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• DeVos further freezes Obama's for-profit fraud protections

  24-10-2017 22:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations.Tuesday's announcement renewed criticism by Democrats ......
  
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• Montreal plans Halloween weekend with zombie walk and wizards' village for kids

  24-10-2017 21:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MONTREAL - A ghoulish horde of zombies will trudge into Montreal this weekend during a pre-Halloween invasion in one of various free spooky events related to the city's 375th-anniversary celebrations.The ...
  
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• US vaccine panel to discuss waning effectiveness, new shots

  24-10-2017 21:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Two years ago, George Green got stabbing pain and bad blisters around his right arm. It was the worst case of shingles his doctor had ever seen."I ...
  
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• Sears-Whirlpool curtail relationship after 100 years

  24-10-2017 20:12 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool-branded appliances, curtailing a business relationship that dates back more than 100 years.In a note sent to its stores last week, Sears ...
  
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• A Look at Our Favorite Furniture of 2017: Mirrors

  24-10-2017 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.As we take a look at this year’s interior decorating trends and which ones we tried in our homes, we have the opportunity to be honest with ourselves about what worked and what definitely did not. While many things were better in theory (for example, that bright white rug in the living room), others were real winners in the way of elegance and functionality.
  
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• College degrees can be a bargain abroad

  24-10-2017 17:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For 18-year-old Liza Miezejeski, choosing the right college meant balancing her desire for adventure and her fear of debt."I didn't want to stay at home, in my hometown, just to ......
  
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• How to Halloween on Instagram: pineapples, handmaids and coffin-shaped nails

  24-10-2017 16:56
  Fright night is approaching, but forget pumpkins and skeleton onesies – this year you should shape your nails into deathly claws and give your jack-o’-lantern a mohawk twist It’s Halloween, the annual celebration of the basic and the banal. But wait – there is still room for originality in the fog of fake cobwebs and pumpkin spice. An Instagram trawl reveals the big (and small) trends for 2017, from the edgiest costumes to an unlikely use for pineapples … Continue
  
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• Kim Cattrall: 19-hour 'Sex and the City' days prevented kids

  24-10-2017 16:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall says she didn't have kids in-part because of the demanding production schedule of the long-running HBO series.The 61-year-old actress told Piers Morgan for ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Garlic

  24-10-2017 15:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There are certain vegetables that I bring home and have a stare-off with for a while before cooking them.I think sweet potatoes top the list, partly because they will last ......
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Stocking a sleepover kitchen

  24-10-2017 14:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Parents who have hosted sleepovers know that half the fun for kids is making and eating treats. So it pays to prep the kitchen with fun culinary gear and supplies ...
  
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• If it looks like a pumpkin, you can call it a pumpkin

  24-10-2017 14:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Friends have complimented me on my pumpkins, but are these things I've grown really pumpkins? Sure, they are round and orange and fluted. But look again: There's more than a ...
  
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• Paul Hollywood’s new baking book expected to sell like you-know-what

  24-10-2017 14:06
  Bloomsbury to publish Great British Bake Off judge’s A Baker’s Life, accompanied by new four-part TV series, in NovemberBloomsbury, the publisher of Paul Hollywood’s new book, A Baker’s Life, is predicting it will be one of the bestsellers this Christmas, thanks in part to the successful reinvention of The Great British Bake Off.Hollywood’s latest book hits the shelves next Thursday – two days after the final of the first series of Channel 4’s new-look B
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lamb chops with greens

  24-10-2017 13:30
  Autumn’s leafy veg is a welcome lift of vibrancy as the nights draw in. Here they are braised in garlic and chilli to serve with a platter of Roman-style breaded lamb cutlets and a dollop of green sauceIt seems a nice juxtaposition that, as the leaves change colour and fall into crisp piles or soggy heaps, recalling the remains of stewed tea, leafy vegetables are the most vigorous shades of green. In Rome, as I’ve mentioned before, the abundant favourite is cicoria (chicory), a cousi
  
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• The thrill is gone ... Sears-Whirlpool split after 100 years

  24-10-2017 13:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances, ending a business relationship that dates make more than 100 years.In a note sent to its stores last week, Sears ......
  
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• Nigel Slater’s chicken with butterbeans and rosemary

  24-10-2017 13:00
  A sticky and sweet, herby and wholesome midweek treatCut deep slashes through the skin of 2 large chicken legs then season them all over with salt and black pepper. Warm 2 tbsp olive oil in a sauté pan then brown the chicken evenly on both sides. Continue reading...
  
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• Here’s How to Pick the Perfect Paint Color Every Time

  24-10-2017 13:00
  The perfect paint color is fundamental to your interior design. Image: Mary Bona – Design FindLet’s face it: Picking the right paint color is important. There’s no denying the shade we pick to adorn the walls is a fundamental part of any interior design project. In fact, it’s often the element the rest of our aesthetic choices are based on.That said, choosing the ideal shade is far from easy. There are so many options available and each one just a little different th
  
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• Zendaya, Cate Blanchett preach empowerment at InStyle Awards

  24-10-2017 09:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - Empowerment was the de facto theme at the third annual InStyle Awards Monday night, where Hollywood and fashion A-listers from Cate Blanchett and Zendaya to Cindy Crawford ......
  
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• 20 best Middle Eastern recipes: part 2

  24-10-2017 09:00
  Mackerel kebabs from Turkey, chicken and sumac casserole from Palestine, ful medames from Syria – we continue our culinary travels across the Middle Eastpart 3 launches tomorrow morning20 best Middle Eastern recipes: part 1This is the classic Turkish rice filling for vegetables to be served cold. Choose plump bell peppers that can stand on their base. I prefer to use red peppers because they are sweeter and for the colour, but in Turkey green ones are more often used. Continue reading...
  
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• How do I get ParkingEye to believe a disabled friend?

  24-10-2017 08:00
  She parked in one car park with a blue badge, but it claims she was in anotherI am acting on behalf of a friend – who is 80 and has terminal cancer – in her battle with ParkingEye. She parked at the short-stay Castle car park in Southampton, displaying her blue badge, for no more than half an hour. A few days later she got a demand for £160 claiming she had parked illegally. ParkingEye claimed disabled parking is only allowed in marked bays. But it also suggested she had parked
  
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• Take the kids … to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, Cheshire

  24-10-2017 07:00
  Jodrell Bank is famous for the monumental Lovell telescope – but alongside all the serious science there are plenty of fun activities and hands-on experiments to inspire kidsThe Lovell telescope, centrepiece of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has dominated the Cheshire countryside since it was constructed in 1957, was listed as a UK candidate for Unesco world heritage site status this month. As well as the world’s first fully steerable radio telescope, Jodrell Bank is home to a s
  
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• ‘Reality shrivels. This is your life now’: 88 days trapped in bed to save a pregnancy

  24-10-2017 07:00
  Months before she was due to give birth, disaster struck for Katherine Heiny. Doctors ordered her to lie on her side in bed and not move – and gave her a 1% chance of carrying her baby to termWhen I was five years old, my parents decided they could no longer watch the nightly news. Or rather, they could no longer watch it if I was in earshot. The coverage of the attack at the Munich Olympics had caused me to have such an intense fear of being killed by gorillas that I couldn’t sleep.
  
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• Unmasking a mask-maker

  24-10-2017 01:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Putting on a mask at Halloween gives you the fun of being someone you’re not. That’s also the fun of wearing a mask onstage in the theatre.But the power of ...
  
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• Sudoku 3887 medium

  24-10-2017 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 14,809

  24-10-2017 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,336

  24-10-2017 01:00
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• Baby girl suffered multiple organ failure after birth in heated tub: case study

  24-10-2017 00:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON, Ont. - A team of doctors says the case of a baby girl who went into multiple organ failure after being born underwater in a hot tub highlights the ......
  
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