UK.Obike – not to be confused with Mobike, which launched in Manchester a month ago – delivered 400 of its bikes to the London borough of Tower Ha
  
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• Met exhibit looks at Japan's fine craft of bamboo basketry

  12-07-2017 15:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Bamboo is getting attention these days as a versatile and sustainable material for housewares, so the timing is good for a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit that ...
  
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• Navy Is the New Black: How to Incorporate 2017’s Navy Trend Into Your Home

  12-07-2017 15:00
  
  We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Navy is our new neutral. Image: Diane James HomeUsually, when we talk about neutrals, blacks, whites and grays steal the spotlight — and for good reason! They go with everything, they’ve been around forever, and, frankly, they will always be in style. That said, there’s no need for monochromatic colors to be the only game in town.Thanks to 2
  
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• Prawns, prosecco and meatballs: recipes from a Veneto kitchen

  12-07-2017 14:30
  
  The farmland of Venice’s mainland larder has its own rich culinary traditions mixing land and sea. Follow these recipes for a typical three-part mealWhen I say I am Venetian, most people think I am from Venice. As much as I like the idea of a life among crumbling palazzi and hazy canals, I am the sort of Venetian who grew up inland – in the countryside, on the periphery. Home for me is a village enveloped by miles of farmland. And though it might not stand comparison with the charms
  
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• Colette - temple of Paris cool - to close its doors

  12-07-2017 13:52
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - Colette, one of the French capital's trendiest fashion stores, will close its doors in December after 20 years, with its founder set to retire.
  
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• Kitchen gadgets review: Brewbarrel – bewitched by homemade beer

  12-07-2017 13:29
  
  This homebrew kit will soon have you caught in its spell – as long as you don’t mind bits in your pintBrewbarrel (from £29) is a fermenting barrel, hosting the chemical breakdown of barley sugar into alcohol and gas, with pressure valve and integrated tap. Continue reading...
  
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• Kitchen gadgets review: Brewbarrel – bewitched by home-made beer

  12-07-2017 13:29
  
  This homebrew kit will soon have you caught in its spell – as long as you don’t mind bits in your pintBrewbarrel (from £29) is a fermenting barrel, hosting the chemical breakdown of barley sugar into alcohol and gas, with pressure valve and integrated tap. Continue reading...
  
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• Does drinking hot tea cool you down?

  12-07-2017 13:05
  
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsDoes drinking hot tea really cool you down more than a cold drink on a summer day?Sarah Robinson, Manchester Continue reading...
  
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• Can the first nation to Mars claim the planet for itself?

  12-07-2017 13:05
  
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsIf a country – Russia, say – managed to send cosmonauts to Mars, would they be able to claim the planet for Russia? Are there rules governing territorial claims in space?Stephen Hughes, BirminghamContinue reading...
  
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• The loneliness of the injured runner

  12-07-2017 12:54
  
  When you are truly committed to running, it can start to define you. When injury takes that away, even temporarily, you can find yourself adriftTwo hundred metres did it. Not even that. It was a couple days before a big mile race, and we were on the sixth of eight 200-metre reps. Rounding the bend in lane two, I was getting ready to straighten up and push for home, when something snapped. It felt as though someone had got to the back of my leg with a pair of pliers. I faltered, hopped, and tried
  
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• Tired of war, South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace

  12-07-2017 12:41
  
  JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese activists are using music, poetry, theater, comedy, dance and fashion to preach tolerance in the world's youngest nation which has been divided by years of civil war.
  
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• US website calls mince on toast a 'British classic' – then New Zealand claims it

  12-07-2017 11:17
  
  Observer critic Jay Rayner leads disowning of ‘monstrosity’, leaving New Zealanders to take credit for ‘ultimate comfort food’ Scroll down for the mince on toast recipeNew Zealand has claimed the “abomination” and “monstrosity” that is mince on toast, after an American food website sparked uproar in the UK when it claimed the dish was a classic of British cuisine. Eater.com posted a video featuring the dish on Twitter on Monday, saying: “Minc
  
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• High-fat oil and low-paid farmers: the cost of our coconut craze

  12-07-2017 08:00
  
  The health implications of coconut oil have been much discussed – but supermarket shelves still groan with countless coconut products. Meanwhile, many growers earn less than $1 a day. Should we turn our back on this runaway trend?Canary Wharf in London on a Thursday lunchtime, and platoons of well-groomed office workers descend into a warren of underground malls in search of lunch: something healthy, natural and delicious – a little edible holiday from urban desk life. All the big ch
  
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• Freestyle dog dancing – in pictures

  12-07-2017 08:00
  
  Bliss shimmies to Buffalo Gals while Lyric’s routine is pure Austin Powers … Bego Antón photographs Americans who tango with their pooches in a bonding craze known as ‘musical canine freestyle’ Continue reading...
  
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• Surprising numbers of kids at risk for toxic stress damage

  12-07-2017 07:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Research suggests persistent stress in young children can become toxic, causing brain changes that can interfere with learning and lead to disease in adulthood. It's unknown how many children and ......
  
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• How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child's brain

  12-07-2017 07:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the ...
  
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• Circumference chic: 10 of the best circular bags – in pictures

  12-07-2017 07:17
  
  Whether bold and playful or subtle and sophisticated, circle bags are undoubtedly having a fashion moment. Use them to add a playful touch to outfits Continue reading...
  
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• Hope floats

  12-07-2017 02:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  I reached the pinnacle of my acting career in 2007 when the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre invited me to portray a dead body in the Act 3 graveyard scene in ...
  
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• Google Earth to let users post stories, photos in coming years

  12-07-2017 02:26
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Alphabet Incwants users to post millions of stories, video and photos on its Google Earth platform in the next few years, the program chief said on Tuesday at a launch...
  
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• Sudoku 3798 medium

  12-07-2017 01:01
  
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls cost £1.03 per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at standard rate). Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,720

  12-07-2017 01:00
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,247

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