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Hook

The New Yorker 

Danielle McLaughlin’s flash-fiction short story about a young girl, her mother, horses, and a fishhook.



The Worst 360° V.R. Channels

The New Yorker 

Steven Markow imagines a satirical list of virtual-reality channels that broadcast boring, nausea-inducing shows.

Police: 4 Beheaded in Kenya in Suspected Al-Shabab Attack

Voice of America 

At least four people have been beheaded by suspected al-Shabab extremists based in neighboring Somalia, a Kenyan police official said Wednesday. The attack took place early Wednesday morning in the Bobo area of Hindi village in Lamu County, said Larry Kieng, the police chief in charge of Kenya's coastal region.  Kieng said the four were shot and then decapitated by armed militants who raided the village. The attack brings the number of people thought to be beheaded by al-Shabab extremists in Lamu County in the past three months to 16. Читать дальше...

A Blockchain Stepping Stone To Fiat Digital Currency

International Business Times 

The latest phase of the Utility Settlement Coin project, which aims to settle trades with a token linked to accounts at central banks, has seen the consortium expand. Barclays, CIBC, Credit Suisse, HSBC, MUFG and State Street are the latest participants; the project began life with UBS and the other early stage members are BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Santander, NEX. The technology is being built by UK-based start-up Clearmatics.

Repairman’s tip leads to explosives lab probe outside Paris

TheRepublic.com 

VILLEJUIF, France — A tip from a handyman led police to a possible explosives laboratory south of Paris and the detentions of two people Wednesday, French authorities said. A workman doing a job in a building in Villejuif informed authorities after noticing suspicious products in an apartment, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said in a statement.

The Latest: Senator urges health compromise by both parties

TheRepublic.com 

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and health care (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee says both parties must be willing to compromise to achieve a deal that would strengthening the country’s individual health insurance markets. Sen. Lamar Alexander says if lawmakers can’t do that,

French fashion giants ban ultra-skinny models

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

PARIS (AP) — Two of the world's biggest luxury goods conglomerates will stop working with unhealthily thin fashion models, as part of a joint charter signed Wednesday that aims to protect their health.

French fashion giants ban ultra-skinny models

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

PARIS (AP) — Two of the world's biggest luxury goods conglomerates will stop working with unhealthily thin fashion models, as part of a joint charter signed Wednesday that aims to protect their health.

French fashion giants ban ultra-skinny models

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

PARIS (AP) — Two of the world's biggest luxury goods conglomerates will stop working with unhealthily thin fashion models, as part of a joint charter signed Wednesday that aims to protect their health.





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