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At Fashion Week, the Classic Runway Strut Gets an Update
The New York Times - 5 Mar 2019 23:50
Brands such as Lemaire, Off-White and Maison Margiela have been ushering in movements that emphasize each model's individuality.
4-year-old boy playing with neighbor's Husky gets arm ripped off
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 23:53
Authorities in Utah say a Husky attacked a 4-year-old boy, ripped off his arm and presumably swallowed the now-missing limb, according to reports. The child, whose identity hasn’t been released, wanted to play with his...
Mom kidnapped from Boston club was bound with duct tape, shoved in suitcase
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 04:03
The 23-year-old mom allegedly kidnapped leaving a Boston nightclub last month was shoved in a suitcase and bound with duct tape when cops found her dead inside the trunk of a car, according to a report published Monday. ...
'London Patient' Appears to Become the Second Person Ever Cured of AIDS
Time - 5 Mar 2019 05:37
The man, who had a bone marrow transplant in 2016 and stopped taking antiretroviral drugs 18 months ago, shows no signs of the infection
Ben Carson to leave the Trump administration after first term
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 05:14
Ben Carson, the secretary for Housing and Urban Development, said on Monday that he plans to leave the agency and return to the private sector at the end of President Trump's first term. "I will certainly finish out this...
Hillary Clinton States It Definitively: 'I'm Not Running' in 2020
The New York Times - 5 Mar 2019 05:11
The former secretary of state told a New York television station that she would continue to speak out on issues, saying, "I'm not going anywhere."
Chris Watts murdered family after he admitted to affair: attorney
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 04:42
The Colorado man convicted of murdering his family began the deadly assault on his wife after he admitted to having and affair and she threatened to take the kids away Chris Watts, 33, murdered his pregnant wife Shanann,...
Target's digital strategy appears to click with in-store shoppers
USA Today - 5 Mar 2019 22:29
Target's push to entice online shoppers to visit an actual store appears to be paying off, with sales and traffic growing last year.
Ocasio-Cortez aide accused of funneling $1M into private accounts
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 17:01
A conservative government watchdog group filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s top aide of funneling $1 million in donations into his private accounts in a poss...
Four graphics that help explain Britain's knife crime crisis
CNN - 5 Mar 2019 16:46
The deaths of two 17-year-olds in London and Greater Manchester over the weekend have reignited the debate over knife crime in Britain.
India won't discuss retaliatory duty with U.S.: trade official
Reuters - 5 Mar 2019 08:56
(This version of the story corrects to say India won't discuss retaliatory duty issue with U.S., not that India has no plan to impose retaliatory tariffs)
UN: Don't Let Egypt Undermine Expert's Role
Human Rights Watch - 5 Mar 2019 07:00
Expand Egyptian security forces have been involved in systematic abuses such as enforced disappearance and torture and have used abusive counterterrorism laws and measures to crush peaceful dissent. Egyptian security for...
JPMorgan prepares to demolish HQ to build new one
New York Post - 5 Mar 2019 05:29
As JPMorgan prepares to demolish its old headquarters at 270 Park Ave., archpaper.com reports that a work elevator has popped up alongside it. The 52-story structure is to come down so the bank can put up a modern, 70-st...
Women in Ancient Rome Didn't Have Equal Rights. They Still Changed History
Time - 5 Mar 2019 17:00
The story of Rome is incomplete without them
WATCH: WH blasts Dems' 'disgraceful' investigation
ABC News - 5 Mar 2019 16:46
The White House called Democrats' deepening investigation into President Donald Trump "disgraceful and abusive," but the president has vowed to cooperate
Anti-Muslim poster at West Virginia GOP Day links Ilhan Omar and 9/11
CBSNews - 5 Mar 2019 05:32
A poster at a West Virginia Republican Party event at the Capitol featured a poster linking U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and 9/11. The House sergeant at arms has resigned after a delegate alleged she called all Muslims terrorist...
China's Premier Promises Relief for Business in a Year of Risks
The New York Times - 5 Mar 2019 05:27
The annual report by Li Keqiang, the No. 2 leader, laid out promises to reduce burdens on the private sector and warned about "struggle" ahead.
Resident in rural Alabama community hit by twister: 'I thought I was gone'
USA Today - 5 Mar 2019 05:13Philippines: US more likely to figure in war at sea than us
Miami Herald - 5 Mar 2019 05:13
The Philippine defense chief says the United States is more likely to be involved in a "shooting war" in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines and renewed his …
The Vatican Will Unseal Records About Holocaust-Era Pope Pius XII. Here's What We Already Know About His Controversial Legacy
Time - 5 Mar 2019 05:00
The Vatican will unseal the records years ahead before they were expected
China Has Accused Two Detained Canadians of Stealing State Secrets
Time - 5 Mar 2019 04:56
The men were arrested in December after a senior Chinese tech exec was detained in Canada
William Barr Won't Recuse Himself From Overseeing Mueller Investigation: DOJ
The Huffington Post - 5 Mar 2019 04:47
Barr, now attorney general, drew fire during his confirmation hearings over a memo he wrote last year that was critical of Mueller's probe.