Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Fall TV's Most Stylish Characters


Wearing gossamer clothing in Frozen conditions is bold. For that, Elsa (Georgina Haig), we salute you. Also, nice hair!

Published on September 23, 2014 at 09:51AM


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Caitlyn Jenner avoids crash charges

The TV reality star will not face charges over a fatal crash in which one woman died.

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Text to Text | ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ and ‘The Sequel’


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Franco-Dutch deal ends Rembrandt spat

France and the Netherlands agree to buy two 17th-Century Rembrandt wedding portraits, settling their differences and preventing a bidding war.

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First marijuana resort in US to open

A Native American tribe in the US state of South Dakota has said it plans to open the first marijuana resort in the US.

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Fifa v Uefa game off after scandal

An annual football game between Fifa and Uefa staff is postponed after criminal proceedings are opened against Sepp Blatter.

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Pope tries to stop another US execution

Pope Francis appeals to the governor of Oklahoma to commute an inmate's death sentence.

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IMF head warns of weaker growth

Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, warns global growth is likely to be weaker this year than last.

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Joaquin becomes hurricane off Bahamas

A hurricane warning is issued for the central Bahamas, as storm Joaquin strengthens off its coast.

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Verstappen passes driving test

Max Verstappen, who has been racing in F1 this season, is finally allowed on the road after passing his driving test.

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US judge clears Saudis in 9/11 suit

A US judge dismisses Saudi Arabia as a defendant in lawsuits brought by families of victims of the 9/11 attacks.

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Warning over CAR 'blood diamonds'

Authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) should confiscate "blood diamonds" to prevent them being exported, Amnesty International says.

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Chinese 'parcel bombs' kill six

At least six people are killed and dozens injured in a series of suspected parcel bomb blasts in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi.

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South Africa to pay Marikana families

South Africa’s government says it will pay compensation to the families of mineworkers killed during a wage dispute in Marikana in 2012.

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Syria refugee's delight at soap scene

A teenage Syrian refugee who travelled to Europe in her wheelchair has expressed delight after a US soap opera filmed a special scene in her honour.

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Fugitive Brazil mayor hands herself in

A Brazilian mayor who became infamous for governing from afar via Whatsapp and boasting of her luxury lifestyle hands herself in to police.

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Protest-hit Nepal 'may fly in fuel'

The Nepal Oil Corporation says it may fly in fuel as protests over constitutional changes prevent supply trucks from India coming in.

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Trevor Noah mocks older politicians for 'pretending to like young people things'


It's a panderdemic

Published on September 30, 2015 at 07:18PM


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Russia 'begins Syria air strikes'

Russia appears to have begun carrying out air strikes in Syria against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, a US defence official says.

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Planned Parenthood defends itself

The head of Planned Parenthood defends her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign".

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PM facing slavery compensation demands

Prime Minister David Cameron faces calls to apologise and pay financial reparation for Britain's role in the historic slave trade in the Caribbean.

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French raid 'kills IS child soldiers'

An activist group reports that France's first air strike on Islamic State in Syrian territory killed 30, including 12 child soldiers.

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Breivik threatens to starve to death

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has threatened to starve himself to death in protest of alleged prison isolation.

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Nigeria president to run oil ministry

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he intends to remain in personal control of the oil ministry as he pursues an anti-corruption campaign.

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Iran boat 'smuggling Yemen arms' seized

The Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen says it has seized an Iranian fishing boat loaded with weapons for them in the Arabian Sea.

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Rail electrification work to restart

The electrification of the TransPennine Express and Midland Mainline is to be restarted after being stopped in June so a review could be carried out.

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Tesla's Model X has 'bird wing' doors

The manufacturer has introduced its third car, which features doors that open upwards and on which it is staking its financial hopes

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Citizen Kane scripts sold at auction

Orson Welles' personal manuscripts for Citizen Kane sell for over $102,000 (£67,187) at auction.

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Australia bars anti-abortion campaigner

US anti-abortion campaigner Troy Newman is stopped from flying to Australia amid fears that he could incite violence.

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Tensions mount in Peru over mine

Peru's Apurimac region is placed under a state of emergency after four people are shot dead during protest against a copper mining project.

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Call of Duty 'attack' on Singapore

Popular first-person shooter game Call of Duty launches a fictional attack on Singapore through a series of tweets, drawing a mixed reaction on social media.

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VW scandal: 1.2m UK vehicles affected

Volkswagen says 1.2m UK diesel vehicles, including VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda brands, involved in emissions scandal.

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Corbyn: I would not use Trident

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn rules out using Britain's nuclear weapons if he were prime minister.

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Russia approves military move in Syria

Russia's upper house of parliament votes to allow military deployments to Syria after a request for aid from President Assad, the Kremlin says.

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Pope 'met gay marriage row clerk'

Pope Francis met Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licences, during his US visit, her lawyer says.

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Japanese men held in China for spying

Two Japanese men have been detained in China since May accused of "carrying out espionage activities", China's foreign ministry confirms.

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Man killed on Eurotunnel tracks

A migrant has been killed on the Eurotunnel tracks trying to make it to the UK, French authorities and Eurotunnel confirm.

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Eurozone back in deflation in September

Deflation returned to the eurozone in September for the first time in six months, official figure show.

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Should High Schools Drop Football Because Too Many Players Are Getting Injured?


By MICHAEL GONCHAR via NYT Education http://nyti.ms/1M189Jn

Battle rages over Taliban-captured city

Afghan forces battle to retake Kunduz, the first major city the Taliban have taken since they were forced out in the US-led invasion in 2001.

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India man lynched over beef rumours

A 50-year-old man is killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home, reports said.

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Death for five in Mumbai train blasts

A court in the western Indian city of Mumbai sentences five people to death over the 2006 serial bombings of commuter trains.

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Timbuktu destruction suspect at ICC

A suspected Islamist accused of destroying religious monuments in the Malian city of Timbuktu is due to appear at the ICC, in the first case of its kind.

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UN readies to raise Palestinian flag

The Palestinian flag is to be raised for the first time at the United Nations in what the Palestinian leader says will be an "emotional and proud day".

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Venezuela to let deported Colombians in

Venezuela says it will allow Colombians it expelled from its border states in an anti-smuggling operation to return to Venezuela.

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Australia's 7-Eleven heads resign

Australia's 7-Eleven convenience store chain sees its chief executive and chairman resign amid a worker exploitation scandal.

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Kidnapped Turks released in Iraq

Sixteen Turkish construction workers kidnapped a month ago in the Iraqi capital Baghdad have been freed, Turkey's prime minister says.

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'Hostile Makeover'


Miss Piggy and Josh Groban start a showmance while Fozzie and Jay Leno start a bromance. Neither goes well.

Published on September 30, 2015 at 06:47AM


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The 10 most frequently banned books since 2001


In honor of Banned Books Week, EW looks at the most frequently banned books (according to the ALA)

Published on September 30, 2015 at 01:33PM


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News Q’s | Mars Shows Signs of Having Flowing Water


By KATHERINE SCHULTEN via NYT Education http://nyti.ms/1L3yVV5