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• Canadians get a taste of wedding festivities with royal-inspired treats

  14-05-2018 20:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Royal love is in the air at Le Dolci in Toronto's west end, where the head baker is whipping up delectable palm-sized recreations of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lemon ......
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to stay at separate hotels on eve of wedding

  14-05-2018 19:39
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle will stay at hotels in the Windsor area on the night before their wedding, his office said on Monday, with the bride relaxing in a...
  
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• Black gold: can homegrown caviar catch on?

  14-05-2018 19:25
  Can caviar from North Carolina stand up to the cheaper Chinese product? A local farm tries to get Americans to bite The chamber inside LaPaz Farm is so clean it almost feels like an operating room. Before we walked into the room, Sabine Mader, the manager of the farm, asks us to put on white coats, gloves and hair nets – and a beard net for my husband. Inside the chamber, a fish-cutter is waiting with a freshly dispatched, female Russian sturgeon on the table, one of five to be harvested t
  
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• 7 Questions to Ask Your Builder Before Ever Signing a Contract

  14-05-2018 19:00
  The idea of building your own home probably has you dreaming of cabinetry details and window treatments at night. But the stuff of dreams can become a total nightmare when your homebuilder can’t execute on their promises. What’s more, a lack of customization might leave you wanting more.A builder’s prerogative is to woo you with model homes, glowing reviews, and even upgrades. But, before you sign any contract, make sure you ask these crucial questions. Outlining your expe
  
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• If seven in 10 oysters have norovirus, should we still be eating them?

  14-05-2018 18:55
  They are tasty, nutritious and having a renaissance – why it’s time to stop worrying and enjoy themOur much-loved molluscs have had a bad rap in recent days, with government scientists claiming that seven out of 10 oysters sold may harbour the norovirus bug . But as David Jarrad, head of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain has pointed out, the tests are flawed. They identify the amount of norovirus in the water, but do not differentiate between active and inactive viruses.Our
  
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• Serbian village hopes its vampire will rival Dracula as tourist draw

  14-05-2018 17:58
  KISILJEVO, Serbia (Reuters) - A Serbian village, inspired by Dracula tourism in neighboring Romania, is hoping to capitalize on its own vampire legend.
  
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• 'Ego travel' – your guide to the narcissistic heart of modern holidaying

  14-05-2018 17:52
  Millennials have replaced the sun, sea and sex of the Club 18-30 holiday with Insta-friendly trips featuring toad licking and ayurvedic smoothies. Have you become one of them?After 50 years of putting the “shag” in Shagaluf, Club 18-30 could be coming to an end. According to Thomas Cook, the tour operator that owns the infamous holiday brand, millennials are more interested in “ego travel” than pairing off with like-minded singles over buckets of cocktails, with their tas
  
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• Medal of honour for hero dogs who kept injured owner warm after car crash

  14-05-2018 17:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - A pair of dogs who kept their injured owner warm after a car accident and a devoted whippet who alerted a sleeping man to his wife's fall are ......
  
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• Eight out of 10 of women have felt unable to cope in the past year – here's why we're so stressed | Chitra Ramaswamy

  14-05-2018 17:15
  I am one of the women who has felt overwhelmed. And this isn’t due to hormones, or any of the other explanations that are used to blame womenLike every other age known to humankind, these are hard times to be a woman. According to the UK’s biggest survey into the impact of stress, 81% say they have felt overwhelmed or unable to cope in the past year (compared with 67% of men). The other 19% were probably too damn busy, or perhaps just drained by being paid less than the man sitting n
  
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• Childhood love, adult outrage drive Barbie jewelry artist

  14-05-2018 17:08
  BEACON, N.Y. (Reuters) - Margaux Lange, 39, proclaimed her lifelong love of Barbie, then yanked off the iconic doll's head and plunged a scalpel into its eyes, carving them out.
  
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• Markle to spend wedding eve at hotel tied to Profumo scandal

  14-05-2018 17:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Meghan Markle will spend the night before her wedding to Prince Harry at a country hotel famed for its role in a 1960s scandal that shook Britain's political ...
  
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• Facebook suspends about 200 apps that may have misused data

  14-05-2018 16:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Facebook is suspending about 200 apps that it believes may have misused data.The social media giant said in a blog post Monday that the suspensions resulted from ...
  
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• Correction: Lobster Shellshock-Q&A story

  14-05-2018 16:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PORTLAND, Maine - In a story May 13 about lobster shell strength, The Associated Press reported erroneously that marine biogeochemist Justin Ries attributed the collapse of the southern New England ...
  
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• Retiring to ocean breezes and cheap rent. What's the catch?

  14-05-2018 16:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The world is full of tropical paradises and other exotic places where a couple can live comfortably on $2,000 a month or less. Plus, good health care abroad can cost ...
  
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• Roast chicken and vegetables together without a soggy mess

  14-05-2018 16:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It's easy to understand the appeal of preparing chicken parts and root vegetables together on one sheet pan, but without the right technique, you are apt to wind up with ...
  
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• A tangy, tomatoey, sauce is the star of barbecued chicken

  14-05-2018 16:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A tangy, tomatoey, molasses-laced sauce is the indisputable star of traditional American barbecued chicken.The brick-hued sauce should be mopped on as the chicken cooks, resulting in a beautifully browned (not ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Salmon Panzanella

  14-05-2018 16:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In the most perfect of all worlds, things look as good as they taste. That's true with this dish. Pink salmon, bright tomatoes (grab multicolored ones if that's an option), ...
  
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• This Fourth of July, try a red, white and blue poke cake

  14-05-2018 16:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Although poke cake is usually in the form of a sheet cake, we thought it could make a beautiful and festive layer cake for the Fourth of July.For a cake ...
  
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• The decline of Club 18-30 isn’t all about sex, sex, sex you know | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  14-05-2018 15:47
  It’s easy to see why Thomas Cook is considering the raunchy holiday club’s future – the golden age of the package holiday is overHang up your mankinis, turn off the foam machine, silence the DJ Ötzi, let the mourners come, for it looks as though Club 18-30 is approaching its demise and with it, the great British holiday as we know it. Thomas Cook, which owns the raunchy holiday club for young adults, is reportedly considering its future as the “Instagram generation&r
  
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• Harry is most popular UK royal, but world not bothered by wedding: poll

  14-05-2018 15:10
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry, who weds his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle on Saturday, is the most liked British royal across the world along with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, a new poll has...
  
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• 'I never thought I was beautiful': Neelam Gill and the fight against the pressure to be pale

  14-05-2018 15:03
  The Burberry model – alongside a growing number of Asian women – is speaking out against colourism and prejudiced notions of beautyEvery Asian woman has a colourism story to tell. Maybe it was last week, when a relative remarked on how dark she had gone in the sun. Or perhaps it’s a story from girlhood: the first time someone said she shouldn’t play outdoors because she would “tan”. Either way, wherever we are on the colour spectrum, we have all had a moment w
  
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• Her way: 3 new lifestyle books coming from Martha Stewart

  14-05-2018 14:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Martha Stewart's next three lifestyle books will be showcases for "the Martha way."Houghton Mifflin Harcourt told The Associated Press on Monday that Stewart's new series would feature ......
  
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• UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

  14-05-2018 14:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years.The United Nations ...
  
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• Britain's royal wedding: What the papers are saying

  14-05-2018 14:07
  LONDON (Reuters) - With less than a week to go to the May 19 wedding of Britain's Prince Harry to U.S. actress Meghan Markle, Britain newspapers are carrying numerous stories about the upcoming...
  
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• 5 Affordable Ways to Make your Home Feel More Luxurious

  14-05-2018 14:00
  Let us show you how to add affordable luxury into your home. Image: Polo MA Inc. Interior DesignCreating a luxury retreat in your own home may seem like an expensive and overwhelming task. Opulent furniture and upscale décor come to mind when we think of the term “luxury,” but, it doesn’t have to be that way. By simply making a few small changes, you can make your home feel luxurious without spending an arm and a leg.Don’t believe us? Here’s five of our favor
  
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• Anna Jones’s recipes for cooking with lettuce

  14-05-2018 13:00
  Give salads a new dimension by charring leaves or simmering them into a spring soupI’m not sure who came up with the idea of cooking lettuce, but they should be applauded because, however ridiculous it may seem, a cooked lettuce will almost always triumph. There is without question a place for a cool, crisp and raw salad leaf, but on these half-summer, half-winter days of spring, I need some persuasion to eat a lettuce: these two recipes have my arm twisted. Continue reading...
  
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• Crossword roundup: mothers-in-law or mother-in-laws?

  14-05-2018 12:42
  Karl Marx, Richard Feynman and some tricky plurals in our pick of the best of the broadsheet crypticsGreat news if you’re a fan of Guardian setter Boatman, can get to Brighton on Thursday, enjoy a combination of quiz and Q&A, and don’t mind my being there too: Continue reading...
  
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• British seasonal produce on menu for royal wedding reception

  14-05-2018 12:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - The menu for the reception after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will feature a bonanza of British produce.Royal chef Mark Flanagan said Monday many of the dishes ......
  
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• Nigel Slater’s early summer salad recipes

  14-05-2018 09:00
  Zesty noodle salad with sprouted beans, and papaya with passion fruit and ginger – luscious and refreshing dishes best eaten outdoorsAs the days warm up, I find myself in need of recipes that involve slightly less time spent at a hot stove. The sort of unhurried cooking that fits comfortably into summer living, when there seems to be less time to cook and when the great outdoors beckons. There is not one of this month’s collection of recipes we haven’t eaten outdoors, mostly at
  
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• I’ve tried everything to cure my premature ejaculation

  14-05-2018 09:00
  I have had this problem for 12 years and nothing I have tried – from medication to yoga and therapy – has helped. It is ruining my relationships with womenI am 27 years old and have been battling premature ejaculation since I first had sex at 15. It was one of the main causes of my seven-year relationship breaking up, and has left me feeling insecure about my relationships with women. I have tried everything from medication (paroxetine) to yoga (vinyasa yoga to control breathing, as
  
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• The media are agog but are Britons really bothered about royal wedding?

  14-05-2018 08:17
  ETON, England (Reuters) - Drinking pints in a traditional English pub in the genteel town of Eton under swathes of red, white and blue bunting, locals say Saturday's wedding of Prince Harry and his...
  
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• Why was buying a Harveys sofa such an uncomfortable experience?

  14-05-2018 08:00
  The cushions went flat after three months and we were forced to sit on the floorWe bought a sofa and chair from Harveys which arrived in mid-November last year. By the end of January all the static cushions had gone flat and so uncomfortable that we are now sitting on the floor. Harveys sent an independent assessor. He weighed the cushions and said they were OK so there was no manufacturing fault. It then refused to take it further. I pointed out the cushions are so flat we can feel the springs
  
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• The lettings club where tenants are fined £90 for leaving dirty dishes

  14-05-2018 08:00
  Rent from Lifestyle Club London and you are a ‘member’ … and that’s a whole new grey areaIt was when Paolo Sanchez* needed to find affordable accommodation in London that he was lured by a Facebook ad offering a large, attractive room for a reasonable rate. Cleaning, utilities, broadband and council tax were thrown in. He applied, and moved into a eight-bedroom house-share in Hackney for £900 a month. Only then did he realise what he had let himself in for.“T
  
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• New graduates want to be their own boss – here's how to do it

  14-05-2018 08:00
  More than half the current crop of university leavers say they are planning go it alone as entrepreneurs or freelancers – what advice could help them make self-employment a success?As the academic year draws to an end, research has shown that more than half of UK students are turning their backs on graduate jobs to go it alone. According to a study by Solopress, 56% of students are considering setting up their own business, and only 33% are planning to apply to graduate schemes once they l
  
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• This spring thing is strictly for the birds

  14-05-2018 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  I don’t want to sound like a monster, but I’m doing everything I can to prevent another family from moving into our house.More precisely, I’m trying to stop them from ...
  
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• A local’s guide to Rome: 10 top tips

  14-05-2018 07:30
  Contemporary Rome’s best bars, restaurants and culture are found in the southern neighbourhoods of Testaccio and Garbatella, a world away from the city-centre gladiators in plastic armour‘How do you cope with the tourists?” is a question that you get used to when living in Rome. But the truth is, for most of my time there, I hardly saw them. My first apartment was a stone’s throw from the Vatican, which meant that the local shops all sold rosary beads and holy water rathe
  
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