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• Time Out Tel Aviv examines Palestinian culture amid hardship

  31-10-2017 22:56
  RAMALLAH, West Bank/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Instead of its usual artsy or humorous front page, this week's special edition of Time Out Tel Aviv sports an image of an Israeli security barrier so high it...
  
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• The Great British Bake Off final review – Halloween shocker ends in a tweet victory

  31-10-2017 22:15
  High-flying Steven’s bread let him down, Kate went nuts in the technical, which handed Sophie the champagne moment in GBBO’s gothic-tinged 2017 revivalAnd then there were three. The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) tent looks very empty now, also haunted by the ghosts of bakers past (Liam, is that you?). Noel Fielding’s gothic presence does nothing to detract from the Halloween vibe; he glides around palely, creeping up behind the final three to ask them, softly, if they&rsqu
  
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• NYC votes to repeal 91-year-old law banning dancing in bars

  31-10-2017 22:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Cut loose! New York City lawmakers voted Tuesday to legalize dancing in bars, repealing a 91-year-old law that banned boogieing at most city nightspots.The anti-dancing law was ......
  
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• AstraZeneca wins US approval for lymphoma drug

  31-10-2017 19:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  U.S. regulators have approved a new treatment for people with a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca PLC's Calquence for ......
  
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• Erdem x H&M: 10 things worth queuing up for – in pictures

  31-10-2017 19:30
  From alpha party dresses to Kate Moss coat and pie-crust collars – here’s our pick of the best garments from one of the big designer/high-street collaborations of the year, launching nationwide on Thursday morning Continue reading...
  
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• Drugs or poison in the sweets? The Halloween urban legends that don't die

  31-10-2017 19:28
  From poison in the sweets and corpses on the porch to killer clowns and sacrificed pets, here are the myths that keep on goingLike the villain in the final reel of a slasher movie, the urban legends that surround Halloween refuse to die – in fact, social media seems to have given them a new lease of life. Though they are often outlandish, some of the myths do have a grain of truth – making them all the more potent. Here are some you may have spotted. Continue reading...
  
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• Have you ever asked the person you fancy out on a date?

  31-10-2017 18:47
  It sounds simple: you like someone, you ask them out. But it’s never as easy as that. Here’s how people on the street work up the courageRelationship advice blogger Dami Olonisakin asked her female Twitter followers to ask out their crushes by text message and send a screenshot of the results. Some of her followers were successful, others were not.Fayola Purcell, one of the women who texted her crush, was lucky. “Hey, wanna go on a date with me? Me, you and food,” she ask
  
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• Burberry parts ways with Bailey as new CEO refashions brand

  31-10-2017 18:14
  LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Christopher Bailey, who fashioned Burberry into a global label, will part ways with the British trench coat makernext year as its new chief executive moves to revitalize...
  
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• Bucharest Apartment Sprinkled with Ingenious Design Ideas

  31-10-2017 18:00
  This apartment in Bucharest, Romania, caught our attention thanks to the ingenious design ideas it puts on display. Discovered by Freshome on Designrulz, the 77 square-meter (828 square-foot) home is filled with light and storage solutions that maximize space.The owners of the apartment, a young couple with a passion for minimalism, embraced the idea of Scandinavian influences in their home. The task was passed on to the architects at CRAFTR, who creatively merged function and refinement in the
  
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• A century on, charge of the Australian light cavalry remembered in Israel

  31-10-2017 16:29
  BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) - An "Australian light horse brigade" of history enthusiasts rode through the Israeli desert town of Beersheba on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a World...
  
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• New York's Jean-Georges restaurant loses 3-star Michelin status

  31-10-2017 16:28
  (Reuters) - Michelin has stripped New York restaurant Jean-Georges of its three-star rating in its 2018 guide, leaving the city with five top-rated eateries, two fewer than San Francisco which now...
  
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• Your underwhelming Halloween photos

  31-10-2017 15:48
  As is traditional, we share our readers’ (and our readers’ dogs’) half-hearted Halloween costumes on this, the spookiest of nightsContinue reading...
  
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• How to ace your transfer to a 4-year college

  31-10-2017 15:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Transferring from community college to a university should be as simple as basic math: Two years at the first school plus two years at the second equals a bachelor's degree. ......
  
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• Authentic Italian fishballs in a rich tomato sauce | A Kitchen in Rome

  31-10-2017 14:13
  This version of a classic Italian meatball recipe makes tender white fish the star, swimming in a simple ragu and doused in lemon and parmesan for plump pillows of goodnessAugusto rides through Testaccio market every morning at about 9.30, his bicycle cutting a pretty smooth and steady path between stalls and shoppers. He stops to buy vegetables from Il Velletrano, meat and offal from the butcher Sartor, then fish from the stall that used to be run by Mauro until he handed over to his young appr
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: New doorbells have lots of bells and whistles

  31-10-2017 13:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Before electricity, doorbells rang via a complex rigging of mechanical pulleys. Visitors pulled a rope or turned a key-like affair — think Downton Abbey's elaborate system to summon staff, but ......
  
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• Cargo containers gain steam as building blocks of new homes

  31-10-2017 13:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Cargo containers, long a staple of international trade, are designed to be affordable, sturdy and water-tight. So it's no surprise that for decades they've been used by the military, the ...
  
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• Efforts aim to limit the spread of fire ants in the US

  31-10-2017 13:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  They sting, damage crops and wildlife, and are extending their range in the United States.Imported fire ants are unwelcome guests here, and careless plant shipping helps them spread.A colony was ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

  31-10-2017 13:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Brussels sprouts lovers, you are in for a treat: a side dish that will threaten to steal centre stage.Spanish chorizo, a wonderfully spiced smoked pork sausage, gets sauteed just enough ...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s kidneys with Madeira and mustard recipe

  31-10-2017 13:00
  A sizzling, pungent, buttery weeknight feastPeel the thin membrane of skin from the outside of 6 lamb’s kidneys, put each one flat on the table and slice in half horizontally. Snip out the white core – which toughens inedibly on cooking – and cut each half in two. Now rinse them painstakingly in a sieve under cold, running water. Drain the kidneys and pat them dry with kitchen paper. Have ready 2 rounds of thick, crisp toast. Thinly slice 100g of small mushrooms, then quarter 1
  
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• Swipe my race: 'If you're only dating someone for their skin colour, you should consider why'

  31-10-2017 12:55
  Against the backdrop of London in 2017 (one of the most multicultural cities in the world) and with a quarter of young people reportedly on dating apps, we hear from BAME people on race preference in dating and in apps like Tinder or Happn. They reveal how stereotypes don't keep up with globalisation and how some comments sound like the worst thing someone can ever sayContinue reading...
  
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• Mid-Century Modern Small Kitchen Design Ideas You’ll Want to Steal

  31-10-2017 12:00
  Mid-century modern has never been more popular. And that’s because homeowners and renters want a modern style that’s also warm and full of personality. Add mid-century modern elements to your small kitchen design ideas to enlarge and brighten your small space and put fun back into cooking!Small kitchen design ideas and elementsCool, modern and with a touch of whimsy, this small kitchen looks larger than its footprint thanks to the high ceilings. Image: HGTVLet’s review the basi
  
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• A truly frightening haunted house: an illustration for Halloween

  31-10-2017 12:00
  The illustrator Mari Andrew reveals what scares her the most – and it’s not ghouls, zombies or witches Continue reading...
  
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• Halloween quiz: test your knowledge of scary pop culture

  31-10-2017 11:09
  From The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror to masked slasher Michael Myers, Halloween has never released its grip on our imaginations. What comes to mind when you turn out the lights? Test yourself nowIt’s time to find out how much attention you’ve paid to the origins of Halloween celebrations, and the way they have influenced popular culture over the years.Test yourself with our unlucky 13 questions. Will you get a fang-tastic score, or will our quiz expose a scary gap in your kno
  
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• Burberry's Christopher Bailey to leave iconic British brand

  31-10-2017 11:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Burberry's chief creative officer and president will be leaving the company by the end of 2018.The luxury retailer said Tuesday that Christopher Bailey has decided it was time ......
  
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• Photo project focuses on Indigenous youth and reconciliation

  31-10-2017 11:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Colourful graffiti covers a massive wall next to a rumbling subway station. But it's something far more mundane that's caught the eye of budding photographer Jeremiah McLaughlin-Assinewai.The 16-year-old ...
  
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• The quick, the dead and the nervous

  31-10-2017 08:00
  Running tours through the secret haunts of London keep locals and out-of-towners alike on their toes this Halloween It’s a misty Tuesday evening in late October and I have exchanged the usual track session with my club for a run with another, quite bizarre group. My heart is thumping hard, not just through exertion but because I’ve had the bejesus scared out of me by a spectre in medieval dress topped off by distinctly porcine features.“Waaaah! It’s the pig-headed woman o
  
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• West Country witchcraft and the hanged women of urban Exeter

  31-10-2017 07:00
  Why were so many women accused and then put to death in 16th and 17th century Devon? Exeter is believed to hold the ignoble record of having hanged the last women convicted of witchcraft in England. Now research by a West Country academic suggests it may also have been the first place to convict and execute such unfortunates, for crimes such as being seen with a large toad.In 2014 hundreds of modern witches converged on the city, demanding a retrospective pardon for three elderly women hanged in
  
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• Nigella: At My Table review – fantasy cooking for people who don’t do the washing up

  31-10-2017 07:00
  Turkish eggs for breakfast, spiralised chips and perfect puddings … Mere mortals can only admire the inimitable NigellaI was staying in a hotel at the weekend. The best thing about staying in a hotel is having a different breakfast from usual. I went for poached eggs. Big mistake. They were all wrong – hard and vinegary, pale yellow globs of joylessness. You can tell a lot about a place – or a person – by their poached eggs. The ones in Nigella: At My Table (BBC2) look d
  
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• The origins of Halloween – archive, 31 October 1904

  31-10-2017 06:00
  31 October 1904 Spirits were believed to be abroad, witches to ride the air, and fairies to dance their rounds in the upper airTo the majority of mankind in these latter days the institution Of Hallowe’en, if commemorated at all, resolves itself into a “tale of a tub” – a tub of apples. We have become so cosmopolitan and so highly educated that though we cannot be said to have abandoned superstition our cult diversions have entered upon a more academic and less picturesqu
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,815

  31-10-2017 01:00
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  31-10-2017 01:00
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• Trump, first lady welcome ghosts, goblins on Halloween eve

  31-10-2017 00:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump dressed up as himself, complete with his trademark red tie, for his first Halloween in the White House.Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted some ......
  
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