2019

Gigi Hadid marches gatecrasher off the Chanel catwalk

Image copyright Getty Images Supermodel Gigi Hadid confronted an intruder on the catwalk at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week. Comedian Marie S’Infiltre – real name Marie Benoliel – climbed onto the runway wearing a Chanel-style dog tooth-patterned outfit and a black hat. After getting most of the way round the runway, Gigi Hadid […]

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Gene editing video stirs talk of designer babies, ethics

A new video showing people casually discussing gene editing and designer babies is making waves because of its source: the government-funded group leading efforts to set standards for the ethically dicey science. The National Academy of Sciences posted the video earlier this week along with a tweet it later removed. The tweet read: “Dream of

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Next Democratic Debate Will Have 12 Candidates Onstage, the Most Ever

It’s official: Biggest. Debate. Ever. The next Democratic presidential primary debate, on Oct. 15 in Westerville, Ohio, will feature a super-size lineup of a dozen candidates onstage at once, party officials said on Wednesday. Never before have so many presidential candidates shared a single stage in a primary debate, according to political historians who keep

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Tesla’s 3Q car sales accelerate, but miss analysts’ target

Tesla’s electric car sales accelerated again during the summer, but the company is still lagging behind the pace it needs to reach CEO Elon Musk’s goal for the entire year. The company delivered 97,000 vehicles from July through September, more than in any other three-month period in its history. The performance increased Tesla’s sales for

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US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving advocates in Philadelphia and perhaps elsewhere a boost in their efforts to open them. U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh said there’s no evidence that Congress intended 1980s-era drug laws to cover sites where people

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‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Said He Left Comedy Because Of ‘Woke Culture’

“Joker” director Todd Phillips seems frustrated that his signature brand of bro humor isn’t cool anymore. The director who made a name for himself with comedies like 2003’s “Old School” and 2009’s “The Hangover” told Vanity Fair for its November cover story that he is leaving comedy behind because of “woke culture.” Phillips said in

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