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• Kid ride-ons explode with cars, tractors, monster trucks

  13-11-2018 22:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Mercedes or Mustang? John Deere or Jeep? Electric ride-ons for kids are busting out all over this holiday season.Target will add nearly a quarter-million square feet of ...
  
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• Idaho, Washington farmers see above-average year on wheat

  13-11-2018 22:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LEWISTON, Idaho - Farmers in Idaho and Washington saw above-average returns on wheat crop this year, but lentil prices are plunging, officials said."Generally speaking, we had an above-average year," said ......
  
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• Beekeeper therapist uses venom to heal his patients

  13-11-2018 21:31
  On his rooftop in the outskirts of Cairo, Omar Abulhassan raises thousands of bees -- not for the honey, but their venom.
  
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• As design element, ode to passion, big books are great gifts

  13-11-2018 21:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Whether as a design element or an ode to a passion or hobby, coffee table books have it covered, especially as holiday gifts.Splashy, special interest books are ......
  
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• More US kids get paralyzing illness, cause is still unknown

  13-11-2018 20:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they still aren't sure what's causing it.This ...
  
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• Juul halts store sales of some flavoured e-cigarettes

  13-11-2018 20:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The nation's leading e-cigarette maker says it has halted store sales of some flavours to deter use by kids.The announcement Tuesday by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead ...
  
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• Time is money: 'The Asprey' wristwatch sells for nearly $3.9 million

  13-11-2018 20:35
  A unique vintage wristwatch went under the hammer for 3.915 million Swiss francs ($3.88 million) in Geneva on Tuesday, auctioneer Sotheby's said, setting a world record price after hectic bidding.
  
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• Black Friday: Shop it or skip it?

  13-11-2018 20:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A solid 70 per cent of Americans plan to shop on Black Friday this year, according to a recent NerdWallet study conducted by The Harris Poll.But the nature of a ...
  
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• Why coasting at work is the best thing for your career, health and happiness

  13-11-2018 18:59
  A study has found that a third of us say we are ‘coasting’ in our jobs. Maybe they’ve worked out the key to a good lifeWhen I met a friend recently, I asked him how work was. “Oh, just coasting,” he said. He’s not alone. According to a recent poll, one-third of the 3,000 people surveyed said they were “coasting” at work. This may come as a surprise in an age when so many people spend so much time complaining about how busy they are. But most of thi
  
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• Greece unearths remnants of ancient city of Tenea

  13-11-2018 17:59
  Greek archaeologists have discovered jewelry, dozens of coins and remnants of a housing settlement affirming the location of an ancient city thought to have been founded by survivors of the Trojan...
  
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• No accounting for these tastes: Artificial flavours a mystery

  13-11-2018 17:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Six artificial flavours are being ordered out of the food supply in a dispute over their safety, but good luck to anyone who wants to know which ......
  
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• Share your Caribbean highlights for the chance to win a £200 hotel voucher

  13-11-2018 17:19
  Send us a tip on affordable experiences in the Caribbean, be they places to stay, activities and attractions, or bars and restaurantsPalm-fringed beaches, rum punch and infectious reggae beats … Carnivals, rainforest and a laid-back vibe … The Caribbean is one of the world’s most alluring holiday destinations, and we want to hear your highlights – especially for those not on an A-lister budget. It might be a cosy guesthouse, a hidden beach, a seafood shack or a wildlife
  
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• Tips for hosts and houseguests to keep holidays happy

  13-11-2018 15:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The holiday season often means houseguests. What does it mean to be a good host — or a good houseguest?"Remember the spirit of the holidays. It's easy to get caught ......
  
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• How to throw a holiday open house party

  13-11-2018 15:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There are many ways to entertain, but during the busy holiday season, it's the open house party that I gravitate to.Not a big, sit-down meal. Not a frenetic, crowded, two-hour ...
  
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• For many families, 'tis the season for matching jammies

  13-11-2018 15:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Amy and Kevin Wilson began giving their three sons matching pyjamas at Christmas for a reason: They wanted their little ones to get excited about going to bed so that ...
  
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• Wood ash from fireplaces, stoves can sometimes help the soil

  13-11-2018 14:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For gardeners who heat their homes in winter using stoves or fireplaces, good-quality wood ashes can be a soil-amendment bonus. But if applied improperly, they can be a caustic topping ...
  
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• 'We've been here since 1747' – Dutch windmill villagers take on tourist hordes

  13-11-2018 13:43
  Locals say limits needed to save character of Kinderdijk and its 18th century windmillsThe 60 inhabitants of the Dutch village of Kinderdijk have long been vastly outnumbered by the hordes of tourists drawn to the Unesco world heritage site’s 18th-century windmills.Now, amid rumours that the latest business plan for the village involves an increase in visitor numbers from 600,000 to 850,000 and a second dock for passing cruise ships, they say they have had enough. Continue reading...
  
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• Tamal Ray’s Indian bread pudding recipe | The Sweet Spot

  13-11-2018 13:00
  An irresistible, spicy version of the favourite pudding, infused with sweetened milk, saffron, cardamom and cinnamonThis is the king of bread and butter puddings: richly spiced, aromatic, irresistible. A favourite of India’s Mughal royalty, the dish combines pieces of bread fried in butter, and then baked in a sweetened milk simmered with saffron, cardamom and cinnamon. The aroma of the gently infusing spices will fill your kitchen with the sort of heady, festive warmth that will ward away
  
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• Nigel Slater’s fennel with cream and pine kernels recipe

  13-11-2018 13:00
  Scrumptious creamy veg with a crunchy crustTrim 750g of fennel, then slice into pieces no thicker than a pencil. The thicker you slice them, the longer they will take to cook. Warm a thin layer of olive oil in a frying pan then add the fennel, a few pieces at a time if there isn’t room for them all at once, and let them cook until pale gold. Set the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Remove from the heat and pour over 250ml of double cream. Continue reading...
  
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• Fowl play unlikely in duck's disappearance

  13-11-2018 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Mandarin duck was minding his own business on a pond in New York’s Central Park when, with the snap of a few viral pictures, he became a celebrity.The rare ...
  
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• Slated for success: a walk in Snowdonia, Wales – a potential new Unesco site

  13-11-2018 07:30
  Cambodia has Angkor Wat, Jordan has Petra and Unesco may soon add the slate landscape of Snowdonia to its heritage list. We walk its old miners’ trails‘It’s a new Machu Picchu!” I cried to my companion as we crested a high pass and gazed down. In a secret mountain fastness lay the remains of an ancient village. A grid of streets passed silent dwellings. Further below, two Nazca-straight lines led past a decaying temple. We were 21st-century Hiram Binghams. I could already
  
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• Sudoku 4,216 medium

  13-11-2018 01:01
  Click here to access the print version.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 15,138

  13-11-2018 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,665

  13-11-2018 01:00
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