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Lena Dunham: Caroline Flacks death hit me with a sickening power

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I adored the former Love Island host, and wish we could have shown her a more hopeful reality: that women who err and fail are worthy of love My adoration for Cher) and the empathy she brought to a bloodless and occasionally unkind television format lent her an air of approachable glamour, a local-girl-done-good sheen, aspirational but earthy. Not since I saw Storm I C Cup, and took comfort in her durable, bounce-back brand of vulnerability. Her quotes about heartbreak (I feel at my most calm, in control and happiest…

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Stray Staffie With A Fabulous Smile Finds Her Forever Home

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Probably most of us have at least one stereotype related to a dog breed in our minds. Huskies are convinced barking is for amateurs and just howl instead, chihuahuas can’t shut up and seem like they want to fight anything that moves but yet they can’t stop trembling, Staffordshires not only look like they want to fight anything but actually do – you name it. Due to this last trait, most shelters know they’ll have real trouble trying to rehome a Staffie when one comes along but in this case,…

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Well, That Was Awkward: Weekly Horoscopes February 24-28 | Betches

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The good news: the sun is headed into Mercury this week, which guides all of our communications. The bad news: Mercury is also in retrograde, which can bring on misunderstandings and technical snafus. Basically, don’t be surprised if you have at least one painfully awkward experience this week that you’ll think about randomly right before you’re about to fall asleep for the rest of your life. You know, like that time in second grade when you called your teacher “mom.” Humiliating. Taurus Awkward social situations abound, Taurus. You’re in serious…

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Jordan Ayew strikes for Crystal Palace to keep Brighton in the mire

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Jordan Ayew scored the only goal of the game as Crystal Palace ended their poor run with a 1-0 win at Brighton These are worrying times for Graham Potter. The Brighton manager watched his side suffer the ignominy of a first home defeat in the top flight at the hands of their bitter rivals that leaves them still waiting to record a victory in 2020. Jordan Ayews seventh Premier League goal of the campaign was enough to record victory for Crystal Palace as they gained sweet revenge for losing twice…

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I knew pretty quickly I was on to something: James Ellroy on writing The Black Dahlia

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The death of wannabe starlet Elizabeth Short became entwined in Ellroys mind with the murder of his mother and inspired his bestselling novel I had written six novels before Dahlia, but my primary income throughout this time had come not from books, but from being a golf caddy. At first, I worked at the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, but around the time my first book, Browns Requiem, was published in 1981, I moved to Westchester County, about half an hour outside New York City. I had first heard…

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We fact checked an entire Bernie Sanders speech. Here’s what we found

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Washington (CNN)We regularly fact check President Donald Trump’s rally speeches from start to finish. When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cemented himself as the front-runner for the party nomination with his victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, we decided to give one of his rally speeches the same treatment. Full Election Results Sanders made far fewer false claims than Trump tends to make at rallies. The President has averaged 20.6 false claims per rally over the 19 rallies we have fact checked since July 8. Here is the full list of…

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Why The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Might Not Be Happening | Betches

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By now, I think I can speak for us all when I say that might not even happen. Yup, we officially can’t have nice things. Late last year, excitement for the show was ramping up, with most of the original cast announced to return, along with the creator of the original show, Terry Minsky. Shooting began in November, and it was assumed the first season would be released sometime in 2020. But things hit a snag in January, with production screeching to a halt after just two episodes had been…

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