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Carolina Herrera: Fall 2018

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2 Baltimore Police Detectives Are Convicted of Racketeering

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Review: ‘Flight’ Has No Live Actors. But Its Story of Two Afghan Boys Feels So Real.

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For Korean Hockey Team, Japan Is Both Measuring Stick and Nemesis

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ANC decides to remove Zuma as South African president

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling party decided on Tuesday to sack Jacob Zuma as the country's president, a senior official said, after a marathon meeting over the fate of a leader whose scandal-plagued years in power darkened and divided Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid 'Rainbow Nation'. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nVArD3

North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, volume down on border propaganda

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader said he wants to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue" with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes reiterated the need to keep up maximum pressure and sanctions. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EplXSd

Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap North Korea nuclear program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who complained last month that Moscow was "not helping us at all with North Korea," told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that more needs to be done to scrap Pyongyang's nuclear program, the White House said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Eo2ZPI

Lotte chief arrested, ex-president's friend jailed for 20 years in South Korea scandal

SEOUL (Reuters) - The friend of former South Korean leader Park Geun-hye who was at the center of an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the country's business and political elite has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, a Seoul court said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2sy4jub

Enduring defeat of Islamic State not yet achieved: Tillerson

KUWAIT (Reuters) - The end of major combat operations against Islamic State does not mean the United States and its allies have achieved an enduring defeat of the militant group, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2smuLqc

Biggest U.S. force in years joins Thai military exercise

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta's invitation to neighboring Myanmar's army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BqBOBa

India says Pakistan 'will pay' after Kashmir army camp attack

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR,India (Reuters) - India warned Pakistan that it would "pay for this misadventure" following a deadly attack by militants on an army camp in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir that has stoked tensions between the nuclear armed rivals. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BWWD8v

London City Airport reopens after World War Two bomb removed from Thames

LONDON (Reuters) - London's City Airport reopened and was operating as usual on Tuesday, the airport said, after a World War Two bomb which was found nearby was safely removed from the River Thames. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CfNx2o

White House dismisses idea of U.S.-Israel discussing settlement annexation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States dismissed as false an Israeli assertion on Monday that the two countries were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a rare display of discord between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EZhkPZ

Judge to rule on Assange's bid to escape legal action in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will hear on Tuesday whether his legal bid to halt action against him for breaching bail has been successful, in a ruling that could pave the way for him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CgeWkH

FOX NEWS: Wisconsin Senate candidate's parents donate to Democrat he's trying unseat

Wisconsin Senate candidate's parents donate to Democrat he's trying unseat The Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate’s parents have donated the legal maximum to his Democratic opponent’s primary campaign, news reports revealed.

FOX NEWS: Republicans try to get Tennessee's Corker to run again out of fear of losing seat

Republicans try to get Tennessee's Corker to run again out of fear of losing seat Despite President Trump once tweeting that “Liddle” Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., “couldn’t get elected dog catcher” in Tennessee, some Republicans in the Volunteer state have been urging the senator to run for reelection, despite promising to retire.

FOX NEWS: Sen. Ernst details GOP proposal for immigration and DACA

Sen. Ernst details GOP proposal for immigration and DACA The co-sponsor of the Republican framework goes in depth on the plan that mirrors President Trump's on 'Fox News @ Night.'

FOX NEWS: Victims' stories take center stage as Congress debates DACA

Victims' stories take center stage as Congress debates DACA Lawmakers begin a week of open-ended debate on immigration reform as the families of victims of illegal immigrants have their voices heard on the issue.

FOX NEWS: The surveillance abuse controversy and Obama's legacy

The surveillance abuse controversy and Obama's legacy Former President Obama has been largely absent from media discussion on surveillance abuses that took place during his administration; Monica Crowley, Tom Fitton and Pam Bondi react on 'Hannity.'

FOX NEWS: Was Clinton attack dog Sidney Blumenthal involved in launch of Russia collusion investigation?

Was Clinton attack dog Sidney Blumenthal involved in launch of Russia collusion investigation? A name long associated with the Clinton machine has surfaced as a behind-the-scenes figure in the Trump-Russia collusion story, prompting some to speculate that the investigation began at least partly as a dirty tricks operation.