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• Easter Island mayor concedes Moai statue might be better left in British Museum

  10-12-2018 22:56
  The mayor of the Chile's Easter Island territory conceded on Monday that the British Museum might be a better home for a massive native Polynesian statue taken by British seamen 150 years ago.
  
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• Cannabis experts on tackling weed-infused nibbles for the first time

  10-12-2018 19:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Gingerbread men are a seasonal staple but the spiced treats by Vanessa Labrecque this year will be special: They'll be infused with cannabis.The avid baker says she'll be ...
  
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• Aretha's late reply, Phil Collins' divorce notice – and other famous faxes

  10-12-2018 19:31
  As the NHS goes to phase out the fax machine, we look back on some of the format’s best-known exchangesIt is 2018, and the NHS has announced it is phasing out faxes. The health secretary, Matt Hancock, wants healthcare to be fax-free by 2020 and has banned the purchase of any more machines. (Did I mention it is 2018?) We recall some of the format’s finest moments. Continue reading...
  
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• Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness

  10-12-2018 19:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Health officials are reporting the most cases ever of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children.Fortunately, the disease remains rare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ......
  
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• Should you stop eating ‘blood avocados’?

  10-12-2018 18:19
  Some British and Irish restaurants are ditching avocado dishes over concerns about the environment and Mexican drug cartelsAvocado on toast might be off the menu. British and Irish restaurants are increasingly ditching them over concerns that Latin American imports are damaging the environment and funding Mexican drug cartels. Growers in Michoacán, west Mexico, have had their land seized by drug lords who are reported to be earning £150m a year by selling the so-called “blood
  
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• ‘Disabled saviour’ videos aren’t heartwarming – they’re patronising and disturbing

  10-12-2018 18:02
  A video of a student giving his disabled classmate a toy has gone viral. But should it have been posted on social media at all?This week Jake Marr, a student from Phoenix, Arizona, gave his disabled classmate, Matthew Sabetta, a toy cement truck for Christmas. He filmed the exchange, reportedly at his mother’s request, then posted it to Twitter and Instagram, where it went viral.Hailed as “priceless”, “sweet” and “perfectly [capturing] the Christmas spirit&rdq
  
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• Can't get a whole pig? You can still make a yummy porchetta

  10-12-2018 17:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Traditionally, Italian porchetta is a whole pig that is spit-roasted to produce fall-apart tender, rich pieces of slow-cooked pork, aromatic with garlic, fennel seeds, rosemary, and thyme. It's served with ...
  
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• For a quick take on pizza at home, use Indian flatbread

  10-12-2018 17:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Naan is an Indian flatbread with a chewy texture and a puffed, slightly charred crust. Brushing the baking sheet with olive oil and then baking the naan on the lowest ...
  
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• Pretty holiday cookies that don't taste like cardboard

  10-12-2018 17:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Making holiday cookies_the rolled, cutout, and glazed butter-cookie variety_is everyone's favourite December activity. Unfortunately, these cookies either look good but taste like cardboard or have buttery, rich flavour but lack ...
  
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• Make great shrimp scampi without the butter-and-oil slick

  10-12-2018 17:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Shrimp scampi is rarely awful_it's unusual for things to go terribly wrong when garlic, wine and butter are involved_but restaurant versions always make me wish I'd ordered differently. I have ......
  
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• How to plan your smart home - and weigh privacy risks

  10-12-2018 17:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - You might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise every morning.Technology companies are pushing the ...
  
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• When it comes to pot roast, keeping it simple is the best

  10-12-2018 17:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When it comes to pot roast, keeping it simple is sometimes best. We started with a chuck-eye roast, a well-marbled cut that is great for braising. Splitting the roast in ...
  
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• Are you a sleep texter? You’re not alone

  10-12-2018 17:37
  In case you needed another reason not to keep your phone beside your bed, a quarter of students report this modern form of parasomniaName: Sleep texting.Location: In bed. Continue reading...
  
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• Artificial dyes fading, but food will still get colour boosts

  10-12-2018 17:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Many companies including McDonald's and Kellogg are purging artificial colours from their foods, but don't expect your cheeseburgers or cereal to look much different.Colours send important signals ...
  
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• Find serenity (or 10,000 Buddhas) in Hong Kong’s top temples

  10-12-2018 15:19
  From a single giant Buddha to thousands of smaller ones and the charm of the everyday street shrine, Hong Kong’s temples are a touch of zen in a busy cityIn Hong Kong, religion is a grab-bag of whatever seems appropriate. Buddhism, Taoism and local folk religion are widespread and intermingled, leading to temples and shrines that are dedicated to great gods, minor deities and the most humble of saints. Here are nine you have to visit in Hong Kong. Continue reading...
  
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• Slovak hospitals hold new Roma mothers against their will

  10-12-2018 14:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KEZMAROK, Slovakia - Monika Krcova did not want to follow the official guidelines and remain in the hospital in Slovakia for four days after her third baby's birth. And so ...
  
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• Taj Mahal ticket price rises by 400% for Indian visitors

  10-12-2018 14:50
  Hike is latest attempt to limit footfall after experts say flow of people causing irreversible damage The ticket price for Indian visitors to the Taj Mahal has been raised by 400%, in the latest attempt to lower tourist numbers and reduce damage to the country’s top tourist site.Indians make up the majority of the Taj Mahal’s 10,000-15,000 average daily visitors. Nearly 6.5 million people marvelled at the white marble 17th-century masterpiece in 2016. Continue reading...
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s Christmas side dish recipes | A Kitchen in Rome

  10-12-2018 13:00
  Four dishes to grace your festive table: savoy cabbage with chestnuts, Swiss chard gratin, radicchio with pancetta and braised red cabbageThe other night we roasted chestnuts. Not over an open fire, because we don’t have one; nor in the oven as I usually do, but in a frying pan on the hob. I’d never cooked chestnuts this way, thinking it required a special pan that looks like a cross between a frying pan and slotted spoon. But when I tried to buy one of these holy padella per castagn
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ alternative Christmas canapes: Indian-spiced sausage rolls recipe | The Simple Fix

  10-12-2018 12:50
  These curry-spiced sausage rolls could grace the Christmas table instead of pigs in blankets, or as canapes for partiesOver Christmas, we usually try to throw a lunch party (isn’t seeing the people we love the stuff of life?) and we often visit the Indian sub-continent for inspiration, with my father such an avid fan of Madhur Jaffrey. When the weather is cold, I find that toasting and grinding fragrant spices is warming and comforting – like these fragrant sausage rolls.Continue rea
  
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• The great puzzle: why the stigma around crosswords?

  10-12-2018 10:58
  Actors, pilots and even cricketers have been known to tackle crosswords to pass the time, but it can be frowned uponThe New Zealand former opening batsman Mark Richardson is charmingly candid about life away from the crease. “I hated fielding,” he has recently repined. “Fielding sucks.” Richardson goes on:I would take a cryptic crossword out in my pocket – I’d do the cryptic crossword through the day to keep my brain entertained. Of course, when the bowler ran
  
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• New mothers and babies often detained in Slovak hospitals

  10-12-2018 10:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KEZMAROK, Slovakia - Monika Krcova saw no reason why she should stay in the hospital for four days after her third baby's birth — she was healthy and her family ......
  
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• Roma mothers held in Slovak hospitals against their will

  10-12-2018 09:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KEZMAROK, Slovakia - Monika Krcova did not want to follow the official guidelines and remain in the hospital for four days after her third baby's birth. And so she escaped.Like ......
  
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• I’m in a relationship with another man but he identifies as straight

  10-12-2018 09:00
  We kiss and cuddle, but he won’t go beyond a certain point physically and says he loves me as a brother. Do we have any hope of a future?Until last year, I identified as a straight man. Then, after we drank too much, I made out with a slightly older colleague, who identifies as a straight man.We now meet to kiss and make out. He doesn’t go beyond a certain point physically. He gives me hand jobs but doesn’t want anything sexual himself, just cuddling and kissing. I love him dea
  
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• 20 best Christmas party recipes: part 1

  10-12-2018 09:00
  Nigella’s drunken devils on horseback, Meera Sodha’s no-fuss bhajis and Christmas cured salmon – the first part of our 20 favourite recipes for festive entertainingThese are a step forward from the deep-fried favourites: they are healthier, more pleasant to cook, and just as tasty. I like to serve these with a fresh coriander or mango chutney, or beetroot raita. Continue reading...
  
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• Seven ways to get shiny, healthy hair

  10-12-2018 08:00
  From exfoliating your scalp to regular trims and eating well, brush up on how to keep your hair in good conditionAs your hair is made of keratin, a protein, not getting enough protein in your diet can lead to dry, brittle strands, says the nutritionist Jo Lewin. She recommends adding chicken, turkey, fish, dairy products and eggs into your diet. Good sources for vegetarians and vegans are legumes, nuts, tofu and quinoa. Complex carbohydrates and iron are also important. Continue reading...
  
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• My true love gave to me: 'consensual non-monogamy'

  10-12-2018 08:00
  A festive ‘hall pass’ may be a modern solution to relieving the stress on relationships at Christmas. But is it a good idea?Christmas takes its toll on any relationship, between the surge of domestic necessities – having to deploy the pickling skills you haven’t used in decades, and the emotionally fraught business of gift selection – and, of course, the fact that spending the whole month drunk means you are bound to get off with one of your colleagues. You have wan
  
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• Substitute teacher draws criticismafter she tells kids the truth about Santa

  10-12-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It was a month before Christmas and all through the class, no first-grader saw this coming — not a lie this vast.An essay had been written by a child with ...
  
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• Filling Santa's boots for charity

  10-12-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  To quote the world-famous philosopher Britney Spears: “Oops...I did it again!”To be more specific, oops, I’m about to do it again, by which I mean, for the umpteenth time, I ...
  
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• A local’s guide to Granada: 10 top tips

  10-12-2018 07:30
  Once you’ve ticked off the Alhambra, check out Granada’s edgier barrio culture, with both alternative and traditional bars, great flamenco, food and street artThe Alhambra may be Spain’s most visited attraction year on year, but wandering the hills and the backstreets of Granada’s barrios will give you the real feel of this fascinating city, which has elegance and edginess in equal measure.Granada’s fertile valley and sweeping hills have attracted many different civ
  
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• From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world

  10-12-2018 07:00
  We asked readers for their thoughts on ‘non‑capitalist living’ and were deluged with replies. Here are their ideas for everyday ways to buck the systemAs the new Amazon advert goes, can you feel it? Amid the encroaching dark and increasingly foul weather, December is synonymous with stampedes to the supermarket, endless online clicks and the massed roar of delivery lorries – or, to be reductive about it, capitalism at its most joyful and triumphant.Clearly, though, such t
  
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• Updated mammography guidelines consider woman's preference, not only age

  10-12-2018 06:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - New guidelines for breast-cancer screening are intended to give women more of a voice in their health-care decisions, taking into account their personal values and preferences rather than ......
  
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