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• FDA OKs Pfizer drug for rare, fast-killing type of leukemia

  17-08-2017 23:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TRENTON, N.J. - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine for use against a rare, rapidly progressing blood cancer after other treatments have failed.The agency approved Pfizer ......
  
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• Pennsylvania steakhouse to change name in lawsuit settlement

  17-08-2017 20:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SCRANTON, Pa. - A Pennsylvania eatery that was sued by a New York City steakhouse for trademark infringement has agreed to change its name.Owner Robert Dickert will change the name ......
  
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• Apartheid, prohibition and Midori: how cocktails went from martinis to Mesha

  17-08-2017 20:00
  From London’s Hanky Panky to Melbourne’s Japanese Slipper, new book Around the World in 80 Cocktails traces the geographical origins of mixed drinksTravel has always been a part of the cocktail’s DNA. Early cocktail recipes called for American whiskey, British gin (itself a Dutch invention), Caribbean rum, French brandy, Italian vermouth, Spanish sherry and Portuguese madeira, among others. As travel and commerce have made the world smaller and better connected, the world of co
  
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• Nobel winner shot for promoting education to study at Oxford

  17-08-2017 19:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman for speaking out for girls' rights to an education, has been accepted by the University ...
  
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• Western University music students to live in retirement home alongside seniors

  17-08-2017 19:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When Western University graduate Heather Gingerich saw a news segment about an Ohio retirement home where music students lived alongside seniors, she was amazed at the electric atmosphere as the ...
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson pulls off a feat of grammar to explain rogue Twitter activity

  17-08-2017 18:41
  The infirm motoring show host’s tweet about ‘not leaving your phone unattended’ creates a mystery as to who ‘liked’ porn on his accountA sticky moment this week for Grand Tour maestro Jeremy Clarkson, who recently revealed he has been hospitalised with pneumonia, and would now be spending two months recuperating. There is absolutely nothing wrong with recuperating – it is completely normal and natural – but for whatever reason, a few uptight Twitter user
  
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• Peer pressure, applied well, boosts financial health

  17-08-2017 18:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When you're training for a fitness goal, a workout buddy can be your best asset. She's the one who cheers you on good days and pushes you on bad days.When ......
  
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• Drink: can cans usurp bottles as the containers of the future?

  17-08-2017 18:00
  You can buy anything in a can these daysThe biggest drinks trend this year, to my mind, has not been any specific bevvy (though adult soft drinks run it close), but the continued rise in popularity of cans – the latest being still water, which surprisingly overtook cola last year, according to figures from the admittedly partial industry association Can Makers. Continue reading...
  
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• Canadian schools reluctant to embrace later bell times despite mounting research

  17-08-2017 18:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - A wave of international research suggesting delaying high school start times would have health and academic benefits for students has not yet crested in Canada.Several individual boards and ...
  
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• Brother of Pole implicated kidnap plot to fight extradition

  17-08-2017 17:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - The brother of a Polish man suspected of kidnaping a British model will fight his extradition to Italy.The U.K. National Crime Agency says officers arrested Michal Konrad Herba, ...
  
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• Overdoses on the road: Drugged driving rises as a menace

  17-08-2017 17:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - An SUV crashed after all four occupants overdosed on heroin in North Carolina. The same day, a man in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, grabbed the steering wheel after his ...
  
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• Kabul catwalk: Afghan models show off traditional clothing

  17-08-2017 17:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KABUL - Amid tight security, over two dozen young models, including six women, strutted down the catwalk in the garden of a private Kabul villa, proudly displaying the traditional clothing ...
  
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• Britain's female wrestlers grapple with acceptance

  17-08-2017 17:04
  LONDON (Reuters) - By day, Claire Heafford works as a personal trainer but, once every few weeks, she dons a mask and takes on the role of "Rag Doll" to slam and grapple around the ring in an...
  
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• Nobel winner shot for education advocacy to study at Oxford

  17-08-2017 16:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman at age 15 for speaking out for the right to an education, has been accepted to the ...
  
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• Barcelona steps up fight against illegal tourist rentals

  17-08-2017 16:18
  MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona plans to hire dozens of new inspectors to crack down on illegal holiday rentals, as the Spanish tourism hub seeks to enforce a licensing regime for people using sites...
  
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• Saudi Arabia to restart work on $26.6 billion Grand Mosque expansion

  17-08-2017 15:47
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Binladin Group will restart work next month on the $26.6 billion expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, nearly two years after work stopped in the wake of a crane collapse at...
  
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• Recycle-Chic: Make Modern Furniture from Wood Pallets

  17-08-2017 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.Wood pallets, used to transport freight and goods, are often discarded after the merchandise is delivered. You can upcycle these discards by creating cool, modern furniture pieces using the ideas we’ve rounded up below. Pallets can often be found for free on the side of the road near industrial sites, at your local recycling center or by garbage dumpsters.Wha
  
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• Forest rangers, fire crews brace for eclipse watchers to descend on U.S. West

  17-08-2017 14:22
  SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Forest rangers and fire managers across the U.S. West will be on high alert as motorists flock to Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming for next week's total solar eclipse, clogging...
  
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• Where's the best place to find out who your real friends are? The kitchen

  17-08-2017 13:00
  Time for my annual holiday dilemma: who can I bear to allow to cook alongside me?It is August, the month of my great social experiment, or the summer holidays as other people call them. Here’s how it works. Each year we book a large house with too many rooms for my own family. It could be anywhere but this year it happens to be in Spain; the Spanish stay up later than the Italians, and the food is less exhausting than in France. Then we invite other families to join us. There is just one c
  
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• Alabama pit stops: 5 of the best gas station barbecue joints

  17-08-2017 12:58
  Alabama excels at the gas station barbecue – a sub-genre of one of the few truly American cuisines – which is tailor-made for lovers of the open road
  • Barbecue is serious stuff: tell us about your favourite place in the commentsGas station barbecue is just what it says it is: homespun food, cooked yards from the petrol pumps, in small kitchens. Ribs, pulled pork and chicken wings are served on paper plates at simple table settings inside the garages, overlooking aisles stacked
  
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• Citizen scientists will take to the field for U.S. eclipse

  17-08-2017 12:25
  (Reuters) - When the moon passes directly in front of the sun on Aug. 21, casting a deep shadow across the United States, thousands of citizen scientists will be watching the eclipse while monitoring...
  
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• Rare trio of stinky corpse flowers to bloom at Washington garden

  17-08-2017 12:04
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A botanic garden on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol is expecting a stinky first in coming days as a trio of so-called corpse flowers is due to open and release an odor likened...
  
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• Ask Jack: How can I use airport and hotel wifi safely?

  17-08-2017 11:40
  Steve wants to know why public hotspots are not secure. Happily, there are ways to make your connection saferWhy are all the free wifi services offered by hotels and airports etc unsecured? I scan networks with AVG and then use TunnelBear’s VPN (virtual private network) whenever I want to use them for anything other than checking weather or news. SteveThere’s often a trade-off between security, convenience and cost. This doesn’t just apply to wireless hotspots but to houses, ca
  
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• Austrian police: Sleeping toddler left in car, dies in heat

  17-08-2017 11:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VIENNA - Austrian police say a toddler has been found dead after being left in a car for several hours in during high temperatures.Police official Rainer Fritz says the 19-month ......
  
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• How to cook the perfect chocolate crispy cakes

  17-08-2017 09:45
  In these dog days of the summer holidays, this is the perfect activity to make everybody happy. And, best of all, licking the bowl is positively encouragedChocolate crispy squares are some of the first cakes most of us learn to make – maybe the fond memories of standing on a stool to laboriously stir the bowl, cereal flying everywhere, mean these simple treats never quite lose their appeal. Or perhaps they just tick all the boxes our most basic selves demand: at once sweet, buttery and del
  
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• Science Says: DNA test results may not change health habits

  17-08-2017 07:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - If you learned your DNA made you more susceptible to getting a disease, wouldn't you work to stay healthy?You'd quit smoking, eat better, ramp up your exercise, ......
  
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