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• Transgender US soldier felt 'fired' by Trump's tweet

  31-07-2017 22:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BERATZHAUSEN, Germany - The subject line read: "Announcing a personal change."The U.S. Army soldier took a deep breath before hitting the button that sent the email to more than 200 ...
  
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• Shocking number of scandals in the business pages | Brief letters

  31-07-2017 20:26
  Legal reports | Scandal-hit headlines | Fast-food shutdown | Viking inheritance | Time-travelling correspondent? | Smallest carnivoresI would like to suggest that, when reporting on the outcome of court cases – particularly contentious or high profile ones such as that recently involving Charlie Gard, or the employment fees decision in the supreme court, but really more generally – you should provide a link (online and in print editions) to the location of the actual judgment on the
  
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• Malta restores forgotten war rooms, hewn into the rocks in WWII

  31-07-2017 19:28
  VALLETTA, Malta, July 31 (Reuters) - In a vast network of tunnels carved into the rocks under the Maltese capital Valletta, faded maps of the Mediterranean hint at the place's role in directing key...
  
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• Why Brits got the bug for holiday sickness scams

  31-07-2017 19:19
  British holidaymakers lead the world when it comes to false compensation claims – and now travel companies are fighting back. What has caused these nasty ‘gastroenteritis wars’ being fought across the Mediterranean?In October 2013, Sean and Caroline Bondarenko spent a week at the five-star Caldera Palace hotel in Crete. Then they returned home. Three years passed. According to reports, in September 2016, the pair then put in a personal injury claim against the hotel for food po
  
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• Trump's travel ban keeps orphan kids from US foster families

  31-07-2017 19:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SAN FRANCISCO - Tianna Rooney has already bought the poster board for the sign she'll wave when the 16-year-old refugee boy her family is taking in arrives in the United ......
  
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• Royals and relatives mark centennial of WWI battle of Passchendaele

  31-07-2017 19:06
  PASSCHENDAELE, Belgium (Reuters) - Relatives read letters and diary excerpts from soldiers who died in the World War One battle of Passchendaele when they gathered on Monday for a ceremony to mark...
  
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• US hospitals set record for fast heart attack care

  31-07-2017 18:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There's never been a better time to be treated for a heart attack. U.S. hospitals have set a record for how quickly they open blocked arteries, averaging under one hour ...
  
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• Forget mullets and man-buns – only one hairstyle for men is truly unforgivable

  31-07-2017 18:37
  James Stunt’s shellacked hair tells you all you need to know about him. In her weekly column, our style expert suggests we learn from Petra Ecclestone, and swipe left, ladiesNow that mullets and man-buns have been redeemed by hipsters, is there any men’s hairstyle that is simply unforgivable?Joe, by email Continue reading...
  
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• Clooney Foundation to open schools for Syrian refugees

  31-07-2017 18:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - George Clooney's foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian refugee children.The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced a new partnership Monday with Google, HP and ...
  
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• Zine queens: how women’s magazines found new life via indie publishing

  31-07-2017 17:53
  Promoting diversity and representing women on their own terms, female-led, DIY zines are on the rise in the UK. Here, the industry’s rising stars reveal how they’re reshaping the genre on their own termsThe British media has a diversity problem. Research at City University last year found the industry to be 94% white, 86% university-educated and 55% male, with women largely relegated to junior positions. But there is one area of the media where the future is looking decidedly female:
  
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• '13 Reasons' might have triggered suicide searches online

  31-07-2017 17:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CHICAGO - A popular TV series that showed a teen ending her life may have triggered a surge in online searches for suicide, including how to do it.That's according to ......
  
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• 'I am transgender': A US soldier shares personal journey

  31-07-2017 17:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BERATZHAUSEN, Germany - The U.S. Army soldier took a deep breath before hitting the button that sent the email to more than 200 fellow troops."All considered, I am, and have ...
  
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• German court: model deserves damages for disastrous hair dye

  31-07-2017 15:12 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BERLIN - A German court has ruled that a model is entitled to compensation from a hairdressing salon after a hair coloring went badly wrong.The Cologne state court said Monday ......
  
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• Creating the Ultimate Guest Room: How to Make Guests Feel Right at Home

  31-07-2017 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.The ultimate guest room helps your guests feel incredibly welcome. Image: LKW Design AssociatesFiguring out how to design your own interiors is one thing, but for some reason, when it comes to putting together a guest room, decisions feel extra important. Every host wants their guests to feel comfortable. In addition, there’s a little bit of pride at stake. T
  
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• Five easy recipes to make on holiday | Rosie Birkett

  31-07-2017 13:00
  A holiday kitchen provides the perfect opportunity to get back to basics. Here are five adaptable recipes to make the most of local produce, and get you back to the pool pronto ...With their often-limited scope, holiday rental kitchens present the perfect opportunity to get back to basics with fresh, seasonal ingredients prepared with as little fuss as possible.Holiday cooking needs to be something special, but if you’re like me, you’ll find everything in the local supermarket exciti
  
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• Thrill-seeking newlyweds take the plunge on roller coaster

  31-07-2017 12:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  AGAWAM, Mass. - A thrill-seeking Rhode Island couple has taken the plunge at a Massachusetts amusement park, screaming, "I do," as they plummeted 20 stories on a roller coaster.Ashley Schiller ......
  
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• Should I renegotiate my offer price after survey points to problems?

  31-07-2017 10:51
  I’m thinking of asking the vendor to rectify the faulty damp-proofing or perhaps I can get an allowance from my mortgage lenderQ My girlfriend and I are in the process of buying a flat. We have had an offer agreed on the property and our survey has been conducted which has shown up a few worrying problems:
  •the damp proof injection course has failed by the back entrance leading to a 100% saturation reading;
  •the electrics are faulty and need a rewire and there are also sockets in
  
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• Crossword blog: meet the letter L

  31-07-2017 10:20
  In a sister feature to our Meet the Setter series, we find out which words are used in cryptic crossword clues to indicate each of the letters of the alphabetYou’ve met A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K. Now it’s time for the lateral liquid better known as L.Continue reading...
  
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• My wife has a diminishing sex drive and makes excuses not to be intimate

  31-07-2017 09:00
  We are both in our 60s and, after illness six years ago, she is unable to take medication that may helpMy wife has a diminishing sex drive and now continually making excuses as to why it is not a good time to be intimate. I am 69 and she is 61. She had breast cancer six years ago and this precludes her taking medication that may help. Do you have any advice – other than my taking on a discreet lover?Breast cancer can sometimes lead to depression – which needs to be treated. It may al
  
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• Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries

  31-07-2017 08:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KABUL - It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, where Taliban hold sway in ......
  
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• I offered to pay to reserve an aisle seat … but Thomson still says ‘no’

  31-07-2017 08:00
  I have medical needs but its ‘welfare’ department wouldn’t look after my welfareI booked return flights for my husband and myself to Funchal in Madeira with Thomson Airways, departing mid-July. As I suffer from a health condition that can mean frequent trips to the toilet, we prefer to have one aisle and the centre seat next to it so that I do not have to keep asking a stranger to move. I always pay extra to allow us to have our preferred choice of seats .However, I discovered
  
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• 10 of the best beach bars in Spain

  31-07-2017 07:30
  Spain decamps to the coast in the summer and life revolves around the chiringuitos where a meal, cold beer or just a break from the sun are what’s neededTumbao, a cool spot without pretension and imbued with something of a “Californian-days-of summer” vibe, offers everything anyone might need on a beach, from good company to healthy juice and batidos (shakes), an affordable buffet (€11 a head), and good views of kite-surfers from a supine vantage point on the cushions. In
  
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• Pink that isn't millennial pink: 9 of the best – in pictures

  31-07-2017 07:01
  From blush to neon to rose, there are plenty of shades besides the one that grabs the headlines. Here’s our pick of the best statement earrings, frilly frocks and silk tops that will have you thinking pink Continue reading...
  
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• Why trendy weight loss drink Skinny Sprinkles is no better than half a tin of beans

  31-07-2017 07:00
  The slimming powder has been endorsed by reality TV stars – but if you already struggle to stop eating when full, it might be worth saving your cash A glamorous model sprawls languorously on her back, naked but for some strategically placed candy floss-coloured powder preserving her modesty.This is the odd scene that welcomes visitors to the millennial pink-covered website for Skinny Sprinkles, the latest hot miracle weight-loss product. Click past the homepage and it turns out that sprink
  
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• Can money buy you happiness?

  31-07-2017 07:00
  Research shows that splashing the cash can boost feelings of pleasure – but it depends who you spend it onAccording to a growing body of evidence, it seems that it can. But what makes us really happy is not buying ourselves the latest iPhone, but splashing our cash on other people. In a study published last week looking at the link between generosity and happiness, researchers from Zurich University divided 50 participants into two groups and asked them to publicly pledge how they would sp
  
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• Diamonds are forever

  31-07-2017 03:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Welcome to July 31, the 212th day of the year, the fourth day of the Canada Summer Games and, more importantly, the final day before we kick off the blistering ...
  
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• Sudoku 3814 easy

  31-07-2017 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 14,736

  31-07-2017 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,263

  31-07-2017 01:00
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