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Indiana RNC committeewoman Marsha Coats stepping down

TheRepublic.com 

INDIANAPOLIS — Marsha Coats, the wife of former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, is stepping down as the state’s committeewoman on the Republican National Committee. The Indiana Republican Party said Wednesday that the state’s next national committeewoman will be chosen in the “coming months.” The Indiana GOP did not say when Coats’ resignation was effective, or

Fed Vice Chairman Fischer to resign for ‘personal reasons’

TheRepublic.com 

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board. Fischer is a widely-respected economist who taught at MIT and was head of the Bank of Israel for eight years. His unexpected departure adds to a leadership vacuum at the

Bills QB Taylor cleared of concussion, to start against Jets

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor has been cleared from concussion protocol and coach Sean McDermott says he will start in the season opener against the New York Jets on Sunday.



French Fashion Giants Agree to Ban Size 0 Models

Voice of America 

Two of the world's biggest luxury goods conglomerates announced a joint charter Wednesday which they said aims to protect the health of fashion models by making those who are unhealthily thin ineligible to work. The pact adopted by French corporations LVMH and Kering incorporates — and goes beyond —a new French law that requires all models to provide medical certificates proving they are healthy before they can work. While the French law set to take effect Oct. 1 requires both male and female... Читать дальше...

T-Mobile Giving Netflix Free to Family-Plan Subscribers

Variety 

T-Mobile is now granting free Netflix subscriptions to customers with unlimited family plans — opening a new content-fueled front in the wireless wars. With the Netflix promo, the price of the T-Mobile ONE unlimited plans remains the same: $40 per line for up to four lines. Customers with two or more voice lines are eligible... Read more »

Attorneys in Chinese scholar kidnapping case ask to withdraw

TheRepublic.com 

URBANA, Ill. — Three attorneys have asked to withdraw from defending a man charged with kidnapping a University of Illinois scholar from China who is missing and presumed dead. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that Tom Bruno and his sons, Anthony and Evan Bruno, say in a federal court filing that 27-year-old Brendt Christensen can’t afford

Nitish Kumar for making available five boats in every panchayat

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday instructed that five boats should be made available in every village panchayat in the state and a few locals should be trained in navigating them in view of the yearly floods in the state.

Law firm probes allegations against boarding school faculty

TheRepublic.com 

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut boarding school that earlier this year detailed allegations of sexual abuse spanning several decades has hired a law firm to look into new allegations of inappropriate behavior by faculty members, including some who remain on staff today. Choate Rosemary Hall said the new reports involve “boundary crossing behavior” by a

Seahawks' Michael Bennett alleges excessive force by Las Vegas police

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett alleges that Las Vegas police officers employed excessive force, pointing a firearm near his head, threatening to use that firearm on the morning of Aug. 27 following the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor the night before.

Critics say 'It' is missing something, but will still scare you silly

Mashable 

Nothing says "Summer's over" like a murderous clown. Stephen King's It releases in theaters Friday, and early reviews point to scream-worthy violence, clown imagery, and what Mashable's own Angie Han describes as "the very specific terrors of early adolescence." The film will likely perform well at the box office, but as reviews trickle in, it seems to fall slightly short of the massive weight upon this cultural legacy.

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