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Tyre Nichols' photos honored at California desert art fest

Out in the California desert, nestled between billboards advertising hairline restoration and varicose vein removal, six hauntingly beautiful images of steel bridges and sunsets loom incongruously over the dusty highway.. California-raised Nichols was a keen photographer who trained his camera on the bridges, murals, neon lights and fiery sunsets of his adopted home city of Memphis, exploring the connections between people and their surroundings.

Sat, Mar 4, 2023 3 mins read

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Iraq customs ordered to start enforcing alcohol import ban

Iraq's customs department gave orders on Saturday to start enforcing a ban on alcohol imports that became law last month despite divisions over the legislation.. "The General Customs Authority has given orders to all customs centres to ban the entry of all types of alcoholic drink," the authority said in a statement.

Sat, Mar 4, 2023 1 mins read

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Coca crops take root in Mexico as opium demand wanes

An army helicopter flies over verdant mountains in southern Mexico, the scene of unusual coca crop discoveries that suggest drug cartels are adapting to shifts in the multimillion-dollar narcotics trade.. Now coca crops are also flourishing in Honduras and Guatemala, once just transit points for the drug from South America.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 3 mins read

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Louboutin on 30 years of red obsession

It was 30 years ago that Christian Louboutin borrowed his assistant's nail varnish to fix a problematic sole and inadvertently created a design that would make him globally famous.. It was 1993 and Louboutin, then 30, was examining a pink and purple shoe prototype.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 1 mins read

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Balenciaga's Demna seeks redemption after scandal

Having fled war as a child, Georgian designer Demna made fashion a sort of battleground of provocative ideas at the helm of Balenciaga.. Before then, Demna's playful and inventive campaigns had made Balenciaga one of the hottest brands around.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 3 mins read

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Trudeau says cocaine licenses are not for selling drug to public

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he was "surprised" that companies licensed to sell cocaine to pharmacists or hospitals seemed to signal Canada would soon allow legal sales of hard drugs to the public.. "I was as surprised as the premier of British Columbia was to see that a company was talking about selling cocaine on the open market or commercializing it," Trudeau told reporters.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 2 mins read

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White House unhappy after Walgreens bans abortion pill in some states

The White House on Friday expressed regret at US pharmacy giant Walgreens' decision to not distribute abortion pills in some 20 states after "dangerous" pressure from anti-abortion officials.. "Elected officials targeting pharmacies and their ability to provide women with access to safe, effective and FDA-approved medication is dangerous and just unacceptable," said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 2 mins read

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Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed in February

US President Joe Biden, 80, had a cancerous skin lesion successfully removed from his chest in February, his doctor said Friday.. "President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those of as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief," O'Connor, said in February following Biden's medical examination.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 1 mins read

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New York Times embroiled in debate over transgender coverage

The New York Times -- a torchbearer for the liberal left in America -- is facing flak for its coverage of transgender people, a criticism the newspaper flatly rejects.. More than 1,000 New York Times contributors and another 34,000 media employees and readers of the newspaper have signed a separate open letter calling for the Times to improve its coverage.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 3 mins read

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WHO urges countries to come clean on Covid origins intel

The WHO on Friday urged all countries to reveal what they know about the origins of Covid-19, following US claims of a Chinese lab leak and furious denials from Beijing.. Wray's comments come after a report earlier this week said the US Department of Energy had determined that a leak from a Chinese lab was the most likely cause of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Fri, Mar 3, 2023 1 mins read