After sending shockwaves through the fashion industry saying he wouldn’t be showing at New York Fashion Week this upcoming season, Michael Kors has opted to go to the digital route for his spring 2021 collection. Kors will personally be presenting the collection to members of the press on October 14, and then on October 15 …
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William Penn Open results. January 4, 2014 at Oskaloosa, Iowa. Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com open – 125 1st Place – Phillip Laux of Iowa 2nd Place – Brandon Oshiro of Maryville University 3rd Place – Jaret Singh of Maryville University 4th Place – Doug Miner of Grand View University 5th Place – Demarcus Gurlly of Missouri …
After the British public voted for a £200m ship to be called "BoatyMcBoatFace" instead of something more sensible, the trend swept the globe. However, this was not the case in Australia, where a transport minister ignored a $100,000 (£57,510) public vote in which the name FerryMcFerryFace only won 182 votes. An FOI by broadcaster 9News revealed the true …
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South Africa’s ANC party held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss whether Jacob Zuma should stay in office as the embattled president reportedly refused to resign. Zuma, whose tenure has been engulfed by corruption scandals, is due to deliver the annual state of the nation address on Thursday, despite growing calls for him to …
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Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday and imposed a curfew in the capital Nuku’alofa as the Pacific island kingdom braced for a direct hit from Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita. The cyclone has already created havoc in neighbouring Samoa and is threatening to become a Category Five superstorm as it approaches Tonga. Acting Prime Minister Semisi Sika …
Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says that Mercedes’ hegemonic dominance in F1 would have been reined in if Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Max Mosley were still in charge. After conquering last year its sixth consecutive Constructors’ title, Mercedes has hit the ground running this season, winning the opening three races of the 2020 …
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Primark is rolling out a nationwide recycling initiative in the UK, inviting customers to donate their pre-loved clothes, textiles, footwear and bags from any brand to be “reused, recycled or repurposed” via its in-store recycling boxes to ensure nothing goes to landfill. The ‘Re-loved’ collection boxes will be available in Primark’s 190 stores across the …
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Keeping the approach to competition simple Why do some athletes/wrestlers win almost all the time? Clearly, some individuals wake up in their lives with genetic gifts that lend significantly to their success in athletics, but the majorities have to work hard, smart, and steadily improve over time. We have seen it happen every way possible. …
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17 people killed in rampage at Florida high school Gunman ‘wore gas mask’ and used an AR-15 assault rifle Suspect had been expelled for disciplinary reasons Shooting is 18th in a US school this year so far Suspect Nikolas Cruz ‘had been flagged as a threat’ and ‘was crazy about guns’ ‘The new normal’: With a school shooting …
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Oligarch Oleg Deripaska will step down as president of the EN+ energy company and Rusal, the world’s second largest aluminium producer, Russian and international media reported on Monday. Mr Deripaska, whose 2008 meetings with Lord Mandelson and George Osborne on his yacht in Corfu caused controversy in the UK, owns controlling stakes in both companies. …
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