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• Schumer wants investigation into fast food packaging

  30-07-2017 20:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Sen. Charles Schumer says the Food and Drug Administration should launch a formal investigation into the health consequences of chemicals used in fast food packaging.The New York ......
  
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• At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost

  30-07-2017 18:51
  ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - On the terrace of the Baron Hotel in Aleppo, the owner's widow, Roubina Tashjian, sorted through old photographs of its happier past in a more peaceful Syria.
  
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• RideLondon weekend attracts 100,000 cyclists to capital's streets

  30-07-2017 16:17
  After 2016’s heavy delays and safety issues, this year’s event runs more smoothly, with about 24,000 cycling full 100-mile routeThe huge annual RideLondon cycling event, which was beset by long delays last year after a series of crashes, has run notably more smoothly on Sunday after organisers brought in a series of new safety measures.The 2016 event saw thousands of riders forced to stop for up to two hours almost halfway around the 100-mile version of the route after an entrant cra
  
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• Mock chocs: is Poundland’s cut-price confectionery the answer to shrinkflation?

  30-07-2017 14:00
  From chocolate buttons to mini eggs, the budget store is filling a gap in the market created by the declining size of brand-name originals. We put its offerings to the taste testMore inspiring results from the self-harm Olympics that is Brexit, and now we are hitting ourselves where it hurts: chocolate. Following the referendum, big-name brands have reduced the size of their most popular items, while – in a bid to avoid “doing a Freddo”– prices have stayed the same. It is
  
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• Plov: Uzbekistan’s national obsession

  30-07-2017 13:00
  The ingredients of this meaty rice dish may vary but the beloved central Asian dish always comes in massive portionsIn a small, unremarkable restaurant on Firdavsi Street in Samarkand, the plov arrives at our table. At its most basic, plov is rice with onion and carrots, plus either mutton, lamb or beef, cooked slowly in layers. But this is no ordinary plov; this is plov with bells on, and it takes two waiters to carry the lagan (platter) to the table.Atop the lightly oiled rice and matchsticks
  
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• We should take pride in Britain’s acceptable food | David Mitchell

  30-07-2017 11:00
  The fact that 12% of Spaniards now think our cuisine is a reason to visit the UK should be a cause for celebrationA phrase really jumped out at me from a newspaper last week. The Times said a recent survey into Spanish attitudes to Britain, conducted by the tourism agency Visit Britain, “found that only 12% of Spaniards considered the UK to be the best place for food and drink”. That, I thought to myself, may be the most extraordinary use of the word “only” I have ever se
  
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• Usain Bolt: now you see him, soon you won’t…

  30-07-2017 09:30
  He’s the fastest man who has ever lived, holder of eight gold medals and three world records. As Usain Bolt approaches his final race in London this week, we celebrate a sprinter who made running look both effortless and funThere’s an old EA Sports commercial I dimly remember from my childhood. They make video games (I never played any of them) but the TV ad, or at least its tagline, has stuck in my head. Somehow, it shows mankind at the beginning of time or maybe I’ve conflate
  
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• Mastering muscadet

  30-07-2017 08:00
  This zingy, citrussy Loire grape deserves a comeback – it’s perfect with shellfish. Here are three of the area’s best examplesFief Guérin Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu, France 2016 (£8.49, Waitrose) In the family of dry Loire white wines, muscadet has been something of an outcast in recent decades. It was hugely popular in the 70s and 80s, but lost its way once the aromatic and fruit-driven wines of the New World arrived on the scene. Sales collapsed, with the
  
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• Bordeaux by train: on the right line for wine

  30-07-2017 08:00
  A new fast train goes from Paris to Bordeaux in just over two hours, bringing France’s wine country even closerAs I crossed the hot, crowded concourse of Gare Montparnasse, Paris, I walked past a jazz band blasting out Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Approaching the ticket barrier, I was alarmed to see that the musicians had fallen into step behind me while still playing. They were not serenading me, however, but my train. This was the day the high-speed service from Paris to Bordeaux bec
  
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• Al-fresco feasting: open-air dining tips from the experts

  30-07-2017 08:00
  From a harbour shack in Margate to a picnic in the Hebrides, we find out where top chefs, restaurateurs and food critics go to eat on a hot summer’s dayLast summer we went to Pride in Margate: it was very quaint, there were about 15 people in the parade. Afterwards we stumbled upon the Cheesy Tiger, on the harbour wall. It’s a little shack that does amazing fish, the music is lively and it’s full of locals. Sitting outside gives the best view across the bay to Margate old town.
  
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• Smouldering eyeshadows in ashy shades

  30-07-2017 07:00
  Is the ashy eye the new smokey eye? It’s all about subtle and seductive smudgesIntroducing the ashy eye. It’s like the smoky eye, only the morning after. At Christopher Kane, where they smudged grey pigment on the top and bottom lash lines, they were apparently inspired by women in wartime who used cigarette ash in place of eyeshadow. As a look (with fresh skin and a bit of a gleam) it’s subtle and seductive, and hard to get wrong. Continue reading...
  
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• I’m angry that my partner is not invited to my cousin’s wedding

  30-07-2017 07:00
  Mariella Frostrup says a woman irritated her boyfriend has been excluded from a family wedding must accept that decision or decline the invitationThe dilemma My cousin and I were extremely close growing up as neither of us had brothers or sisters. We spent summer holidays together and went away abroad together with our families, too.As we’ve grown older, we have drifted apart and she has now started a family of her own. Next spring she is getting married to her partner of seven years. She
  
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• How to conquer our obsession with eternal life | Matt Haig

  30-07-2017 07:00
  Our anti-ageing quest only increases anxiety, says Matt Haig. Instead, we need to understand the tricks of timeAs a culture, we are obsessed with ageing. We have always been obsessed but now, paradoxically, in an era where we live longer than ever, we fear it more than ever before too. There is, of course, a whole industry devoted to capitalising on our fears of the natural ageing process and it’s a lucrative one. In fact, the anti-ageing industry, which is the largest part of the beauty i
  
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• Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz's roasted quince and rice pudding recipe

  30-07-2017 04:28
  A childhood favourite is the base for one of the popular desserts served at Sydney’s Porteño restaurant Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz’s grilled rib-eye with roasted artichokes
  Like many people, rice pudding was one of Elvis Abrahanowicz’s favourite childhood dishes, particularly when cooked by his South American mum. “Still is,” he says. These days the Porteño chef uses it as a base for one of the Sydney restaurant’s popular desserts. &ldquo
  
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• The Observer Ethical Awards 2017: categories | Lucy Siegle

  30-07-2017 01:05
  Details of this year’s Observer Ethical Awards categories
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• Nigel Slater’s grown-up jelly recipes

  30-07-2017 01:05
  Jelly for adults is all about getting the set just right. Serve it with crème fraîche for a wonderfully refreshing summer dessert
  I see no reason why jelly can’t be for grown-ups, too. The essence of the fruit, its heart and soul, set into a glistening, jewel-like dessert. Light, not too sweet and perfect for a summer’s day. When I say set, I mean barely so. I’m after a jelly that can hardly keep its shape as you lift it to your mouth, one that shivers on the spoon
  
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