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• Michelin trims star list to 25 restaurants for Chicago

  20-10-2017 21:56
  (Reuters) - Michelin said on Friday it awarded its coveted stars to 25 Chicago restaurants in the latest edition of its dining guide that will be launched on Oct. 26, one less than last year.
  
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• France gets serious over sexual harassment after Weinstein scandal: minister

  20-10-2017 21:06
  PARIS (Reuters) - The Harvey Weinstein scandal is forcing a rethink of attitudes toward sexual harassment in France, a country that cherishes its self-image as the land of seduction and romance, said...
  
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• Recalls this week: wind-up toys, ottomans, wood chippers

  20-10-2017 20:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  More than a half-million windup toys are being recalled this week because a piece poses a choking hazard to young children. Other recalled consumer products this week include off-highway vehicles ......
  
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• Freshome Finds, Edition 3

  20-10-2017 19:00
  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. It’s hard to believe but another October week is coming to a close.  That means we are 1 week closer to all the end of the year holidays.  We are so excited to bring you some great decorating, gift guide and inspiration photos but before we get to those, we want to share what is inspiring us this week.Can you imagine having this open of a spac
  
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• Mormons allow more technology, smartphones for missionaries

  20-10-2017 18:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church's gradual embrace of the digital age for missionaries took another step forward Friday as the religion announced it is nearly doubling the missions ...
  
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• France faces butter shortage amid global demand for pastries

  20-10-2017 18:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Blame the croissant.French pastries and butter have become so popular abroad that the increased demand led to a mini-shortage of the dairy product in French supermarkets.The price of ...
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for pear, chicory and bacon salad with allioli dressing

  20-10-2017 18:00
  A fruity twist on a classic Catalan sauce makes this autumn salad singMany years ago, I was introduced to what is still one of my favourite cookbooks, Catalan Cooking, by Colman Andrews (£14.99, Grub Street). Catalan food is similar to Spanish, but takes glorious twists and turns – you could even say it’s a bit surreal, like the paintings of Dalí, himself a Catalan. The unusual dressing in today’s recipe, for example, is the star of the show. In traditional Ca
  
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• Let’s move to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland: it’s delightful

  20-10-2017 17:30
  This town is the most fought-over in Europe – and it has the walls to prove itWhat’s going for it? Walls and borders are so 2017, sadly, thanks to Trump, Brexit and the world’s current miseries. There has never been any escaping them in Berwick, mind you. This is the frontier town, the most fought-over in Europe, scrapped over by the English and the Scots, and it has the town walls to prove it. Elizabeth I built them (not herself, obvs), with her eye on the Scots’ Auld Al
  
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• Kids, screens and parental guilt: Time to loosen up?

  20-10-2017 17:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of "screen time." And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon's Echo speaker, the ......
  
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• Cocktail of the week: pear and rosemary on the rocks – recipe

  20-10-2017 17:00
  A non-alcoholic cocktail for an autumn eveningAn elegant drink for an autumn evening, as the shadows lengthen and a chill appears in the air. Serves one.60ml pear juice from 2 small pears (or bought pear juice, not from concentrate)
  30ml fresh lemon juice
  25ml basic 50:50 sugar syrup infused with 2 rosemary sprigs
  Sparkling water, to top
  1 sprig rosemary and 1 slice pear, to garnish Continue reading...
  
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• Punk IPO? BrewDog ponders ways to fund new expansion

  20-10-2017 16:41
  The craft beer trailblazer is building a hotel in Ohio and plans a push into China. Co-founder James Watt discusses how to fund the expansion driveBrewDog’s 60,000 “Equity Punk” investors enjoy lifetime discounts and free brews on their birthday as part of the craft beer company’s crowdfunded money-raising scheme. But while BrewDog’s beer may flow freely, the market for its shares is less fluid.Its latest fundraising effort, launched this week, aims to raise £
  
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• Paris wants to regulate Asian bike-share operators

  20-10-2017 16:29
  PARIS (Reuters) - Paris does not want Asian bike-sharing operators to burst into the city the way Airbnb and Uber did and plans to introduce regulation to ensure an orderly rollout of new bicycle...
  
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• Prominent chefs, bakers say businesses can't pick customers

  20-10-2017 16:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn't make a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding.The food makers ...
  
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• Cleric bans poses by Cyprus churches over lewd wedding photo

  20-10-2017 16:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NICOSIA, Cyprus - Couples who marry in civil ceremonies have been banned from taking wedding photos outside places of worship in a Cyprus region known for hosting destination weddings, a ...
  
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• Why pessimists have a reason to be cheerful | Oliver Burkeman

  20-10-2017 16:00
  Whatever explains Japan’s chart-topping life expectancy, it isn’t being really chipper all the time For critics of positive thinking like me, as well as for plain old curmudgeons (also like me, to be fair), it’s an awkward truth that an optimistic outlook does seem to lead to a healthier life. Scientists, with their annoying fixation on facts, have published study after study suggesting that an upbeat attitude protects you from cancer, heart disease and stroke. In one big analy
  
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• I’m torn between my girlfriend and my ex. I don’t know what to do

  20-10-2017 16:00
  I’m drawn to both women in different ways and want to settle down. But I can’t make a choice. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI’m in a kind of love triangle and am so confused about what to do. I don’t know how I ended up getting into this situation, but I am finding it very difficult to get out of it.I met my ex eight years ago, while I lived abroad, fell in love and then realised she had bipolar disorder. She came back to England with me for a short while an
  
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• Too much sun. Hair too dry: L'Oreal adds Paris to digital beauty start-up cities

  20-10-2017 15:54
  PARIS (Reuters) - L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company wants to see more beauty tech like sensory hair brushes that tell you how to care for your hair, and skin patches that let you know...
  
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• 'If all goes well...' Titanic victim's letter expected to sell for thousands

  20-10-2017 15:01
  LONDON (Reuters) - A hand-written letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic is expected to fetch up to £80,000 ($105,000) at auction on Saturday.
  
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• Harborne Kitchen, Birmingham B17: ‘This is a kitchen with ambition’ – restaurant review | Felicity Cloake

  20-10-2017 15:00
  Better to aim for the stars and occasionally miss, than to settle for a life of safe suburban dough balls I am fully expecting Harborne Kitchen to be embarrassingly empty on a Thursday lunchtime; in a largely residential neighbourhood, it’s certainly not competing on price with the reliable charms of the Pizza Express a few doors down. Indeed, from the outside, it has all the allure of a high-street dental surgery.But I’m wrong: it’s two-thirds full. My friend, a local in this
  
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• Gord Downie 'like a Terry Fox in the modern day,' says doctor

  20-10-2017 15:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Gord Downie's openness about his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer will leave a lasting legacy that makes him "a Terry Fox in the modern day," says a radiation ......
  
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• Experience: I set myself on fire

  20-10-2017 15:00
  I spun the fire whip above my head and drops of flaming paraffin fell on to the back of my shirtBy November 2015, I’d been working in circus arts for 10 years. I’d had some minor injuries; I fell off a tightrope once and sprained my ankle, but that’s all a part of working in circus.On this occasion, I drove from London to a show in Manchester with two of my fellow performers. We always allow plenty of time for travel, but there was an accident and roadworks so we ende
  
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• London the starting line as Adidas laces up robotic shoe run

  20-10-2017 14:56
  LONDON (Reuters) - Adidas has launched the first of six planned city-themed running shoe models in London as it capitalizes on its first Speedfactory, which it has opened in Germany and equipped with...
  
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• Cleric bans poses by Cyprus churches over racy wedding photo

  20-10-2017 14:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NICOSIA, Cyprus - A senior cleric from Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church has banned couples who marry in civil ceremonies to take wedding photos outside churches and chapels in a part ...
  
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• Step aside, cranberries. Try these Thanksgiving chutneys

  20-10-2017 14:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  If you don't like cranberries, Thanksgiving is probably your worst nightmare. It's basically the only time of the year that they make an appearance, and if you don't eat cranberry ...
  
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• School open days are all about business. They put my teeth on edge

  20-10-2017 14:29
  Goody bags, glossy brochures – these events are more about making a corporate sales pitch than addressing the gritty realities of educationIt is that time of year when parents and children of a certain age shop around for schools. My 15-year-old is looking for a sixth form to attend, and my 11-year old is trying to find a secondary school. So we have been going through the strange theatre of school open days. This is an odd moment when the ideals of education collide with the principles of
  
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• What I wore this week: polka dots

  20-10-2017 14:00
  It’s time to forget stripes and sport spotsLook, if it helps, think of them as stripes that happen to be circular. Because frankly, I don’t know what your problem is. How many striped tops do you have in your wardrobe? Yes, including Bretons. Yup, also including cotton striped shirts. Thought so. Quite a few. So, why so sniffy about polka dots?I do know why, really, of course I do. Spots are a bit… well, daft. Stripes go faster, spots are dotty. But that’s exactly why th
  
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• My life in sex: ‘I have sensual encounters with my masseur’

  20-10-2017 14:00
  The married woman who sleeps with her massage therapistThirteen years ago we became parents, and it sucked the wind out of my husband’s sails. He became depressed, and lost all interest in sex. In the past decade I have gone from trying, single-handedly, to make things happen in the bedroom to taking notes on how infrequently we were intimate (was I imagining things?), to seeing a counsellor.Therapy made me realise I was going to have to look after my sensuality on my own. I didn’t w
  
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• How to eat: pesto

  20-10-2017 14:00
  This month, How to Eat is thinking about pesto … with pasta, of course. How else would you possibly eat it? This is not, and never has been, middle-class ketchup‘Each man kills the thing he loves,” wrote Oscar Wilde in 1897. He was probably not thinking about pesto. Or pasta sauces at all. Pasta was not all that common in the Victorian prison system depicted in The Ballad of Reading Gaol. But were Wilde to stroll along the supermarket aisles today, he would surely agree with H
  
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• All the places I’ll never live: a period property with USB plug sockets

  20-10-2017 14:00
  For the homeowner who wants everything: a 19th-century cottage with original beams and a brick fireplace that can deal with modern electrical demandsPeople will pay more for a period property. For years, this baffled me. “Why pay extra for a house that has a downstairs bathroom, needs endless repairs, and has had someone die in it?” I’d wonder. “Nostalgia must be one hell of a drug.”I now know that many homebuyers think about resale value, and the joy of waking up i
  
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• Rageh Omaar: ‘Nothing prepares you for becoming a parent. I just sobbed’

  20-10-2017 13:59
  The TV journalist on a happy childhood in Mogadishu, his first taste of a British boarding school, and the first, unbelievable taste of fatherhoodOur family home in Mogadishu was in an area lined with trees, very green and the sun was always shining. I played on sandy beaches and in the warm, clear sea. I remember balmy summers – wet and humid – and the city had a beautiful whitewashed look because it was built under Italian colonial rule. During those endless summers, we would have
  
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• E! cancels Joan Rivers' 'Fashion Police' after 22-year run

  20-10-2017 13:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - E!'s long-running series, "Fashion Police," will come to an end next month with a special finale featuring its late host and co-creator Joan Rivers.The series began in ...
  
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• Selena Gomez, Brie Larson among presenters at InStyle Awards

  20-10-2017 13:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - Selena Gomez, Brie Larson, Faith Hill and Kate Bosworth are among the presenters set to hand out honours at next week's InStyle Awards.The InStyle Awards honour the ...
  
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• Top five: Paw Patrol

  20-10-2017 13:16
  Beloved of small children and featuring on every ‘top toys’ list this Christmas: our panel of mini Paw Patrol experts review the big sellersContinue reading...
  
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• Grains of truth: why rice is the world’s best-loved staple

  20-10-2017 13:00
  Rice is boring – or so this author thought, until a trip to north-eastern Japan. There he discovered the profound reasons why it is so highly prized the world over Allow me to introduce you to a legend of the rice world, Katsuyuki Furukawa. He is the greatest rice farmer in Japan, winner of the country’s “best rice” competition for five years in a row, grower of rice so exceptional that, in the end, the organisers asked him very politely not to enter again, and gave him a
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Buying the Perfect Rug for Your Home

  20-10-2017 13:00
  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.A throw rug can make or break a room’s design. Image: Thomas Towne Reavey Inc.Shop a similar look: Rug | Throw Pillows | Coffee Table | Throw BlanketThe right throw rug can absolutely pull together a room’s design. But limited sizing options and high price tags have a tendency to make homeowners shy away from committing to a purchase. It doesn’t n
  
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• My parents helped my brother buy a house and promised to do the same for me, but never have

  20-10-2017 12:59
  I am angry because I can now never afford a home of my own and my parents refuse to acknowledge how unfair the situation isAbout 10 years ago, my parents helped my brother, who is seven years younger and wasn’t working at the time, to buy a house. They said they would help me some day, but that day has never come. They have made many excuses; the latest is that their considerable investments are locked in. Since then, house prices have quadrupled and I will never be able to afford a home.
  
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• Bobby Flay's Bar Americain in NYC to close early next year

  20-10-2017 09:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay says he will close his New York restaurant, Bar Americain, early next year.Flay and his business partner, Laurence Kretchmer, said in ......
  
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• Thai vegetarian festival expects record spending

  20-10-2017 09:21
  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's annual vegetarian festival began on Friday with record spending expected from Thais abstaining from meat-heavy diets to earn spiritual credit during the year-long...
  
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• Closing arguments set in deadly meningitis outbreak trial

  20-10-2017 08:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BOSTON - Attorneys are preparing to make their closing arguments in the case of a Massachusetts pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in a deadly meningitis outbreak.Closing arguments in Glenn Chin's ...
  
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• Secret recipes and bitter truths: inside the mysterious world of Italian amari

  20-10-2017 07:22
  Tradition demands the ingredients for these bittersweet spirits are kept under wraps but is secrecy appropriate in a changing climate?You might not know precisely what amari are, but if you’ve had a drink at an upscale cocktail joint at some stage in the last five years, you’ve probably consumed at least one of these complex, bittersweet, herbal Italian liqueurs. Bartenders internationally are throwing amari around with abandon right now – these spirits find their way into a di
  
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• Bangkok returns to mourning colours, but what of the future?

  20-10-2017 03:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BANGKOK - Tucked in his cramped clothing stall in an enormous Thai mall, Pirumchai Asiram sits on a plastic chair flanked by two worlds — bright, vibrantly colored shirts and ......
  
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• Quebec City's Battuto takes the No. 1 spot on Canada's Best New Restaurants list

  20-10-2017 01:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - A 20-seat Italian diner in Quebec City has taken the top spot on the Canada's Best New Restaurants list.Battuto is this year's highlight on the list compiled by ......
  
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• Kakuro 1574 hard

  20-10-2017 01:01
  Fill the grid so that each run of squares adds up to the total in the box above or to the left. Use only numbers 1-9, and never use a number more than once per run (a number may reoccur in the same row, in a separate run).
  Buy the Guardian next Friday or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,333

  20-10-2017 01:00
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• Fundraiser jambalaya may have sickened dozens, killed 1

  20-10-2017 00:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  COLUMBIA, La. - Louisiana's health department says salmonella from the chicken and sausage jambalaya at a softball team's fundraiser may have killed one person and apparently has made dozens of ...
  
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