2019

Biden, Weathering Attacks From Trump, Returns to Campaign Trail

LAS VEGAS — Joseph R. Biden Jr., under daily attack from President Trump and facing renewed scrutiny of his family, used his first public event since Democrats began an impeachment inquiry to lash back at the president, saying he had “violated his oath of office” and asserting, in a newly emerging campaign message, that he […]

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At Least 2 Movie Theater Chains Ban Masks At ‘Joker’ Screenings

DENVER, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The Landmark Theaters chain will ban costumes and masks for moviegoers during screenings of the film “Joker,” it said on Thursday, following concerns expressed by families involved in a 2012 mass shooting during a Batman film in Colorado. The Los Angeles-based chain, which runs 52 theaters in 27 markets, said

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N.R.A.’s LaPierre Asks Trump to ‘Stop the Games‘ Over Gun Legislation in Discussion About Its Support

Recent public filings have shown that it largely exhausted a $25 million line of credit that was guaranteed by the deed to its Fairfax, Va., headquarters, and borrowed against insurance policies taken out on its executives. Oliver North, who departed this year as the N.R.A.’s president in an acrimonious leadership fight, has said that the

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Avoid skin-lightening creams ‘at all costs’

Image copyright Getty Images Consumers are being warned to steer clear of skin lightening creams that can “act like paint stripper”. The Local Government Association warns the products should be “avoided at all costs” after recent seizures by trading standards officers. Many contained the bleaching agent hydroquinone – the creams can also contain mercury. The

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‘Anthropocene’ Documentary Shows How Humans Are Wreaking Havoc On The Planet

“Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,” a documentary by filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky, is a nature story gone awry, a dazzling and at times nauseating document of the far-reaching, and possibly catastrophic, impact that humans have had on the planet.  The film gets its title from the geological term “Anthropocene,” which

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Rent The Runway Just Had A Disaster, But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing

“It’s Rent the Runway!” is the response uttered by women in bathrooms, weddings and office elevators everywhere. More and more lately, my real life and my Instagram feed show women taking fashion risks by rocking the clothing rental service’s funky winter coats and floral mini dresses. It’s a beautiful thing. But when it’s the same

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