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Mounting number of victims in VA hospital sex abuse scandal

Stars and Stripes 

A former physician assistant is accused of using his position to commit sexual battery and other crimes against at least seven patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas, and a lawyer says yet more victims will emerge.

Iraq border town freed from militants now isolated by war

Stars and Stripes 

Outside the police station, Iraqi men in robes and headscarves wait for permits to leave the dusty border town of Rabia, which was wrested from the Islamic State group 18 months ago but remains isolated and impoverished by the battle lines drawn around it.

Macedonian president grants pardon for politicians

TheRepublic.com 

SKOPJE, Macedonia - Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov announced Tuesday he is issuing a presidential pardon terminating all criminal proceedings against politicians from both the ruling parties and the opposition.

BJP sees poll plot in caste census, JD(S) to take stock

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The leaked figures of the Social and Economic Census has left several of the state's key leaders wondering over the veracity of the census carried out in Karnataka. While the BJP suspects foul play in the census, alleging an attempt to inflate figures of the overall backward classes in the state to assist the Congress in the 2018 elections, the JD(S) is playing a wait-and-watch game.

BJP sees Congress conspiracy in caste census, JD(S) to wait and watch

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The leaked figures of the Social and Economic Census has left several of the state's key leaders wondering over the veracity of the census carried out in Karnataka. While the BJP suspects foul play in the census, alleging an attempt to inflate figures of the overall backward classes in the state to assist the Congress in the 2018 elections, the JD(S) is playing a wait-and-watch game.

Willow Smith Says She & Brother Jaden Are Like Identical Twins

«Just Jared» 

Willow Smith shows off her septum piercing on the stunning new May 2016 cover of Teen Vogue. Here’s what the 15-year-old singer/model had to share with the mag: On her brother Jaden: “We’re like binary stars, like two parts of one thing. I know what he’s thinking at all times. And he knows what I’m [...]



Kate Hudson and J.J. Watt enjoy dinner date

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Daily Front Row "Fashion Los Angeles Awards" 2016 - ArrivalsWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 20: Kate Hudson arrives at the The Daily Front Row “Fashion Los Angeles Awards” 2016 at Sunset Tower Hotel on March 20, 2016 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) Actress KATE HUDSON turned heads on Monday night as she enjoyed a dinner date with American football star J.J. WATT. The “Almost Famous” beauty put her team pride for the Super Bowl champions, the Denver Broncos, to one... Читать дальше...

Dakis Joannou: On Art Dialogues

The Huffington Post 

"It is about being in a dialogue." -Dakis Joannou

Dakis Joannou is a Greek collector and the founder of the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, a non-profit institution established in 1983. "Being in a dialogue" was the common thread that ran through my conversation with Dakis Joannou. He spoke passionately about DESTE's vision and his conversations with artists, collaborators, and art itself.

The Beginning of the Dialogues
Dakis Joannou has always been interested in art and in the early 80's... Читать дальше...

II PU results will be out on May 2: Kimmane Rathnakar

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Primary and secondary education minister Kimmane Rathnakar on Tuesday asserted that II PU exam results would be announced on May 2 even though valuation of answerscripts has already been delayed by a week.

US Foreign Assistance Cuts to Make Refugee Assistance 'Nearly Impossible'

RIA Novosti  

Cuts to US foreign assistance will make it incredibly difficult for the United National Refugee Agency to meet the needs of a growing number of refugees and displaced persons, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements said in testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

JCPenney is tapping into a $17.5 billion market with a new plus-size clothing line

BusinessInsider.com 

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JCPenney is trying to grow its share of the $17.5 billion plus-size apparel market with a new clothing line targeting curvy millennials.

The new line, called Boutique+, will be JCPenney's first line designed exclusively for plus-size women.

The retailer has hired reality TV star Ashley Nell Tipton, who famously was Project Runway's first-ever plus-size winner, to help promote the new brand.

Tipton will be designing two capsule collections for Boutique+. Читать дальше...

Breakthrough Starshot: Yuri Milner And Stephen Hawking Launch $100M Interstellar Mission To Alpha Centauri

International Business Times 

The future of space exploration will be nano-sized, but fueled by outsized ambitions. Breakthrough Starshot is a mission that may never achieve success, but it could be a boon to empowering the technology necessary to transport humans or man-made spacecraft to the stars. Billionaire Yuri Milner and famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking announced Tuesday the $100 million initiative to send tiny spacecraft, which could be as small as a computer chip, to the Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system, 25 trillion miles from Earth.

Clinton & Sanders Want Our Vote -- Let's Hear What They Have to Offer

The Huffington Post 

As civil rights activists and faith leaders converge in New York City for National Action Network's (NAN) annual convention beginning Wednesday, not only will we hear from top Obama Administration officials, clergy, senior media figures and corporate executives, but we will also be addressed by both Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. They are also scheduled to debate this week in my hometown of Brooklyn, NY as the all-important NY primary fast approaches. Voters in the Democratic primary... Читать дальше...

Oil hits new 2016 high

CNN Money 

Oil prices reached a new 2016 high Tuesday on rumors that Saudi Arabia and Russia have reached a deal to freeze oil output.

Water levels plummet in Varthur, Bellandur lakes

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The bathymetric survey and water samples collected from Varthur and Bellandur lakes in east and south-east Bengaluru show the depth of both the waterbodies has reduced from 10 meter to 1-1.5 metre over the last decade.

20 war widows honoured in Dhrangadhra

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Around 800 ex-servicemen, gallantry award winners and war widows from across Surendranagar district participated in a rally held at the Dhrangadhra military station on April 10.

CubaCaribe Festival returns to Bay Area

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

CubaCaribe Festival returns to Bay Area The first weekend features the vibrant Aguas de Bahia, familiar from Carnaval San Francisco parades, as well as Brazilian troupe Teatro Brasileiro De Dança — The Bahia, Allen Frias’ Mind Over Matter, Tika Morgan Dance, Ballet Folklorico Odduara and Cuicacalli Dance Company. Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 29-30. $25-$30.





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