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Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the new Apple Watch 4 at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
September 13, 2018 - 11:36 am

The Apple Watch Is Inching Toward Becoming A Medical Device

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device. In its fourth incarnation, called Series 4 and due out later this month, the Apple Watch will add features that allow it to take high-...
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September 12, 2018 - 10:35 am

Correction: Ukraine-Holocaust Remembrance Story

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a Sept. 2 story that referenced the 1941 attack by Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union, The Associated Press called the two former allies. In 1939, despite sharp ideological differences, the two powers entered into a non-aggression pact that paved the way for them to carve up...
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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 13, 2018 file photo, people sit outside a Wetherspoon pub in North London. The pub chain founded by a prominent Brexit supporter, JD Wetherspoon, says starting Sept. 26, 2018, it will stop selling French brandy and German Jagermeister liqueur and replace them with products non-European Union countries. (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, File)
September 12, 2018 - 7:52 am

Brexit-Backing Pub Chain Drops Jagermeister, French Brandy

LONDON (AP) — A pub chain founded by a prominent Brexit supporter said Wednesday it will stop selling French brandy and German Jagermeister liqueur and replace them with products from countries that aren't European Union members. JD Wetherspoon said that starting Sept. 26, its 880 pubs will stock...
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The Carolina Herrera spring 2019 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 11, 2018 - 6:00 pm

Wes Gordon Takes The Reins At Carolina Herrera With Volume

NEW YORK (AP) — In the first show since creative director Wes Gordon took the reins on Carolina Herrera's line, he brought bright colors, patterns, bold prints and voluminous evening gowns to the runway at New York Fashion Week. Herrera stepped down as creative director of the brand in February...
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Models walk in the finale of the Oscar de la Renta spring 2019 collection during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 11, 2018 - 1:41 pm

At Oscar De La Renta, A Mediterranean Vacation On A Rooftop

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into their tenure at the helm of Oscar de la Renta, designers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia continue to seek new ways to inject a more relaxed vibe into the label — while maintaining its famous craftsmanship. On Tuesday, the pair put on a rooftop runway show that felt like...
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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Serena Williams, right, talks with referee Brian Earley during the women's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, in New York. Some black women say Serena Williams’ experience at the U.S. Open final resonates with them. They say they are often forced to watch their tone and words in the workplace in ways that men and other women are not. Otherwise, they say, they risk being branded an "Angry Black Woman." (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
September 10, 2018 - 8:26 pm

Serena Williams' Treatment Resonates Among Black Women

NEW YORK (AP) — When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology, that he had stolen something from her, and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate to her frustration and anger. Willingham isn't a tennis star, but she is a black...
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Fashion from the Proenza Schouler collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday Sept. 10, 2018 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
September 10, 2018 - 5:50 pm

Back From Paris, Proenza Schouler Designers Go All-American

NEW YORK (AP) — After two seasons in Paris, Proenza Schouler designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough are back at New York Fashion Week— and emphatically so. With their new collection they've gone all-American in spirit: denim, denim and more denim, with almost no embellishment — no...
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September 10, 2018 - 2:54 pm

Poll: Teens Say Social Media Makes Them Feel Better

NEW YORK (AP) — Today's teens are constantly on their smartphones, many check social media "constantly" and prefer texting over face-to-face communication. But a new poll finds that these same teens also say that social media has a positive effect on their lives, helping them feel more confident,...
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Lillian Bustle, Joy Nash and Jen Ponton pose at the presentation of the Loft spring 2019 collection during Fashion Week Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
September 10, 2018 - 1:14 pm

Women Celebrate Size Inclusivity At Alternative Fashion Week

NEW YORK (AP) — To woots and cheers from the crowd, women with bodies not often seen on fashion runways strutted with smiles on their faces wearing pieces from Loft's new plus line, including five cast from hundreds who attended an alternative New York Fashion Week event, The Curvy Con. Size...
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A model walks in the Rodarte show, which was held outside in the rain, during Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
September 10, 2018 - 10:34 am

Under A Steady Rain, Rodarte's Fairy Tale Designs Shimmer

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a steady rain coming down as guests were handed transparent umbrellas and seated in a flower-strewn cemetery in Manhattan's East Village for the return of Rodarte, designed by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, to New York Fashion Week. There were grumbles as guests sat down...
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