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Canopy welcomes first Chinese-owned brands
VANCOUVER – Environmental nonprofit Canopy has announced that three Chinese fashion groups have become the first from the region to join its CanopyStyle and Pack4Good supply chain initiatives. The Ellassay Group, which owns owns Chinese brand Ellassay, German womenswear brand Laurèl, French designer brand IRO Paris, and American street fashion brand Ed Hardy, will join…
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Sh**ting Stars, My Love from the Star, Touch Your Heart: K-Dramas featuring a celebrity romancing a non-celebrity | The Times of India
In life, fate often throws unexpected curveballs, leading to chance encounters that change everything. ‘Devilish Joy’ embodies this notion perfectly. Picture this: a chance meeting on a business trip with a troubled celebrity, a day filled with adventure, and the sprinkle of an unexpected romance. But just as swiftly as fate brings them together, tragedy…
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Testing the trope about how food and gas prices influence voters
We are entering the silly season of election coverage. Pontificators look at the landscape and deliver a political news trope, that food and gas prices are key motivating factors for voters. An incumbent president, for example, may be doing a good job on budgeting, unemployment and foreign policy, but if the price of milk is…
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Six lifestyle changes that could lead to a 73% lower risk of death
Healthy lifestyle habits are often stated to be the recipe for a longer life. While a healthy diet or exercise are often singled out as the most potent weapons you can add to your arsenal of protection against mortality, a new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that stacking healthy habits…
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Three-month travel ban extended in western Myanmar
Myanmar’s regime extended a travel ban in a conflict-ridden coastal area, locals told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. The ban prevents Rakhine state residents from traveling by water, fishing, and gathering on the township’s shores until Apr. 19. Kyaukpyu township, where the ban was originally established on Dec. 19, has been a source of conflict…
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Boba tea, Korean chicken coming to Zócalo Food Truck Park
Sandu, a food trailer by S’Blendid Boba Tea, is coming to Zócalo Food Truck Park, 636 S. 6th St., in March. Sandu’s menu will include various flavors of boba tea and eventually include Korean fried chicken sandwiches and Japanese sandos. It’ll join the Zócalo food lineup, which includes Scratch Ice Cream, Ruby’s Bagels, Modern Maki,…
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Schools should stop active shooter drills and treat mental health
A few months ago, I was driving my children to school, listening to them chat with each other in the back seat. Their conversation turned to active shooter drills, and I listened as my sweet 6-year-old daughter described practicing hiding from an intruder to prepare for the all-too-real possibility that her life will one day…
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Students have concerns about grab-and-go food
Brentaro Yamane | Multimedia Editor | Kimberly Clark remembers stopping by the vending machine on the first floor of College Hall for a refreshing Pepsi during her break between classes, only to be overcharged by 40% for a flat soda. Ember Duke | Staff Writer Even with expanded hours at Hogan, Chick-fil-A and Cinco Cantina…
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North Carolina’s weak laws, lax enforcement spur campaign finance corruption
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More youths are being trained as mental health leaders. It’s changing the conversation.
If you or someone you know is dealing with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “Hopeline” to the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741. Kennedy Baumgart, a senior at De Pere High School, couldn’t shake the feeling of guilt after she learned about her classmate’s suicide last January. She’s…