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• Scientists find opioids, antibiotics in Puget Sound mussels

  25-05-2018 23:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SEATTLE - Scientists who track pollution have discovered traces of antibiotics and the pain reliever oxycodone in some Puget Sound mussels.KIRO-TV reported this week that the Washington Department of Fish ...
  
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• 'Arrested Development' puts spotlight on workplace harassment: expert

  25-05-2018 23:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Their dysfunctional on-screen family antics brought a cult TV sitcom back from cancellation, but an expert says the "Arrested Development" cast's public reckoning with accusations of on-set verbal harassment could ...
  
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• After Amazon Echo misfire, ways to protect your own privacy

  25-05-2018 22:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies.According to Amazon, the ...
  
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• Judge orders higher-calorie meals for Alaska Muslim inmates

  25-05-2018 21:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Alaska corrections officials to provide Muslim inmates with nutritionally sufficient, pork-free meals when they break their Ramadan fasts at night.U.S. District ......
  
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• 'Smart' gadgets: Ways to minimize privacy and security risks

  25-05-2018 21:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance shows the risks that come with new technologies.According to Amazon, the ...
  
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• Meghan Markle makes gold sales sparkle

  25-05-2018 20:57
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Meghan Markle effect has spread to yellow gold jewelry, helping boost United States sales in the first quarter of 2018 with further gains expected, jewelers said.
  
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• Recalls this week: strollers, compact utility loaders

  25-05-2018 20:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A line of strollers that fail to meet federal safety standards are among this week's recalled consumer products. Others include compact utility loaders and bicycles.Here's a more detailed look:STROLLERSDETAILS: The ...
  
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• Ireland referendum could lift strict ban on abortion

  25-05-2018 20:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DUBLIN - Ireland's referendum Friday represented more than a vote on whether to end the country's strict abortion ban. It was a battle for the very soul of a traditionally ...
  
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• Bottles of 1774 wine for sale at French auction

  25-05-2018 17:39
  PARIS (Reuters) - Wine connoisseurs have the chance to buy a truly vintage tipple on Saturday when three bottles of "yellow wine" dating from 1774 go under the hammer in France.
  
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• Marks and Spencer's everywoman exposed as a high street myth

  25-05-2018 16:35
  As UK clothing sales slump fashion retailers need to adapt to the age of individualityNews just in: the “everywoman” who has long patronised Marks & Spencer’s fashion department does not exist. She never has, of course, even if, two decades ago, it was easy for the retailer to behave as though she did. Back then, high street offerings were so limited that big retailers could produce broad-brush designs conceived to appeal to the masses. The world has long since moved on. Co
  
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• Referendum in Ireland could lift strict ban on abortion

  25-05-2018 16:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DUBLIN - Ireland's referendum Friday represented more than a vote on whether to end the country's strict abortion ban. It was a battle for the very soul of a traditionally ......
  
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• Pacific Ocean features in new royal Markle's Coat of Arms

  25-05-2018 16:14
  LONDON (Reuters) - A Coat of Arms has been created for U.S. actress Meghan Markle, who married Britain's Prince Harry in a lavish ceremony watched by millions last weekend, featuring California's...
  
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• From snipers to moms: World War II exhibit focuses on women

  25-05-2018 16:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NATICK, Mass. - The terrors of World War II impacted most of the world's women, both on the home and battlefronts.A new exhibition opening Friday at the International Museum of ...
  
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• Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

  25-05-2018 15:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska - A judge plans to issue an order Friday requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan.U.S. ...
  
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• Severn and Wye Smokery – restaurant review | Grace Dent

  25-05-2018 14:00
  The best dishes here are the ones the chefs have had little to do with“Life is a journey, not a destination” may be the type of motivational spaff that imbeciles have on fridge magnets, yet within it there lies some truth. Several times recently, as I’ve traversed Britain sprinkling happiness, the journey to the restaurant has been much more fun than dinner.The Severn & Wye Smokery in Gloucestershire sits between two of these islands’ most celebrated, salmon-abundant
  
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• Need a Move-In Deep Cleaning? Amazon Home Services Has You Covered

  25-05-2018 14:00
  You’ve just moved into your new home or apartment. Looking at everything that needs to be done, you might feel like you need an army on your side. You’ve got boxes to unpack, that tricky smart home security system to install, flat-screen TVs to mount and new furniture to assemble. Plus, you want your home sparkly clean — STAT. Thankfully, Amazon’s got you covered; its Amazon Home Services department will send someone over right away to check off the items on you
  
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• Martin Parr’s day at the Chelsea flower show – a photo essay

  25-05-2018 13:39
  Magnum photographer Martin Parr captures his unique view of gardening fans at the annual extravaganza
  Just one woman at Chelsea, peering through a thicket of foxgloves with a wry smile on her face, has clocked the quiet man in the brown shirt, owner of the most famously satirical eye in British photography. Martin Parr, she has realised, has invaded one of the most prestigious flower shows in the world. Continue reading...
  
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• The 10 best painterly pieces for the home – in pictures

  25-05-2018 13:30
  Make an impression with these abstract picks Continue reading...
  
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• The Floating Light Bulb – Idea Pop Up

  25-05-2018 13:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Having this lamp on your desk will gift you with amazing ideas all the time (maybe)
  This is the gravity defying light bulb that floats in mid-air. A magnet inside the bulb is repelled by electromagnetic coils and magnets in its wood-look  base, a powerful opposing force that causes it to levitate and slowly spin. More than a novelty, four ribbon LEDs inside the shatterproof bulb produce a warm yellow glow like a vintage incandescent bulb.
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• Rubber Hip Girl

  25-05-2018 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  She’s all smiley now but once she’s a older her hip will ruin the rest of her life. What happens if she gets older? She’s going to need a hip replacement and if her health insurance is going to find out how she was treating her health? She gets kicked out instantly. But still, the video below is impressive:
   
  
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• Hitchin Lavender, Hertfordshire: ‘Kids will be in awe of the surroundings’ – review

  25-05-2018 11:00
  A real field of dreams, get the family back to nature amid these 12 acres of beautiful lavender, where picking is encouraged – and photo opportunities aboundA family-run farm with a 12-acre blanket of lavender that paints one Hertfordshire hillside a vivid purple every summer. From late May to the end of August, the farm’s 25 miles of lavender rows are yours to explore. Children can pick their way around the field and take bunches of the stuff home by the bag. There’s also a fi
  
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• Experience: I found out that my aunt and uncle are my real parents

  25-05-2018 11:00
  I felt shock at first. This woman suddenly wasn’t Mum any more. Then I felt deceived and angryI was 24 and had just finished my undergraduate degree when, out of the blue, my elderly Greek mother announced that she had something to tell me. “But you look busy, so I’ll tell you later…” I said, “Mum, if you’ve got something to say, tell me now.”She was nervous and asked me to sit down, but I refused. I thought she was going to tell me somebody was d
  
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• Football tickets: how resale sites rip off fans – video

  25-05-2018 08:32
  A Guardian investigation has uncovered evidence of football tickets being sold illegally in vast quantities, thanks to an alliance between professional touts and websites that escape the law because they are based overseas. Through covert filming, we reveal a widespread practice that rips people off and that experts say is putting fans at risk Continue reading...
  
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• The best skirts for all ages – in pictures

  25-05-2018 08:00
  Make the skirt the focal point of your outfit. Opt for prints, pleats or an asymmetric hemline, but don’t stick to neutral tops: be bold and mix up coloursContinue reading...
  
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• Sainsbury’s Bank and Santander pass the buck when I fall victim to ID fraud

  25-05-2018 08:00
  The fraudulent loan is still showing on my credit record months later and neither bank seems botheredLast year I was the victim of identity fraud. When checking my credit report, I discovered a current account at Santander I had not applied for. The fraudster had taken out a loan from Sainsbury’s Bank for £11,420 and paid it into the Santander account. Sainsbury’s was informed and it raised an indemnity against Santander to recover the money, but told me my credit file would no
  
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• Homes with a studio for sale – in pictures

  25-05-2018 08:00
  Brush up on your painting skills or just enjoy the extra work space in these properties, from Dorset to Derbyshire Continue reading...
  
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• Cromer’s odyssey: from Victorian escape to foodie hub

  25-05-2018 07:30
  It’s the classic crabbing-from-the-pier seaside town but alongside the faded grandeur is a thriving community with a fab food sceneMention Cromer and someone within earshot will think “crabs”. Cromer crabs, a happy bit of alliteration which sticks in the mind and conjures visions of wide beaches, seaside fun and wholesome seaside fare, with or without mayonnaise.And that’s pretty much how it is. The brown crab – Cancer pagurus – is found all around the UK, but
  
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• Just zipping out to the shops: mountain dwellers soar over angry rapids in China

  25-05-2018 07:28
  NUJIANG, China (Reuters) - Cha Huilan, a mother of two living in a Chinese mountain village cut off by a raging river, dangles from a harness hooked to a zipline every time she crosses its violent...
  
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• American kids recreate royal wedding for photoshoot

  25-05-2018 03:08
  (Reuters) - Living the fantasy of Britain's royal wedding, American kids dressed up as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a photoshoot on a budget and schedule that wedding planners can only dream of.
  
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• Rachel Dolezal, who posed as black, accused of welfare fraud

  25-05-2018 03:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SPOKANE, Wash. - A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was outed as a white woman pretending to be black has been charged with welfare ......
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,518

  25-05-2018 01:00
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• Tommy Chong reflects on pot's evolution as he turns 80

  25-05-2018 00:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - Yeah man, Tommy Chong says he always knew he'd live to see the day marijuana legalization would be sweeping America.He knew when he and partner Cheech Marin ...
  
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