Why So Many People Can’t Get That Galliano Show Out of Their Heads

In celebrating John Galliano’s “return to his roots,” have we somehow missed the point?

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Boeing Balances Safety and Profits Amid 737 Max Crisis

The company is under pressure to show regulators and customers that it takes safety seriously and to reassure investors about its financial outlook.

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Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Was Filmed in Hong Kong, But People Can’t Watch It There

The first two episodes of the show, which was filmed during the city’s pandemic restrictions, were released last week but were not available there.

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NYC Queer Club Throws ‘Saltburn’ Party: Best Outfits

Devoted fans gathered for a bash inspired by the film.

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UPS to cut 12,000 jobs after 'disappointing' year

The parcel delivery giant said it was looking for $1bn in savings, as AI makes up for the jobs.

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6 Cocktail Bars to Visit for Drinks in Singapore

Bartenders around the city are mixing up creative cocktails with unexpected, and often ecologically conscious, ingredients. Here are six spots to visit.

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Charles Littlejohn: Man who leaked Trump's tax returns sentenced to five years

Charles Littlejohn stole the tax data of the former president and thousands of wealthy Americans.

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Dying ex-mobster who stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers is spared prison time

The 76-year-old thief's lawyers had asked for leniency as he has a life expectancy of six months.

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Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit

The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.

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Street Style Inspires the Runway at Couture Fashion Week

Zendaya debuted drama, Jennifer Lopez made an entrance, but style on the street was just as bold.

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Haley Hits Trump on Border and His ‘Rants,’ Saying ‘He Feels Threatened’

Nikki Haley, coming off losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, also said she needed to “show momentum” in South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary, but stopped short of saying she needed to win her home state.

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X blocks searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI images of her go viral

Twitter says the move is to prioritise safety, after fake explicit images of the singer went viral.

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Biden vows border 'shut down' if Congress passes deal

President Biden's statement came as he pushed US lawmakers to pass bipartisan border security bill.

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The Choreographer Wore Pointe Shoes

Tiler Peck, a New York City Ballet star, is making her first work for the company. “It’s my opportunity to pass on to the next generation anything that’s been given to me.”

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Icon of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship to set sail from Miami

The 20-deck Icon of the Seas' maiden voyage comes amid concerns about the vessel's methane emissions.

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Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls in Congress for new legislation

Explicit images of the popstar were spread millions of times on social media before being removed.

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Michigan School Shooter Ethan Crumbley’s Mother Goes on Trial

A teenager killed four students at his high school in Oxford, Mich., in 2021. At his mother’s trial, prosecutors said his parents could have stopped him.

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The Secretive Court Fight Roiling New York’s Democratic Socialists

The state’s elections watchdog says a socialist group improperly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the 2022 elections. Clawing it back could upend the movement’s finances.

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Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire

Letter volumes have halved since 2011. Without significant changes, the beleaguered Royal Mail services will become “out of date,” according to a report.

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Microsoft video games division lays off 1,900 staff

The announcement comes three months after the firm closed its huge merger with Activision-Blizzard.

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Who could Donald Trump pick for vice-president if he wins nomination?

Donald Trump hasn't clinched the Republican nomination yet, but some are already vying to run with him.

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Tourists to Colombia Warned Against Using Dating Apps After Sedatives Fuel Crime

Powerful sedatives are behind a spate of violent crimes, U.S. officials say. Many victims are Americans in Medellín who use dating apps.

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In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe

It’s not as scary as it sounds: ‘It’s just joyful and really easy to live in.’

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Colorado pastor accused of multimillion dollar crypto scheme

Prosecutors allege he created and sold a "practically worthless" cryptocurrency to fund his lifestyle.

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Poet Crystal Wilkinson Explores Black Appalachia Cooking in Her New Book

In her new book, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts,” the poet Crystal Wilkinson explores her family history through cooking and recipes.

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Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students

It's time to "rein in" a system for foreign students that's "a bit of a mess", the immigration minister said.

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California and Oregon Ease Covid Isolation Rules, Breaking With C.D.C.

Two of the most cautious states have bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by letting students and workers who have the virus but are asymptomatic avoid isolation.

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TikTok’s Class of Palm Beach Showcases Style of the Ultrarich

The Class of Palm Beach social media accounts showcase designer-label-laden outfits spotted around that wealthy town.

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New Hampshire primary: Attacks fly as Donald Trump grows lead

Haley has avoided attacking Trump in past, but she has gone on the offensive ahead of the primary.

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The Top Takeaways From Davos

Artificial intelligence was the unofficial theme at the annual gathering of world leaders.

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When Nate Berkus Decorates Your Home, It’s Best Not to Change a Thing

Just ask the actors Patrick Page and Paige Davis, whose Upper West Side apartment has remained virtually untouched for two decades.

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What Drives Kaveh Akbar? The Responsibility of Survival

Akbar had a raging addiction and little reason to believe his life would turn out well. Now he has a debut novel, “Martyr!,” which makes you want to “get up and yell.”

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Haley calls Trump insecure for spreading false 'birther' claims

Mr Trump has stoked conspiracy theory rival is not eligible to be president ahead of New Hampshire vote.

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Deal Ends Dispute Over Records of Onetime King of Donkey Kong

Billy Mitchell’s records will be listed in a “historical database” but not the leaderboard, ending a dispute familiar from the 2007 documentary, “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.”

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New York Reminds Itself How to Dress for Snow

Locals and visitors layered up for the city’s first major snowfall in nearly two years.

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Boeing groundings continue as FAA inspections proceed

US authorities have inspected 40 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, grounded after a mid-air blowout.

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Gucci’s Reboot Brings Back Old-School Cool

Delving into the archives, the label’s new creative director ditches his predecessor’s pussy bows and tweaks the classics.

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Watch: Jennifer Coolidge thanks 'evil gays' in Emmys speech

Coolidge won the award for best supporting drama actress for her role in privilege satire The White Lotus.

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Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.

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In Pictures: US and Canada blanketed by frigid air

Large swathes of both countries are freezing under a dangerous cold that is set to break records.

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The Top-Reviewed Chicken Recipe in Our Cooking Database

I’ve been making my five-star oven-roasted chicken shawarma for decades.

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Doctor Error Caused Christine Fields’ Death After Childbirth at Woodhull Medical Center

Christine Fields, a 30-year-old Black woman, bled to death after giving birth at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. State investigators said the cause was a doctor’s mistake.

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Democrats Fret That Biden’s Power Players Are Not at His Campaign Base

President Biden has a re-election campaign with two distinct centers of gravity — the White House and his Delaware headquarters — and advisers who are juggling two jobs at once.

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Joyce Randolph, Last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ Is Dead at 99

Ms. Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in the classic sitcom, was the last survivor of a cast of four that dominated Saturday night TV.

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Chevron and Others Build an Underground Hydrogen Battery in Utah

The project is part of an audacious plan to create hydrogen, which produces no carbon dioxide when burned, and store it in caverns until electricity is needed.

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For Some Young People, College Is Not Worth the Debt

Because of high costs, some high school graduates have opted to delay, drop out of or forgo attending college altogether to avoid student debt that could hang over them for decades.

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‘The Curse’ Ending: What Just Happened?

The season finale of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s horror-comedy arrived on Friday. Three New York Times critics discuss the show’s curses, blessings and confounding conclusion.

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HelloFresh fined over millions of spam texts and emails

The food delivery firm sent 79 million emails and a million texts during a seven-month campaign.

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Clive Owen Takes on ‘Monsieur Spade,’ Inspired by Bogart

In “Monsieur Spade,” a new AMC show, Clive Owen plays the inscrutable Sam Spade, attempting to put his past behind him in the South of France.

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Lloyd Austin: Pentagon to review handling of defence secretary's illness

The inspector general has launched a review of how the defence secretary's health crisis was handled.

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Al Shabab Terrorist Group Captures U.N. Helicopter in Somalia

Somali officials said the helicopter was carrying nine passengers, one of whom was killed.

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Sag Awards: Oppenheimer leads nominations as Leonardo DiCaprio snubbed

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt are all recognised for their roles in Oppenheimer.

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Filing in Georgia Trump Case Claims ‘Improper’ Relationship Between Prosecutors

A defendant in the election interference case is arguing that the district attorney overseeing it and a special prosecutor she hired should be disqualified.

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For Anti-Trump Republicans, It All Might Come Down to New Hampshire

With the Iowa caucuses likely to be a battle for second place, the next nominating state appears to offer the best chance of an upset defeat of Donald Trump.

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Former Twitter Executive Builds a Dream Home for His Family in Sonoma

Bruce Falck, who left Twitter during Elon Musk’s takeover bid, had other things on his mind: completing a longed-for family home in Northern California.

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US Moon mission has no chance of soft lunar landing

US company Astrobotic had hoped to land its Peregrine spacecraft on the Moon next month.

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The Grim Heartbeat Propelling ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

In a short but fast-moving sequence built around a children’s primer, Martin Scorsese lays out all the themes of this terrible true-crime tale.

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Cars screeching and kids crying: Deadly 35-vehicle crash kills two in California

Officials say fog is to blame for the fatal traffic pile-up in California that left two dead on Saturday.

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The Habanero Rules Yucatán. Let It Rule Your Kitchen, Too.

The tiny but mighty chile lends its unmistakable fruity heat to marinades, dressings and, of course, salsas.

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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission

Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.

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Switching to a Flip Phone Helped Me Cut Down on My Smartphone Addiction

Was it inconvenient? Yes. Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely.

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Playing for Time, U.K. Leader Sets Up Chance of U.S. Election Overlap

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signaled that voters will go to the polls in the fall, around the time that the United States will be in the midst of its own pivotal vote.

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Winter Fashion Trends on the Streets of NYC

Capes, knit caps and woolly coats were plentiful on the streets of New York in December, even though flakes were not.

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Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner items set to be auctioned

The collection includes dresses worn by the Hollywood actress, custom made lipstick and photographs.

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How Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands

Most travelers following in Darwin’s footsteps go to the Galápagos. But it was here, on a rocky island off the coast of West Africa, that the young naturalist was said to have found his calling.

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Will Smith surprises Guinea student who biked across Africa

The Hollywood star was moved by the BBC story of the student who pedalled 4,000km to get to a university.

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How a Maui Local Makes Sashimi Extra Special

Hamachi gets a surprising lift from sweet onions in a ponzu sauce.

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Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president

The university's top official resigns after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.

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Dave Chappelle Releases a New Netflix Special, ‘The Dreamer’

“The Dreamer” predictably includes trans and disabled jokes but punches down in other ways, too. Chappelle is part of a comedy elite that Gary Gulman pokes at.

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What’s Better Than a Tiny Island Cabin? Two, Side by Side.

For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.

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How Do You Respond to Kids Dealing With Racism and Bullying at School?

When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some guidance.

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