January 2020

Billy Porter Rocks Butterfly Body Art At Critics’ Choice Awards To Honor Transgender People

Billy Porter lived up to his fashion icon reputation once again at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards Sunday, turning heads in a strapless, floor-length jumpsuit in dueling shades of green.  The “Pose” and “Like a Boss” star accessorized the ensemble, custom-designed by Hogan McLaughlin, with temporary tattoos that depicted a colorful swarm of butterflies covering his bare arms

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Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment

With President Trump facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden, Russian military hackers have been boring into the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the affair, according to security experts. The hacking attempts against Burisma, the Ukrainian

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U.S. Says China Is No Longer a Currency Manipulator

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally removed China’s designation as a currency manipulator on Monday, offering a major concession to the Chinese government as senior officials arrived in Washington to sign a trade agreement with President Trump. The Treasury Department released its long-delayed currency report on Monday afternoon, providing its first public analysis of China’s

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Iran’s Grim Economy Limits Its Willingness to Confront the U.S.

LONDON — Iran is caught in a wretched economic crisis. Jobs are scarce. Prices for food and other necessities are skyrocketing. The economy is rapidly shrinking. Iranians are increasingly disgusted. Crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration have severed Iran’s access to international markets, decimating the economy, which is now contracting at an alarming 9.5

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Signet Rings Are Everywhere. Here’s Where To Get One At Any Budget.

If Instagram has ever targeted you with a jewelry ad, you may have developed a renewed appreciation for the signet ring, a piece originally used as a form of identification and authentication. “Early examples featured stones carved with a design unique to the owner,” said jewelry historian Elizabeth Doyle, who co-owns antique jewelry boutique Doyle

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