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• Original Alcoholics Anonymous manuscript heads to auction

  07-03-2018 22:52
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The original manuscript that launched what became Alcoholics Anonymous will be auctioned off after nearly a year of legal wrangling, a California auction house said on...
  
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• Iran sentences woman to 24 months for removing headscarf

  07-03-2018 18:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TEHRAN, Iran - A Tehran prosecutor says a woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf in public in late December has been sentenced to 24 months in prison.Iran's semi-official Tasnim ......
  
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• Throwing shade: winter sunglasses are a street-style hit at fashion week

  07-03-2018 18:30
  The recent fashion weeks established distinctive new trends on the sunglasses frontTemperatures may have plummeted as fashion week played out over the past four weeks, but it will take more than a beast from the east to make the fashion pack leave their opticals at home (American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour famously left her signature shades on to meet the Queen at the Richard Quinn show during the London leg of shows). Call it eternal optimism – or call it never a street-style phot
  
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• Event was cancelled: Woman charged after threat to nudist swim at Calgary pool

  07-03-2018 17:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CALGARY - A woman has been charged in relation to a threat made over a nudist swim at a Calgary public swimming pool that was cancelled due to security concerns.The ...
  
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• It’s the mixer thing: Coca-Cola’s stirring relationship with booze

  07-03-2018 17:14
  The Coca-Cola Company has just announced the launch of an alcopop. But the soft drink has long liked to mix it with the hard stuffCoca-Cola may have originally been marketed as a “temperance drink”, but the company’s recent announcement of a shochu-based alcopop for the Japanese market isn’t its first foray into the world of intoxicants. Most of us know it once contained cocaine – indeed, the Coca-Cola Company is still supplied by the only business allowed to import
  
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• Build locally? Ancient stone structures have modern appeal

  07-03-2018 17:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOCOROTONDO, Italy - There's no better place to understand how to build in stone than this hilltop town in Puglia, Italy's boot heel, where master stone-builders have been sculpting rocks ......
  
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• ASK A DESIGNER: Going glam without going too far

  07-03-2018 16:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  New York interior designer Young Huh has always added touches of glamour to the rooms she designs. Lately, she says, clients are asking for even more of it."I think it's ...
  
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• Benghazi looks to preserve historic buildings shattered by war

  07-03-2018 16:56
  BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - In Benghazi's historic center, many of the landmark Ottoman and Italian-era buildings have been wrecked by years of war.
  
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• FOMO at SXSW: How to conquer fear of missing out in Austin

  07-03-2018 16:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  AUSTIN, Texas - Since it was founded in 1987, the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, has grown from a little indie, grassroots event that locals barely noticed ...
  
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• A 250-mile protest run: the fight to save Navajo land and US national parks

  07-03-2018 16:24
  When faced with Donald Trump’s plans to destroy areas of astounding beauty and cultural significance, an eclectic group of runners and Native Americans joined together to have their voices heardWhen an eclectic group of ultra-runners and members of the Navajo Nation were faced with Donald Trump’s plans to destroy their natural playground, they protested in the only way they could – they ran.
  If you asked the average runner what they enjoy most about their weekend runs they woul
  
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• A fresh spin on Caesar salad with Brussels sprouts, sardines

  07-03-2018 16:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For all the grief the Caesar salad gets in the culinary world, I proudly admit to adoring the classic flavour combination - garlicky-lemon dressing mixed with anchovy-umami undertone that can ...
  
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• Chanel's enchanted forest show angers environmentalists

  07-03-2018 15:55
  Several oaks and poplars cut down to dress Karl Lagerfeld’s catwalk at Grand Palais in ParisThe fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has been criticised by environmentalists after reportedly chopping down several old oak and poplar trees for his Chanel catwalk show.Campaigners said the grand couturier’s attempt to present Chanel’s green credentials had badly backfired and revealed the fashion house was “completely divorced from the reality of protecting nature”. Continue
  
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• Sands of time: world's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach

  07-03-2018 15:06
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The oldest known message in a bottle was found on an Australian beach 132 years after being thrown from a German ship in the Indian Ocean as part of an experiment to track...
  
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• Instagram journey through Morocco

  07-03-2018 14:17
  Luis Cárdenas captures Morocco’s enchanting blend of ancient Arabic and Berber cultures, which live on in its distinctive architecture, cooking and craftworkContinue reading...
  
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• High-end sports cars gleam at Geneva auto show. Bring money.

  07-03-2018 13:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  GENEVA - When it comes to gawking at high-end sports cars, the Geneva International Motor Show is a pretty good place to be. There's one every few feet.They're sleek, fast ......
  
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• Saiphin Moore’s recipe for Rosa’s Thai sweet-and-sour tofu

  07-03-2018 13:48
  Many south-east Asian countries have their own variants of this dish, but my mother taught me this one – now a firm favourite of mineThe sweet-and-sour flavour of this dish is very much associated with China; however, many south-east Asian countries have their own variants. I grew up in northern Thailand, and my mum taught me this recipe, which uses tofu. It has always been one of my favourite dishes to make at home. You can substitute the tofu for meat, such as pork belly, or prawns shoul
  
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• Why Concrete Is 2018’s Next Big Thing in Interior Design (and How to Try the Trend)

  07-03-2018 13:00
  Concrete is shaping up to be 2018’s next big design trend. Image: Walter Barda DesignSo far 2018 has brought us quite a few polarizing design trends. We’ve already talked about how to harness the power of bold colors, but now, it’s time to talk about a trend on the other end of the aesthetic spectrum. The concrete look is here and it’s ready to bring a subtle yet sophisticated edge to your interiors.If you need some convincing, this post is for you. We’ve broken dow
  
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• Six of the best pickles and ferments

  07-03-2018 13:00
  Fermenting is an easy way to preserve food with added health benefits, and these examples – from kraut to kimchi and kombucha – make a delicious accompaniment to any mealOne of our favourite ferments at Little Duck: the combination of ingredients make it a brilliantly unusual alternative to typical cabbage kraut – but it’s just as simple. Continue reading...
  
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• Edmunds hits the road with Tesla's Model 3

  07-03-2018 12:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Model 3 is Tesla's most affordable electric car, with a promised starting price of $35,000. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have put down a $1,000 deposit for one. Almost ...
  
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• Best beaches in the UK and Europe: readers’ travel tips

  07-03-2018 11:30
  Recently, Bournemouth was rated the UK’s best beach by TripAdvisor but our tipsters prefer quieter sands, picking favourites from Ireland to southern Italy
  Most visitors come here to visit Derrynane House, the former residence of Daniel O’Connell, but a short walk from the house is Ireland’s most stunning beach. With turquoise waters and several rocky islets offshore, it does a passable impression of the Caribbean, even if the Irish weather rarely plays ball. It’s backed
  
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• Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus

  07-03-2018 11:26
  JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian state Islamic university faced criticism from Muslim groups and activists on Wednesday after it banned female students from wearing full-face veils citing fears over...
  
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• Leomie Anderson: social media has given models a platform to speak out. I am one of them

  07-03-2018 11:00
  The British model talks about supporting women who have experienced abuse to speak up, and why Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty campaign has given her hope
  • Read more from the spring/summer 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplementYou read so much in the media about the power balance shifting in fashion. For a long time it has been an industry in its own bubble; its own universe with its own rules, so no one has felt empowered to challenge anything. But things are changing.I
  
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• U.S. turns to music in bid to woo Cambodians

  07-03-2018 10:58
  PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - With U.S.-Cambodian relations at a low and Chinese influence growing, Washington is trying a new way to win hearts and minds: sponsoring a well-known Cambodian musician to sing...
  
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• Pancreatic cancer study aims to provide personalized treatment and hope

  07-03-2018 10:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - Susan Stewart remembers going shopping with her daughter on Black Friday in December 2016. The next day, she felt nauseous and by Monday, her urine was dark brown, ......
  
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• This season's hottest hairstyle? The ear tuck

  07-03-2018 09:00
  Simple, nuanced and just the tiniest bit nerdy. There’s only one way to wear your hair this season – and it doesn’t involve a blow-dry• Read more from the spring/summer 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplement“It’s such a dorky thing to do. Like you can’t find your alice band and you’ve got to do your maths homework.” Tilly Macalister-Smith, a British fashion writer based in New York as director of content for DVF, is talki
  
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• Filling mulligatawny or pumpkin: 20 best soup recipes – part 3

  07-03-2018 09:00
  Nigel Slater’s onion and gruyere, Marcella Hazan’s minestrone and Madhur Jaffrey’s mulligatawny – our pick of the best soup recipes from around the world20 best soup recipes part 4 launches tomorrow morning20 best soup recipes: part 120 best soup recipes: part 2Even though there are some recipes for vegetarian mulligatawny in old cookbooks, most often they are made with mutton or poultry. Continue reading...
  
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• Why did easyJet insist on a needless visa?

  07-03-2018 08:00
  The airline refused a refund for our tickets as it blamed us for not having the correct documentsMy two children and I hold British passports and my husband, who is from the Middle East, has a travel document issued by the Home Office. We booked an easyJet flight from Gatwick to Berlin and checked in at the airport without a problem. However, at the boarding gate, the easyJet rep insisted my husband needed a visa to travel. We then had to wait hours for our luggage to be retrieved. The following
  
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• The relationships we forget we are in – what’s the real cost?

  07-03-2018 08:00
  From unused gym memberships you haven’t cancelled, to insurance cover for products you replaced long ago – many of us are still being rinsed by the relationships we’ve forgotten. Time to do something about it, says psychologist Anjula MutandaThe thrill of the new: it’s what consumerism is built on, it’s the reason you feel energised and motivated when signing up for something, whether it’s a gym membership, a music streaming service or a shiny new bank account
  
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• Ranting for a reason

  07-03-2018 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  I am going to rant.That’s not to say I am going to use today’s column to launch into a wild, impassioned diatribe wherein I pontificate and bluster on about some ...
  
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• Blast from the past: check out the 90s fashion revival – in pictures

  07-03-2018 07:30
  From Versace to Off/White and Isabel Marant, it’s all about looking back in anger on the catwalk this season. Get the look with bucket hats, bumbags and big hoop earrings• Read more from the spring/summer 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplement Continue reading...
  
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• 10 of the best places to stay in Marrakech

  07-03-2018 07:30
  These riads, hostels and hotels not only offer roof-terrace views of the medina and calm courtyards to escape the heat, they are also excellent value given Marrakech’s enduring popularityMore than 1,000 traditional riad houses in Marrakech’s ancient medina now offer tourist accommodation. At the luxurious end prices soar, but there is a great selection of budget stays, including several that have been converted into fun, modern hostels. As smartphone GPS coverage can be patchy in the
  
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• Hops and hopes: Female brewers toast Women's Day

  07-03-2018 06:12 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Female brewers worldwide are raising a stein to International Women's Day.Thousands of women in the beer business and homebrewers are brewing together for International Women's Day, which falls on Thursday.It's ......
  
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• Models take a walk through wintry woods for Chanel

  07-03-2018 03:07
  PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel wrapped up its models in leaf-motifed prints on Tuesday, celebrating autumn as it recreated a misty forest inside Paris's Grand Palais.
  
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• Pepe the Frog cartoonist sues Infowars over poster sales

  07-03-2018 02:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has sued conspiracy-promoting website Infowars for selling a poster copying the character, which became hijacked by racist internet trolls and far-right extremists.The copyright ......
  
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• Advertising watchdog cracks down on ticket resale websites

  07-03-2018 01:01
  ASA bans misleading pricing practices by StubHub UK, Viagogo, Seatwave and GetMeIn!The Advertising Standards Authority has taken action against four large secondary ticketing sites over the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites. After sector-wide investigations, the ASA found that StubHub UK, Viagogo, Seatwave and GetMeIn! were not clear with consumers about additional ticket fees and charges added at the end of the booking process. Continue reading...
  
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