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• UK's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry in Windsor in May

  28-11-2017 22:17
  LONDON (Reuters) - The wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will take place next May in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, a venue with royal associations going back...
  
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• Ho, Ho, WHOA! Simple Christmas Table Setting Ideas That Make Yours Memorable

  28-11-2017 21:08
  You don’t need to be Martha Stewart to put together a fabulous Christmas table. A little creativity, some supplies and inspiration from these amazing Christmas table setting ideas should make your holiday modern, merry and bright.1. Use fruit to deck out the Christmas table settingPomegranates, pears, apples, lemons or grapes can all be beautiful (and edible) accessories. Choose a color theme and layer the color in different sizes and textures to make your holiday table unique. It’s
  
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• Rise of 'hobby farms' means more growers get maimed, killed

  28-11-2017 19:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  INDIANAPOLIS - Phil Jacobs was just a teenager when his parents bought a scenic Kentucky farm with hayfields, forests, creeks, trails and a view of the Ohio River. Decades later, ......
  
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• Rare pink diamond falls short of world record price in Hong Kong auction

  28-11-2017 19:35
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large oval-shaped diamond known as the "Pink Promise" was sold to an anonymous buyer for $32 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday, just short of shattering a world auction record.
  
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• Meat-loving Arby's to buy Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4B

  28-11-2017 19:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Arby's said Tuesday that it is buying Buffalo Wild Wings for about $2.4 billion, making it the latest casual restaurant chain to be taken private.Buffalo Wild Wings, ...
  
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• Horse Barn in Phoenix Becomes Contemporary Glass Residence

  28-11-2017 19:00
  US-based studio The Construction Zone converted a former horse barn in Phoenix, Arizona, into a contemporary home. The upgraded residence features floor-to-ceiling glass walls with black steel framing for a powerful visual contrast.Outdoor spaces for entertaining, a barbecue area and a swimming pool add to the welcoming feel of the property. A charming rocky pathway built between the cacti leads the way to the guest house nearby.All interiors are minimalist and highly functional.
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Winter Greens, Apple, Cranberry Salad

  28-11-2017 18:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When it comes to planning a holiday spread, a salad is often an afterthought. Stately roasts, crowd-pleasing potatoes and sultry pies tend to grab the spotlight, and by the time ...
  
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• Devos: Mobile app coming for federal student aid application

  28-11-2017 17:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says college students will soon be able to file their applications for federal student aid through a mobile app.Speaking Tuesday at a conference of ......
  
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• Capsule for fecal transplant as good as colonoscopy to treat C. difficile: study

  28-11-2017 17:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - A Canadian study has found that a fecal transplant for treating clostridium difficile in the gut is effective whether it's delivered by colonoscopy or by swallowing a capsule.Taking ...
  
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• UN: About 11 per cent of drugs in poor countries are fake

  28-11-2017 17:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - About 11 per cent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit and likely responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of children from diseases like malaria and ...
  
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• Prison-themed restaurant in Egypt draws in curious diners

  28-11-2017 16:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MANSOURA, Egypt - A prison-themed restaurant in Egypt? It might seem distasteful in a country where thousands of people, mostly Islamists but also secular pro-democracy activists, are languishing in jail ...
  
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• Chobani gets new look and hints at going beyond yogurt

  28-11-2017 16:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Chobani, the company that helped kick-start the Greek yogurt craze, is shrinking those words on its label as it may expand beyond that food in an increasingly ...
  
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• Five lessons from a year of ultrarunning

  28-11-2017 16:27
  Being an experienced runner, I was mistaken thinking that ultras would be more of the same. But making sure you prepare your head, body and your feet makes a world of difference
  Before this year, I was a reasonably proficient marathon runner (PB: 2hr 50min), but I had never run an ultra – a foot race longer than a marathon. Intrigued by the ever-growing popularity of these races, I decided to ratchet up the distances. I ended up running six ultras in 2017, the last three of them in a mad f
  
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• Tony Appleton: unofficial town crier to the royal family (and star of US TV)

  28-11-2017 16:01
  An Essex-based octogenarian has featured on front pages around the world loudly making royal announcements – although no one has asked him to do soAmong the crowd that gathered at Kensington Palace on Monday to celebrate Prince Harry’s engagement, one voice was raised above the rest: that of Tony Appleton, a self-described “independent town crier” from Chelmsford, Essex, who announced the glad tidings with a bell and a bellow: “Oyez, oyez, oyez!”Appleton, who
  
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• Famed Libyan ruins rely on locals for support

  28-11-2017 15:35
  LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya (Reuters) - The limestone and marble ruins of Leptis Magna on Libya's coast could be a hive of activity and a top tourist destination, but conflict has left one of ancient Rome's...
  
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• Another thing to argue about: throw pillows

  28-11-2017 15:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It's a well-known decorating fact that throw pillows are an easy and inexpensive way to change the look of a room. They can add colour, texture, interest or a dash ...
  
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• From Sweden, an unsentimental take on de-cluttering

  28-11-2017 15:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For anyone who somehow missed out on Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," or who found her de-cluttering style too quick, too cute or too oriented toward a ...
  
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• Plan and budget for a good return on your garden investment

  28-11-2017 15:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The first of the 2018 seed catalogues will be arriving soon in the mail, signalling the start of another growing season. Savvy vegetable gardeners pore over the pages while choosing ...
  
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• Put down the cotton buds – a quick guide to cleaning earwax

  28-11-2017 14:52
  It’s official: syringing water to clean your ears is not recommended by health professionals. So, what should you do to keep your ears wax-free?Ears that are blocked with wax should not be syringed. For thousands of years, the syringe has been the ear doctor’s tool of choice (Roman author Celsus wrote about it in De Medicina), but now the health watchdog Nice says a syringe pumping water into the ear is “potentially harmful”. Why?“You can’t control the pressur
  
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• Meghan Markle has advocated for women since the age of 11

  28-11-2017 14:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Meghan Markle became an advocate for women when she was an 11-year-old elementary school student, and achieving gender equality remains a driving force for the fiancée of Britain's Prince Harry ......
  
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• Bono will break U2's pledge against golf for AIDS charity

  28-11-2017 14:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NASHVILLE - When the members of the rock band U2 were just young Irish lads, they made a pledge to each other that has remained steadfast throughout their decades-long run ...
  
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• Sidebarring: the rudest thing you can do with a phone

  28-11-2017 13:31
  Most of us have a secret text-message conversation about somebody who’s in the same room … but should you?Name: Sidebarring.Age: In current form, very young. In concept, ageless. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s baked pumpkin and spiced chickpeas recipe

  28-11-2017 13:00
  Slices of buttery squash and crunchy chickpeas in a flavourful creamy sauceSet the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Slice 750g of pumpkin, or other autumn squash, into thick segments, then scrape away any seeds and fibres. Place the slices on a baking tray, trickle lightly with groundnut oil and dot generously with butter. Season with black pepper and salt then bake for a good 45 minutes or so, until the flesh is deep gold. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s Christmas: roast goose, apple sauce, stuffing & gravy

  28-11-2017 09:00
  Nigel Slater’s festive recipes and tips for Observer Food Monthly. Today, roast goose with apple sauce, lemon potato stuffing and marsala gravyPart 1: the turkeyPart 3: fish pieI love the smell of a goose as it roasts, the sweet savour of its meat, the lashings of fat it gives us to play with. The flavour of the meat is magnificent. By that I mean full, deep, rich and earthy.It has been my Christmas bird of choice for 20 years or more, but it is not without its downside. Even the largest b
  
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• M&S says ‘no’ to adding my daughter to car insurance

  28-11-2017 08:00
  She’s visiting from Israel. I had no problems with this when I was with Direct LineI changed car insurance provider earlier this year after many years of excellent service at Direct Line. I transferred to M&S, mainly because its quoted premium was considerably lower.All went well until the summer when my daughter, who has lived in Israel for six years, made her annual trip to England. I rang M&S to add her temporarily to my policy – something I had done for several years with
  
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• Tortoise a low-maintenance, but loving option

  28-11-2017 07:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  “Very few people have interacted intimately with a tortoise,” says Jim Ferron.By that, he means having one as a long-term pet.His tortoise is Cha Cha.Like turtles, they are reptiles from ...
  
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• Denver coffee shop apologizes for gentrification 'joke'

  28-11-2017 03:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DENVER - A coffee shop targeted by protesters after a message about gentrification struck a nerve in a rapidly changing city remained closed Monday despite an apology and plans to ......
  
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• Sudoku 3917 medium

  28-11-2017 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 14,839

  28-11-2017 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,366

  28-11-2017 01:00
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