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• Toasting UK royals with a 'Markle Sparkle?' It's an American thing

  05-05-2018 21:47
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not be on the menu at the upcoming wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, but some Yanks will toast the happy couple with a "Markle...
  
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• Dartmouth embraces historical accountability in new project

  05-05-2018 18:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CONCORD, N.H. - As educational institutions across the country wrestle with their ties to slavery, Dartmouth College is taking a closer look at the darkest corners of its history.The college ......
  
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• Swiss Guards: World's oldest standing army gets new headgear

  05-05-2018 15:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VATICAN CITY - The world's oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, ......
  
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• Joe Wicks: ‘Other personal trainers think I got lucky’

  05-05-2018 14:59
  The body coach, 32, on gaining a ripped physique in 25 minutes a day, not being a sex symbol and achieving Instagram fameI was a hyperactive child. I wasn’t very academic and I had a very short attention span. I was a bit of a class clown and was always messing around. My school reports used to say: “Joe has great potential if only he stopped chatting in class.” The only thing I was good at was sport and before I became a personal trainer, I wanted to become a PE teacher.You ca
  
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• Art in the buff: Paris museum opens up to nudists

  05-05-2018 14:05
  PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris museum opened its doors for the first time to nudist visitors on Saturday, granting them special visiting hours to tour an exhibit in a one-off naturist event.
  
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• TV chef Lorraine Pascale: how I eat

  05-05-2018 13:00
  The celebrity cook and television presenter is a pro in the kitchen, so what does she eat?I make a protein shake and drink half when I get up at 5.30am and the rest of it after the gym at 8.30am. I put turmeric, matcha, maca, spirulina and bimuno (a prebiotic) in a blender and blitz it with water and berries. I also add black pepper, because otherwise the turmeric won’t be absorbed. I don’t need coffee – I’m pretty awake from all the powders. Continue reading...
  
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• Just the ticket: Interrailing with the family

  05-05-2018 11:00
  Wandering Europe on an Interrail pass is a rite of passage for many younger people. But does the idea have the same appeal with partner and child in tow?When I told my friend I was going interrailing, she laughed. “Interrailing! So will you be listening to The Cure and trying to snog 18-year-old boys?”Unlikely – although I knew what she meant. Back in my twenties I, like everyone I knew, went interrailing. But I’d never considered it for a family holiday until a 52-year-o
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s asparagus recipes

  05-05-2018 10:00
  The quintessentially British early-summer treat is a breeze to prepareMost asparagus dishes are easy to prepare (this is no artichoke or broad bean) and quick to cook (longer cooking makes it go grey and lose its body). The price you pay for this instant veg, though, is that it has to be super-fresh. As Jane Grigson observed: “Asparagus needs to be eaten the day it is picked. Even asparagus by first-class post has lost its finer flavour.” Realistically, most of us don’t live by
  
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• What device might have a rack and snail mechanism? The Weekend quiz

  05-05-2018 08:00
  From a dog in a film to German football teams, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Which prisoner was buried in Paris in 1703 under the name Marchioly?
  2 Which dog played himself in the 1966 film The Spy With A Cold Nose?
  3 When does Google suggest, “Did you mean: nag a ram?”
  4 In antiquity, what were Mons Calpe and Mons Abila?
  5 What 1980s all-female entertainment was GLOW?
  6 Which literary couple lived at Casa Guidi, Florence?
  7 Which German football teams contest the Revier
  
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• The Man in Seat 61’s favourite rail journeys

  05-05-2018 08:00
  The train travel expert chooses his top five rides around the world
  • The Guardian’s best train trips worldwideFrom Chur in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy, the Bernina Express is a narrow-gauge train that climbs to one of the highest points on the European rail network, crossing the Landwasser viaduct, and the views are spectacular. In the depths of winter, the five-hour ride is like a trip to Narnia; in the height of summer, it’s more Sound of Music.
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• 18 of the world’s best rail journeys

  05-05-2018 08:00
  Some of the world’s wildest and most beautiful scenery is best enjoyed from a train window. From Lhasa to Lima, we choose brilliant and great value routes
  • Top rail trips from the Man in Seat 61 Continue reading...
  
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• Why are butterflies' wings colourful?

  05-05-2018 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Evolutionary biologist Jeff Marcus calls butterflies “self-propelled flowers” — an apt phrase first used by author Robert A. Heinlein in his novel, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.Marcus has had ......
  
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• All in the family

  05-05-2018 07:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For decades, police say, the DNA of the “Golden State Killer” sat in evidence storage — a unique genetic fingerprint that could identify definitively the man who killed 12 people ...
  
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• 'Harry & Meghan' romance gets the Lifetime TV treatment

  05-05-2018 03:41
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As soon as Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle announced their engagement last November, executives at U.S. cable television network Lifetime swung into...
  
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• Prize crossword No 27,501

  05-05-2018 01:00
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