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At Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams rewrites fashion for the celebrity age
His star-studded runway debut set the tone for the next generation of menswear.
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Our best friends are closer to my wife than to me. Carolyn Hax readers give advice.
Within the friendship of two couples, three are such close friends that the fourth person feels excluded.
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ProPublica asked about Alito’s travel. He replied in the Wall Street Journal.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was asked about a fishing trip with billionaire Paul Singer. He responded in the Journal before ProPublica could publish its scoop.
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Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers Source, Had Uneasy Relationship With The Times
Mr. Ellsberg took issue with how the newspaper portrayed his role, and how he was treated by the project’s primary reporter.
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F.T.C. Sues Amazon for Inducing Users to Subscribe to Prime
The lawsuit is the first time that the Federal Trade Commission under its chair, Lina Khan, has taken Amazon to court.
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How Unilever Is Working to Understand Black Women’s Hair
Each week, the global conglomerate Unilever brings people into a salon to test new products. It’s hoping to get a bigger piece of the long undervalued but growing Black beauty market.
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Inflation Has Eased, but Economists Are Still Worried
Inflation has come down from its 2022 heights, but economists are worried about its stubbornness.
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U.K. Inflation Remains Stuck at 8.7%
The rate, which had been expected to edge lower in May, shows that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis persists, and is likely to prompt the Bank of England to raise interest rates again.
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Biden calling Xi a dictator is his latest ad-lib to anger a foreign capital
U.S. officials hope the flare-up with China can be contained after recent diplomatic moves.
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With focus on Alito trip, Senate Democrats vow action on ethics bill
The pledge came after the latest revelation about lavish travel paid for by a politically active billionaire, this time involving a luxury fishing trip in Alaska taken by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.