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• Could Toronto van attack signal more reasoned social media? Experts are divided.

  24-04-2018 23:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Within minutes after a white van hopped the sidewalk and began mowing down pedestrians on a Toronto street, photographs and videos of the incident began pouring onto social ...
  
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• Impromptu memorial a place for Toronto residents to mourn van tragedy

  24-04-2018 22:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - The creator of an impromptu memorial to victims of a deadly van rampage says he hopes it can help residents express their immeasurable grief.Konstantin Goulich says he taped ...
  
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• B.C. researchers get patent to develop potential vaccine for syphilis

  24-04-2018 22:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of Victoria have been granted a patent to develop a potential vaccine against syphilis.Microbiologist Caroline Cameron says rates of the sexually transmitted disease are ......
  
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• First drug approved for most common inherited kidney disease

  24-04-2018 22:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TRENTON, N.J. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to slow kidney decline in patients with the most common inherited kidney disease.Jynarque (jihn-AR'-kew), from Japan's ...
  
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• After a death, how much can 'broken heart' hurt survivors?

  24-04-2018 22:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  You hear it whenever someone gets sick or dies soon after losing a spouse: Was it because of a broken heart? Stress might not be to blame for former President ...
  
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• US agency cracks down on Juul e-cigarette popular in schools

  24-04-2018 18:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are cracking down on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand following months of complaints from parents, politicians and school administrators.The Food and Drug Administration ...
  
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• Ask Brianna: You know you're a financial adult when .

  24-04-2018 17:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  "Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I'm here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans ......
  
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• AP-NORC Poll: For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit

  24-04-2018 17:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Social media is a daily way of life for many Americans.Nearly half of Americans who use the internet say they use Facebook at least several times a ...
  
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• Get Into My Car ... Amazon begins delivery to some vehicles for Prime members

  24-04-2018 17:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon's latest perk ... free delivery to your car.The Seattle company on Tuesday began offering delivery in 37 cities to Amazon Prime members who own newer General ...
  
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• Send a tip on train station bars, restaurants, hotels – and win a £200 hotel voucher

  24-04-2018 17:28
  Whether it’s a tiny bar by a village halt or a grand restaurant or hotel in a city centre terminus, tell us about your favouriteYou might have enjoyed an exquisite coffee or welcome beer by a platform in the middle of nowhere, or had time for a memorable meal while waiting for a long-distance connection. Superb railway station bars and restaurants can be found on mountains or in the heart of the metropolis. Please also tell us about interesting hotels you’ve stayed in at stations aro
  
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• Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

  24-04-2018 17:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CHICAGO - Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an experimental drug first developed for cancer patients.That's according ......
  
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• Cheesed off: Spain's manchego makers vow to fight EU name ruling

  24-04-2018 17:04
  EU says Mexican producers can use manchego name to describe their cheaper, cow’s milk cheeseMakers and lovers of manchego, Spain’s famous sheep’s milk cheese, have vowed to fight an EU decision allowing Mexican producers to carry on using the same name to describe their cheaper, cow’s milk cheese.A battle over ownership of the name had delayed a major trade deal between the EU and Mexico for months, but agreement was finally reached over the weekend in a deal that will al
  
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• Gospel choir to sing at wedding of UK Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

  24-04-2018 16:56
  LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian gospel choir and a teenage cellist will provide some of the music at the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle next month, Kensington...
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Modern folklore patterns adorn decor

  24-04-2018 16:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Many young international designers are drawing on heritage, folklore and their imaginations to create contemporary textile, ceramic and wall-covering patterns.Some are finding larger audiences through decor retailers and online sites. ...
  
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• Royal wedding dress: Will Meghan go trendy or classic?

  24-04-2018 16:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - A dramatic ball gown, or a classic, simple silhouette? Sleeves, or bare shoulders?With less than a month to go until she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle on ...
  
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• For both beauty and flavour, consider planting berry bushes

  24-04-2018 16:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  No need to choose between planting either an ornamental or a fruiting bush in your yard. Plant both with a single plant! Many berry bushes are pretty enough to be ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Greek Roasted Chicken Breasts

  24-04-2018 15:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Oregano, lemon, garlic, glugs of olive oil ... these are just a few of the ingredients that make Greek food so appealing. They match up well with all sorts of ...
  
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• 2 approaches to turning recycled materials into art

  24-04-2018 14:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  What have you not seen recycled into an art form? Everything from T-shirts to trash finds new life, as artists and crafters scramble to create something new out of something ...
  
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• Get Into My Car ... Amazon begins delivery to vehicles

  24-04-2018 14:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon latest perk ... free delivery to your car.The Seattle company said Tuesday that it has begun delivering packages in 37 cities to Prime members who own ......
  
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• Get Ready for your Close-up With 2018’s Best Bathroom Vanities

  24-04-2018 14:00
  Bathroom design—and bathroom vanities—have come a long way in recent years, particularly, as a result of the increased furnishing options available to the public, as well as the many available avenues for customizing a look to suit individual homeowners’ styles.The previous norm was that spec homes, or newly built homes, were fitted with a standard look, size and style of bathroom furnishings. Traditional, white vanities with raised doors and chrome hardware were all too common
  
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• Rachel Rody’s quick spring soup | A kitchen in Rome

  24-04-2018 13:00
  This fresh, green broth will put a spring in your step – just keep it simple and add what you like laterMum’s leek and potato soup after my maths GCSE, the lamb and barley broth made by a friend and eaten on her squeaky sofa in front of the telly, a bowl of lemon and egg soup at a taverna outside Athens just before losing my rucksack, cream of mushroom soup at the Royal Free hospital, a white bean and chestnut soup served up at a local trattoria here in Rome, Lindsay Bareham’s
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s quick spring soup | A kitchen in Rome

  24-04-2018 13:00
  This fresh, green broth will put a spring in your step – just keep it simple and add what you like laterMum’s leek and potato soup after my maths GCSE, the lamb and barley broth made by a friend and eaten on her squeaky sofa in front of the telly, a bowl of lemon and egg soup at a taverna outside Athens just before losing my rucksack, cream of mushroom soup at the Royal Free hospital, a white bean and chestnut soup served up at a local trattoria here in Rome, Lindsay Bareham’s
  
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• Nigel Slater’s paneer, cashew and aubergine korma recipe

  24-04-2018 13:00
  A softly spicy treat for midweekMake a spice mix in a food processor blender by grinding the following ingredients to a paste: 2 cloves of garlic, a 20g piece of ginger, peeled, 2 tsp each of ground turmeric, garam masala, ground coriander, ground cumin and the black seeds from 6 green cardamom pods. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s paneer, cashew and aubergine korma

  24-04-2018 13:00
  A softly spicy treat for midweekMake a spice mix in a food processor blender by grinding the following ingredients to a paste: 2 cloves of garlic, a 20g piece of ginger, peeled, 2 tsp each of ground turmeric, garam masala, ground coriander, ground cumin and the black seeds from 6 green cardamom pods. Continue reading...
  
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• Fashion Revolution Week: seven ways to get involved

  24-04-2018 11:23
  Want to join the campaign to improve conditions in clothing factories? From showing support on social media to picking up a needle and thread, it is easy to helpFive years ago, the issue of where our clothes come from went from being a matter of curiosity to something more urgent. It was on 24 April 2013 that the Rana Plaza disaster occurred on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh; more than 1,130 people died after the factory building in which they were working collapsed. The disaster galvanise
  
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• Opioid treatment gap in Medicare: methadone clinics

  24-04-2018 09:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  One in three older Americans with Medicare drug coverage is prescribed opioid painkillers, but for those who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won't cover: methadone.Methadone is ......
  
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• Why shouldn’t I get a cooling-off period over my EE contract?

  24-04-2018 08:00
  I regretted signing a new deal in store … but there’s no way backA few weeks ago, I went into an EE shop with the intention of reducing my monthly mobile phone payments, as my contract was nearing the end.However, I was convinced by a good salesperson that getting a new iPhone and sticking with my £50-a-month contract, was the best option. It all moved very fast, and I regretted my decision almost as soon as I’d signed. By the time I’d got back to my office, I had
  
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• Dogs assist in child pornography searches

  24-04-2018 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CHICAGO — Browser is a black Labrador who frolics in the presence of other dogs and loves nothing more than to hang out with his handler’s grandkids. But he’s also ...
  
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• Human garbage is increasingly an animal problem

  24-04-2018 07:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Animal Rescue League of Boston got a call last week about a skunk wearing strange headgear. Encasing its neck, like some sort of plastic Victorian collar, was the kind ...
  
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• Angling for calm: why I love wild fishing

  24-04-2018 07:30
  The opportunity to be in the moment and still in nature hooked Annalisa Barbieri on fishing – never more so than in the wildernesses of Dartmoor and the Highlands of ScotlandFive of the best fly-fishing spots in the UKI am not a natural stander-stiller. In life, when not hiding behind the page, I fidget and think hurried, jumbled thoughts.Few things still me and keep me in the moment. Fishing, when I discovered it 20 years ago, was one. Not in the beginning, of course. There was too much t
  
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• Ruby Tandoh’s recipe for instant custard creme brulee

  24-04-2018 07:00
  This storecupboard essential forms the base for a no-fuss – and nearly instant – version of this classic puddingIt’s not uncommon for me to step out into the world dressed up like a tin of Bird’s custard powder, decked out in primary red, yellow and blue. Of all the icons I could copy, of all the causes I could espouse, I’ve forged myself in the image of Britain’s most beloved eggless cornflour custard mix. I love this stuff: I love that if you have a tub of i
  
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• Sudoku 4042 medium

  24-04-2018 01:01
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,964

  24-04-2018 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,491

  24-04-2018 01:00
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• Anti-straw movement should consider people with disabilities, advocates say

  24-04-2018 00:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Some Canadians who rely on plastic straws are calling on the surging anti-straw movement to consider the impact it could have on people with disabilities.The outcry comes as ...
  
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