Sunday, December 31, 2023

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Friday, December 29, 2023

Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/27/multimedia/27WELL-JN1-EXPLAINER-gwzj/27WELL-JN1-EXPLAINER-gwzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgHere’s what to know about the coronavirus variant, which was first detected in the United States in September.

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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Chess Federation Fines Player Over Her ‘Sports Shoes’

https://ift.tt/qwlW9x7 Dutch chess player, who received an official warning, said she did not intend to violate the dress code when she wore her canvas Burberry sneakers at a chess championship in Uzbekistan.

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

After Nashville School Shooting, Parents Push for Gun Control Action

https://ift.tt/wJmHSRj group of parents reeling from a mass shooting at their children’s private Christian school believed no one was in a better position to persuade the G.O.P. to enact limited gun control.

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Monday, December 25, 2023

Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home

https://ift.tt/Gf5IlsS and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.

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Sunday, December 24, 2023

‘Ferrari’ Review: Michael Mann Puts You in the Driver’s Seat

https://ift.tt/Mj5WTlv director’s portrait of the Italian racecar impresario roars to life on the road, but home is a torment. Adam Driver stars with Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

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Tom Lockyer: Luton captain still in hospital after cardiac arrest

https://ift.tt/7avjxOt Town captain Tom Lockyer is still in hospital and undergoing "tests and scans" after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Saturday's Premier League match at Bournemouth.

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024

https://ift.tt/wKvJHXy of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars do not meet tougher sourcing requirements.

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Friday, December 15, 2023

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Misses Court Date, Raising Alarm Among Supporters

https://ift.tt/0U7hCci Russian opposition leader had been scheduled to appear before a district court via a video link on Monday. His spokeswoman said his allies had not heard from him for more than five days.

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars

https://ift.tt/mAjPuyG and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.

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Friday, December 8, 2023

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Platform Sells Artists’ Pieces You Won’t Find at Art Basel

https://ift.tt/WkJthv7, puzzles and hoodies are just some items that have been sold on Platform since the online retailer of artworks and prints started offering artist-designed products.

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Sheffield United: Chris Wilder says relationship with Prince Abdullah 'repaired a long time ago'

https://ift.tt/emsfM2B Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says his relationship with owner Prince Abdullah was "repaired a long time ago" as he returns following the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom.

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Monday, December 4, 2023

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Friday, December 1, 2023

UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan survives scare against Zhou Yuelong to reach semi-finals

https://ift.tt/oDByUgf O'Sullivan keeps his hopes of a record-extending eighth UK Championship crown alive with a courageous 6-5 comeback victory against Zhou Yuelong in York.

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did

https://ift.tt/uBH6LWQ Falck was happily married to a man 34 years her senior. When their age gap started to test their bond, they had to change their relationship in order to save it.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Friday, November 24, 2023

How 1.2 Million Marijuana Arrests Will Shape New York’s Legal Market

https://ift.tt/cB1QqXn new map illustrating 42 years of marijuana arrests documents the way that New York disproportionately targeted working-class, Black and Hispanic people for decades.

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Man Utd 1-3 Man City: Visitors win Manchester derby to boost WSL title hopes

https://ift.tt/BOJVYk2 City bounce back from successive defeats to beat rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and put their Women's Super League title challenge back on track.

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

ICC Cricket World Cup highlights: Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami lead India to World Cup final

https://ift.tt/F2Un9j5 Kohli hits a record-breaking century and Mohammed Shami claims 7-57 to help India book their place in the Cricket World Cup final after a 70-run victory over New Zealand in Mumbai.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial

https://ift.tt/P7Vpgiu tech giant, which is wrapping up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, has framed itself as a good corporate citizen that has pushed innovation and helped consumers.

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Marvel Flounders at the Box Office With ‘The Marvels’

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/12/multimedia/12boxoffice2-vkgh/12boxoffice2-vkgh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg“The Marvels” cost about $300 million to make and market and arrived to $47 million in domestic sales.

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

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What I Read to My Son When the World Is on Fire

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/06/opinion/06udel/06udel-mediumSquareAt3X-v3.jpgChildren’s literature, in its simplicity, brevity and empathy, can make it a singularly effective way to understand the chaos of the world.

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Walter Davis, Basketball Star With a Velvet Touch, Dies at 69

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/03/multimedia/03davis-02-blft/03davis-02-blft-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg“Walter is a good shooter until the fourth period,” one coach said of Davis, a standout in both college and the N.B.A. “Then he becomes a great shooter.”

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Friday, November 3, 2023

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Chief Executive of National Association of Realtors Resigns

https://ift.tt/hRGun2f resignation of Bob Goldberg comes days after a $1.8 billion verdict against N.A.R. and two months after The New York Times exposed complaints of sexual harassment in the group.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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‘A Very Slow Game:’ Why the Pace of Israel’s Ground Operation Counts

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/10/30/multimedia/30israel-geopolitics-gkfz/30israel-geopolitics-gkfz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgIsrael’s invasion of Gaza is proceeding more slowly than expected. That may suit the needs of its allies — and its adversaries, analysts say.

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Sunday, October 29, 2023

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Friday, October 20, 2023

The Multimillion-Dollar Machines at the Center of the U.S.-China Rivalry

https://ift.tt/dKkybwz United States is taking unusual action to clamp down on sales of chip-making machinery to China, even as Chinese firms are racing to stockpile the equipment.

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

England v South Africa: Maro Itoje urges team-mates to seize day to upset Springboks

https://ift.tt/Uruj2vw row Maro Itoje tells his England team-mates to disregard the past and ignore the future to focus fully on upsetting South Africa in their Rugby World Cup semi-final.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Monday, October 16, 2023

Yellowstone Border Purchase Stops Gold Mine From Infringing on Bear Habitat

https://ift.tt/dplHzkQ conservation group acquired more than 1,500 acres just north of Yellowstone National Park to stop a gold mine that they say would have upset the habitat of bears and other wildlife.

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Sunday, October 15, 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Friday, October 13, 2023

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Kevin Phillips, 82, Dies; Predicted the G.O.P. Resurgence

https://ift.tt/GWASxme conservative mastermind of the race-based “Southern strategy,” he later, as a writer, had second thoughts after assessing income inequality under three Republican presidents.

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Keir Starmer, UK Labour Party Leader, Vows to Rebuild Britain Amid Protest

https://ift.tt/GwBs3Rp Starmer, the leader of the U.K. opposition, brushed off an unexpected onstage protest to make a pitch that his party could rebuild the country after 13 years of Conservative rule.

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Poland’s Ruling Party Uses Germany as Boogeyman as Tough Election Looms

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/10/08/multimedia/08poland-leader-jqpz/08poland-leader-jqpz-moth.jpgPoland’s Law and Justice party is using Germany as a punching bag to rally its base for the election on Oct. 15, a tactic driven by the country’s de facto leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Protests to Egypt’s Presidential Elections Grow as Sisi Announces Campaign

https://ift.tt/gj63fPw will chose a leader in December. It will likely be President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, though with the economy in dire straits, protests are gaining momentum.

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Armed Man Seeking Wisconsin Governor Posts Bail and Returns With Rifle

https://ift.tt/38oiuZg man was taken into custody inside the State Capitol on Wednesday after asking to see Gov. Tony Evers, the authorities said. He posted bail and returned hours later with a rifle.

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Read Your Way Through Missoula

https://ift.tt/7JzfnjO calls to storytellers: The cold clear waters of its rivers have carried the voices of its inhabitants from time immemorial, says Debra Magpie Earling, one of its writers. Here, she recommends her favorites.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

How Chelsea Became the Unlikely Center of the Art World

https://ift.tt/dYSBKQ1 art business took over a neighborhood on the Far West Side of Manhattan previously known as Gasoline Alley. Then the city turned the area into a ‘monument to real estate developers.’

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Monday, October 2, 2023

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Iraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations

https://ift.tt/hvMsYfC wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people.

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Friday, September 29, 2023

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Meet the A.I. Jane Austen: Meta Weaves A.I. Throughout Its Apps

https://ift.tt/zyX53vm introduced artificially intelligent characters based on Jane Austen, Snoop Dogg and others into Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, as the race to lead the technology heats up.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Hunter Biden Sues Giuliani for Spreading Information From Laptop

https://ift.tt/sDtXf9M president’s son accused Rudolph Giuliani of breaking California law about data privacy by disseminating personal messages from a computer he left at a repair shop in Delaware.

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Monday, September 25, 2023

Fox News Announces a Newsom and DeSantis Debate in November

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/09/25/us/politics/25pol-newsom-desantis/25pol-newsom-desantis-moth.jpgIt’s highly unusual for governors who are not running for the same office to debate, but the two have clashed repeatedly as they seek national attention.

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Newsom Vetoes Bill on Parental Support of Child’s Gender Identity in Custody Cases

https://ift.tt/cMmC2ux bill would have instructed judges in custody battles to weigh a parent’s support for a child’s gender identity. The governor’s veto breaks from his usual stance on transgender rights.

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Ford Averts Auto Strike in Canada as UAW Talks in U.S. Inch Along

https://ift.tt/MqShRX0 United Auto Workers union is threatening to expand strikes on Friday if it does not make significant progress in talks with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

East Libya’s Leader Keeps Tight Control Over Flood Aid

https://ift.tt/PA1v9FX Hifter, who oversees a military dictatorship that rules the eastern half of the divided, oil-rich nation, is dominating the response to the disaster and could use it to further entrench his power.

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Monday, September 18, 2023

First Trial in the Death of Elijah McClain Expected to Begin: What to Know

https://ift.tt/lhM09at 23-year-old died days after an encounter with the police and paramedics in 2019, which prompted investigations and demand for change within the Aurora, Colo., police force.

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Dr. Brian Monahan, the Capitol Physician, Gets Pulled Into Politics

https://ift.tt/WR42hS5. Brian P. Monahan has been thrust into the center of a political controversy as Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, seeks to dismiss concerns about his age and health.

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Friday, September 15, 2023

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Massachusetts City Declares Emergency After Flash Flooding

https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png“It’s every part of the city,” said the mayor of Leominster, in the central part of the state. “It’s basements, roofs, cars, everywhere.”

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Monday, September 11, 2023

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

J.F.K. Assassination Witness Breaks His Silence and Raises New Questions

https://ift.tt/Q5LR9FM account of Paul Landis, one of the Secret Service agents just feet away from John F. Kennedy when he was struck down, could change the understanding of what happened in Dallas in 1963.

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Richard Davis, Gifted Bassist Who Crossed Genres, Dies at 93

https://ift.tt/Ha9kKeP was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.

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Friday, September 8, 2023

Rescuers Blast Open Passages to Extract Sick American From Cave in Turkey

https://ift.tt/61p8RH2 Dickey, an American, became ill 3,400 feet underground in a cave in Turkey. International crews have gathered to help, but it will take time to carry him out.

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Neglect in New Jersey Nursing Homes Violated Veterans’ Rights, U.S. Says

https://ift.tt/dKizI80 Justice Department report detailed mismanagement in the state facilities that led to continuing failures in basic care and a rash of deaths during the Covid pandemic.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment

https://ift.tt/mzCJe56 amendment says anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office, and a long-shot effort to employ it is growing.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Burning Man Aftermath: Local Sheriff Says Festival’s ‘Principles’ Were Ignored

https://ift.tt/vdxG1nK the aftermath, a local sheriff complained that festivalgoers were not living up to their core principles of community, responsibility and “leaving no trace.” Now comes the cleanup.

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Clean Energy Projects Are Booming Everywhere. Except in Poor Nations.

https://ift.tt/ZdpriEN big obstacle is the lack of loans, a subject of intense disagreement between richer and poorer countries. But in Congo, a hard-fought solar investment shows a possible path forward.

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

In Italy, Rape Cases Seize Attention and Expose Cultural Rifts

https://ift.tt/HA65Dt9 summer of horrific crimes, including the gang rapes of two young girls, has put a new focus on the country’s attitudes toward women and the amplifying role of social media.

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Florida’s Congressional Map Illegally Hurt Black Voters, Judge Rules

https://ift.tt/XjIJ8U9 the ruling, Florida is forbidden to use the map in the 2024 election, and state legislators are required to draw a new one. But the decision can be appealed.

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Bill Richardson, Champion of Americans Held Overseas, Dies at 75

https://ift.tt/X9TAmUy serving in Congress and as governor of New Mexico, he practiced quasi-public diplomacy, working to secure the release of people he believed were being wrongfully detained.

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Friday, September 1, 2023

Pope’s Remarks on ‘Reactionary’ U.S. Catholics Rankle, and Resonate

https://ift.tt/9ivfjnG Francis sees rigid ideology replacing faith in the conservative American Catholic hierarchy, his critics see a struggle to preserve traditions and teachings they saw as settled.

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Women May Face Higher Risk of Stroke Following Infertility Treatment

https://ift.tt/kjWS4Dd the largest study of its kind, scientists found higher odds of stroke after childbirth among women who had received the treatments. Still, the number of strokes remained very low overall.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Monday, August 28, 2023

Samuel Wurzelbacher, Celebrated as ‘Joe the Plumber,’ Dies at 49

https://ift.tt/02o3ckl Republicans in 2008, he briefly became a symbol of Middle America when he questioned the presidential candidate Barack Obama in an impromptu televised encounter.

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Don’t Hate the Influencer Who Loves Her Big, Cheap Apartment. Wouldn’t You?

https://ift.tt/MKVjrxZ her parents passed along their rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper West Side, Hattie Kolp used it to start a new career as a content creator in the home décor space.

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Saturday, August 26, 2023

The RealReal’s CEO on Turning the Luxury Resale Company Around

https://ift.tt/VPWBA9F one-time Wall Street darling has lost 92 percent of its stock value since its I.P.O. Can the former tire and power tool executive reclaim the luxury goods site’s luster?

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Friday, August 25, 2023

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Luis Rubiales Apologizes for Kissing Jennifer Hermoso After World Cup Win

https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png“Probably I made a mistake,” Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer federation chief, said after grabbing Jennifer Hermoso and planting a kiss full on her mouth, igniting howls of outrage on social media.

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Sunday, August 20, 2023

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy Loves Eminem. And He Doesn’t Care If the Feeling Is Mutual.

https://ift.tt/I7kZBVR Republican presidential candidate loves rap music, even if critics say his politics are at odds with its spirit. “There’s no such thing as one rap community,” he says.

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Friday, August 18, 2023

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Monday, August 14, 2023

6 Ex-Officers Plead Guilty to State Charges in Torture of Two Black Men

https://ift.tt/V2MPhfs former Rankin County, Miss., law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday, less than two weeks after they entered guilty pleas to federal civil rights offenses.

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Read Your Way Through Appalachia

https://ift.tt/Hc5xCO1 Kingsolver, whose Pulitzer-winning “Demon Copperhead” offered a variegated portrait of the region, guides readers through a literary landscape “as bracing and complex as a tumbling mountain creek.”

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023