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• Outdoor trade show opens in Denver with public land politics

  25-01-2018 22:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DENVER - The Outdoor Retailer and Snow Show debuted in Denver on Thursday after the multimillion-dollar international gathering of industry brands made a high-profile departure from its longtime Utah home ......
  
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• Tide Pod doughnuts are irreverent response to harmful trend

  25-01-2018 20:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. - Bakers in several cities are responding to the "Tide Pod challenge" with sweet and savory irreverence.Wake N Bake Donuts in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, and Hurts ......
  
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• Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Israeli cave

  25-01-2018 20:04
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A partial jawbone bearing seven teeth unearthed in a cave in Israel represents what scientists are calling the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, showing that...
  
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• 'Doomsday Clock' closest to midnight since Cold War over nuclear threat

  25-01-2018 19:14
  (Reuters) - Scientists on Thursday moved ahead by half a minute the symbolic Doomsday Clock, saying the world was at its closest to annihilation since the height of the Cold War due to world leaders'...
  
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• Small Master Bedroom Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Space

  25-01-2018 19:00
  Keep reading to learn how to get the most out of your small master bedroom. Image: Locati ArchitectsWhen you hear about master bedrooms, the assumption is that there will be plenty of room. The design discussion is often dominated by talk of amenities like en-suite bathrooms, sitting rooms, and walk-in closets. Unfortunately, however, those extras aren’t available to all of us, but that doesn’t mean that your smaller master bathroom needs to be short on style.If you’re looking
  
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• Britain’s ghastliest financial sublebrities – a who’s who

  25-01-2018 18:47
  This week’s exposé of the Presidents Club dinner reminded us of some of business’s biggest horrors. Who else rates in big money’s shower rankings?Amazingly, considering this column has been going since the mid-cretaceous period, Lost in Showbiz has yet to do a power list. This is mainly because it could never top the GQ one that decided David Beckham was more powerful than Rupert Murdoch. It certainly couldn’t surpass the Details one where Britney Spears’s ex
  
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• NBC's Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open

  25-01-2018 17:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - NBC News anchor Lester Holt learned while going through customs in North Korea that his request to visit the heavily-fortified border with South Korea had been denied, ......
  
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• North Carolina town used in Three Billboards film launches location itinerary

  25-01-2018 14:38
  The picturesque mountain town of Sylva is advertising itself as the real Ebbing, Missouri, with trip ideas that also show off North Carolina’s blockbuster natural attractions Ebbing, Missouri, isn’t on any map, so don’t go looking for it. If you want to find where director Martin McDonagh filmed his Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated dark comedy then it’s into the mountains of North Carolina you go – with a pitstop in the small town of Sylva.Related: Three Billbo
  
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• How Mark E Smith became Manchester's most unlikely style icon

  25-01-2018 13:53
  The Fall’s frontman had a uniform of shirts and leather jackets, which suggested he couldn’t care less about what he wore, an anti-fashion approach to fashion. Of course, this made him all the coolerBeing hailed as a style icon would probably amuse Mark E Smith, the brilliant, cantankerous frontman of the Fall who died yesterday, a man whose vanity could be neatly surmised in his decision, aged 55, to get his black bottom teeth lightened to a deep yellow to match the top row of teeth
  
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• Customers urged not to switch supply after Future Energy collapse

  25-01-2018 13:11
  10,000 households will still receive gas and electricity as Ofgem searches for new supplierThe 10,000 customers of Future Energy are being urged not to switch their energy company after the small supplier went bust, amid fears that other players may collapse as energy prices rise.The closure of Future Energy follows warnings by the boss of Co-Op Energy that volatility in wholesale prices could cause more suppliers to cease trading. Continue reading...
  
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• The perfect ... Sussex pond pudding | Felicity Cloake

  25-01-2018 13:00
  Bright and zingy, yet warm and comforting, this suety, syrupy pudding is British stodge at its very bestPart of the honourable tradition of British dishes with names to pique the interest more than the appetite (see also toad in the hole, spotted dick and cock-a-leekie), the Sussex pond pudding is sometimes claimed to be named for the dew ponds that pepper the South Downs – though what thirsty cattle would make of the lemon syrup that fills this particular pond is anyone’s guess. Con
  
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• The Importance of Harmony and Unity in Interior Design

  25-01-2018 13:00
  Unity and harmony are the backbones of any great design. Image: Design HarmonyTrends may come and go, but the principles of interior design are forever. That’s why, regardless of what your décor preferences may be, we think it’s important you learn about these principles. In the past, we’ve waxed poetic about the importance of balance and symmetry and now we’re tackling harmony and unity.Read on to learn what these concepts are, why they’re important, and how
  
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• Seven in 10 UK workers are 'chronically broke', study finds

  25-01-2018 12:35
  Economic insecurity is ‘new normal’, with only 30% saying they live comfortablyEconomic insecurity has become the “new normal” in the UK with at least 70% of the UK’s working population “chronically broke”, according to a study by the thinktank the Royal Society of Arts.Thriving, striving or just about surviving, the RSA/Populus survey of more than 2,000 workers, found that while about 30% of respondents said they lived comfortably, 40% said their financ
  
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• Celebrity divorce lawyer launches site to simplify breakups

  25-01-2018 09:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - For years, Laura Wasser has been one of the go-to divorce attorneys when Hollywood power couples break up.Now Wasser wants to bring some of the strategies she's ......
  
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• Amazon Prime: how did I become an ‘accidental’ member?

  25-01-2018 08:00
  I ordered one book but my account was debited with £7.99 in each of the subsequent four monthsI bought a £7.99 book from Amazon and later noticed that my account had been debited with £7.99 in each of the subsequent four months. I assumed this was an error and placed a block on future payments, but have so far been unable to find a way of securing a refund. SL, Banstead, SurreyIt looks as though you are one of the many who inadvertently signed up to Amazon Prime, a £79-a-
  
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• The best places in Florida away from the crowds: readers’ tips

  25-01-2018 07:30
  It’s not all showy spectacle, queues, rides and golf in the Sunshine State: historic sites, glorious gardens, quiet beaches and Biff’s burger joint also featureNear the small town of Estero, about 12 miles from Cape Coral, is beautiful Koreshan state park, which up until the early 1960s was the last home of a 19th-century cult, the Koreshan Unity. They believed the Earth was hollow, set up a community here in 1894, called New Jerusalem and produced their own newspaper. They also were
  
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• Six of the best winter soup recipes

  25-01-2018 07:00
  Add borscht, caldo verde or chestnut and bacon soup to your repertoireAlthough borscht is most commonly associated with Russian or Ukrainian cuisine, it has been adopted into Georgian culture. Borscht often features cabbage, but here it’s replaced by apple and fennel, which instead add a delicious sweetness to the mellow beetroot. Continue reading...
  
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• Ontario government agency urges doctors to use caution when prescribing opioids

  25-01-2018 06:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - An Ontario government agency is urging the province's doctors to be mindful of prescription strength and length when putting patients on a new course of opioids.Health Quality Ontario ......
  
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• Super Bowl sparks revolutionary rivalry for Boston, Philly

  25-01-2018 02:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PHILADELPHIA - The war has begun in Philadelphia and Boston, where the Super Bowl-bound rivals are lightheartedly refusing to sell items from each other's cities in a sort of "cheesesteak ......
  
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• Getting influenza raises heart attack risk, especially in seniors: study

  25-01-2018 00:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Having the flu significantly raises the risk of having a heart attack, especially among those aged 65 and older, an Ontario study suggests."What we found is that you're ...
  
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