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• Prince Charles mixes mojitos, grinds sugar cane on last day of Cuba trip

  27-03-2019 22:34
  His wife may have had some initial reservations about Cuban cuisine, but Prince Charles was so enchanted that he asked for some black bean croquettes to take away with him at a tasting session during...
  
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• Alaska's Tlingit Code Talkers praised for secret WWII work

  27-03-2019 22:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. died without anyone knowing that he and four other long-deceased Alaska Natives had used their Tlingit language to outsmart the Japanese during ......
  
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• Take a Tour of the Season 3 Queer Eye Loft and Shop the Look

  27-03-2019 22:00
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  Season 3 of Queer Eye is out now and we’re taking you on a tour of the Fab Five’s fabulous Kansas City loft. You’ll see plenty of the modern-industrial space in the new season. The guys gather to do their makeovers and watch the final transformation at the end of the show in the Queer Eye loft. And the best part – you can sh
  
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• US to require breast density information after mammograms

  27-03-2019 19:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. government wants all women who get mammograms to receive extra information about breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot.The Food and Drug Administration ......
  
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• Tribes ask US managers to defer oil and gas lease sale

  27-03-2019 19:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Tribal leaders are calling on U.S. land managers to put off an upcoming oil and gas lease sale, the latest in an ongoing battle over energy development ...
  
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• Is your boss a ‘bit daft’? Evidence suggests you’re not alone

  27-03-2019 18:50
  Trainee barristers have been warned of ‘dim judges’, but stories of incompetent managers abound across industries. Sometimes they are simply stupid – but sometimes their job demands they are
  “Imagine the judge is slightly hard of hearing, bored and a bit daft,” was the advice given to new barristers earlier this week by an experienced member of the profession. But it is not just those in the legal profession who consider their seniors “a bit daft”.A civi
  
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• Spread the word: the rise of craft butter – and how to make your own

  27-03-2019 18:17
  Once overlooked, butter is now centre of the plate, with restaurateurs sourcing artisan varieties from far-flung dairies. But it is surprisingly easy to make yourselfI have been at least 20% happier since I discovered that the Danes have a word, tandsmør, for toothmarks in a good, thick layer of butter. I learned this from Bread & Butter, a book that shines a much-needed spotlight on two foods too often taken for granted in this country. Two other things I learned: Tibetan Buddhists s
  
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• What’s Clogging Your Drains and How Can You Unclog Them?

  27-03-2019 18:00
  Water is the most plentiful natural resource on the planet. And since it’s so abundant, you rarely think about it. That is, until you have a clogged drain and you can’t get rid of it. “Just about every plumbing fixture in your home can become clogged, from that fabulous farmhouse kitchen sink and bathroom sinks to the tub and shower,” says Doyle James, President at Mr. Rooter Plumbing. Here’s a look at what’s causing those clogged drains, and how you can unclo
  
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• Qatar's 'desert rose' museum opens at last

  27-03-2019 17:48
  Qatar on Thursday will open the doors to one of its most lavish cultural projects yet, a sweeping national museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel that lays out the tiny Gulf state's origin...
  
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• Jiving eighty-year-old DJ parties in Poland

  27-03-2019 17:17
  Donning yellow trousers, shiny platform shoes, red lipstick and headphones, 80-year-old "DJ Wika" stands behind the decks, mixing party music in a huge Warsaw club.
  
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• Parcel in the toilet? Why you should never blame the delivery driver

  27-03-2019 17:07
  The latest delivery-gone-wrong story involves a skirt left in the care of a cockapoo – who promptly ate it. Are drivers to blame for these mishaps – or is the problem their terrible working conditions?It is a trope of American films: the dog collecting the newspaper thrown over the white picket fence. It is not so commonplace, however, to come home – as Elly Holstead from Crewe did – to find that an online delivery has been left, according to the courier’s slip, &ld
  
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• United becomes first airline to introduce non-binary gender option on bookings

  27-03-2019 16:22
  US airline now offers a third gender option, X, for passengers who do not identify as male or femaleUnited Airlines is the first airline to offer a non-binary gender option for passengers booking flights. Customers can select M (male), F (female), U (undisclosed) or X (unspecified), to correspond with gender-neutral passports that are issued by some US states.Last year, the trade bodies Airlines for America (A4A) and the International Air Transport Association, which represent most of the larges
  
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• Want to improve your sleep? Start by choosing the right mattress

  27-03-2019 15:52
  Avoiding blue light exposure and going to bed at a regular time is all well and good, but without the right mattress your ‘sleep hygiene’ routine will be nowhere near as effective as it shouldIs there anything more nails-on-a-blackboard awkward than laying on a showroom bed, your partner jumping up and down on your mattress-to-be, as a 19-year-old shop assistant looks on?Perhaps such an experience is why, although we spend a third of our lives in bed, we don’t invest much time
  
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• Affordable music for the family in NYC? Try a jazz club

  27-03-2019 15:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  New York has long been a city known for jazz. What's less well-known is how kid- and family-friendly jazz performances here can be.Many performers have day jobs as educators, and ......
  
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• Too much coffee and social media – and nine other reasons you're not sleeping

  27-03-2019 15:50
  From checking Facebook to drinking alcohol before bed, are you committing one – or more – of these sleeptime sins?Do you fall asleep within 10 minutes and sleep right through until morning, bounding out of bed feeling refreshed? If the answer to any part of that question is “no”, then the problem is often something simple in your daily routine – which can be changed with relative ease.In recent years there has been a huge amount of research into why people can&rsquo
  
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• Snooze or lose? Take the big sleep quiz

  27-03-2019 15:49
  From cheese before bed to whether or not you can really catch up on lost sleep – how much do you really know about getting a good night’s rest?Whether it’s apps that track the quality of your zzz’s, sleep-assisting pillow sprays, white noise sound machines, or dream dust nightcaps, we’re always looking for new ways to improve our sleep. But with an overwhelming (and sometimes contradictory) amount of information out there, do you know myths from facts? Take our quiz
  
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• Jackfruit is a vegan sensation – could I make it taste delicious at home?

  27-03-2019 15:30
  The Indian fruit used to be left to rot on the tree, but has become a fashionable meat substitute. Does its taste match its popularity?It is the ultimate ugly duckling story, a fruit that won the lottery. Five years ago, jackfruit was just a spectacularly ugly, smelly, unfarmed, unharvested pest-plant native to India. Some people ate it, but only if they had nothing better to eat. Kerala alone disposed of 35 crore (an Indian measurement of 10 million, used predominantly for – this is true
  
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• Warren proposes breaking up Big Ag

  27-03-2019 15:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa - Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for the breakup of what she says are unfair farming monopolies.Warren says family farms struggle because "bad decisions in Washington ...
  
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• The foetus facial: why Victoria Beckham spends £1,100 to look like a newborn

  27-03-2019 14:40
  A-listers pay thousands for anti-ageing treatments involving caviar facials, crushed pearls, stem cell injections and oxygen therapy. But if you really want skin like a baby’s, there are cheaper waysName: Victoria Beckham’s caviar facial.Age: Defying. Continue reading...
  
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• Etruscan tomb in Corsica may yield secrets on civilization's decline

  27-03-2019 14:32
  French archaeologists have unearthed an Etruscan tomb containing a skeleton and dozens of artefacts in Corsica, a rare discovery that could shed new light on the wealthy civilization of northern...
  
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• Beware the shag – why the popular style caused me years of hair trauma

  27-03-2019 13:58
  The new haircut muse is Natasha Lyonne in the Netflix drama Russian Doll, who has a red and wild shag cut. Just make sure you go to a good hairdresser …The shag is back. The haircut, that is, not the pastime (though given the reported global “sex recession”, that wouldn’t be such a bad thing, either).Shag hair – long layers that frame the face and tumble down the neck, a thick fringe to disappear behind – has long been a subtle marker of feminine rebellion. T
  
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• Dutch art sleuth says he has recovered stolen Picasso

  27-03-2019 13:14
  A prominent Dutch art detective says he has helped recover a painting by Pablo Picasso that was stolen from a private Saudi owner's yacht in France in 1999.
  
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• How to make corned beef hash | Felicity Cloake’s masterclass

  27-03-2019 13:00
  Corned beef hash is your favourite dish you haven’t had in years, so remind yourself of a simple pleasure. It’s easy on the wallet, tooCorned beef may not be the most fashionable of foodstuffs, but whether you buy it from a butcher or supermarket value range, it’s a good thing to keep around for those rainy days that demand quick culinary comfort. This crisp, carby hash – zingy with mustard and sweet from the peas – is a simple pleasure, but if you haven’t had
  
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• Chewy’s Autoship Helps You Build a Perfect Pet Gift Box

  27-03-2019 12:00
  We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. 
  Subscription boxes are trending, and who can blame us? What’s not to love about getting a treat in the mail, whether that’s a monthly shipment of flowers or a weekly package of food (see you later, grocery shopping!). The only issue with subscription boxes is they can also contribute to the accumulation of stuff. When your box comes stocked with
  
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• TalkTalk told me it would terminate my contract – and I couldn’t stop it

  27-03-2019 08:00
  It said a third party had requested the service to be cut off … but it was all news to meTwo months ago, I received an email from TalkTalk stating that my contract was to be terminated at my request. This was news to me. TalkTalk said a third party had requested it, but it agreed not to terminate. A month later I received another email, again stating my account was to be terminated the following day. TalkTalk did not seem to have a record of my previous call but once more agreed not to te
  
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• 'Don’t dwell on what you can’t do': travelling with disabilities

  27-03-2019 07:30
  Disability hasn’t stopped these travellers from seeing the world. They talk about their experiences and offer tips on taking trips – and how the travel industry needs to changeWriter and editor, Jay on Life and Triple Cripples Continue reading...
  
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• 'It's going to be our little paradise': can co-ops solve the housing crisis?

  27-03-2019 07:00
  For many people, bouncing between shoddy, overpriced house-shares is a fact of life. But there is a ready-made answer: the humble housing co-opBefore Sophie Slater lived in a housing co-operative, her homes, across south London, were precarious. There was the illegal house share in New Cross where she slept under a dodgy boiler for six months. (Eventually the gas man snitched and they had to move out, which was probably for the best, on account of the potential for carbon monoxide poisoning.) Th
  
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• No one accused us guys of being smart

  27-03-2019 06:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  As much as I hate making sweeping generalizations, I feel confident in stating there are some fairly dramatic differences between men and women.For starters, no matter how simple a task ......
  
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• Updating software, shaping history: New imperial era name looms large in Japan

  27-03-2019 03:59
  In Japan, every emperor's era has its own name - appearing in places such as coins, official paperwork and newspapers - and with abdication coming at the end of April, speculation is swirling about...
  
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