Chocolate Heels and Other Confections. To celebrate a new chocolate factory, Cipriani has opened a temporary shop with fashion-forward edible gifts. South Africa's Karoo drills and prays as taps run dry. While South Africa's Karoo region has always been parched, nothing prepared residents of its oldest town, Graaff-Reinet, for their worst drought in more than a century. After Reports of Astros Cheating, M.L.B. Is Left to Restore Trust. Pitcher Mike Fiers broke a code of silence among players by reporting the Astros sign-stealing, forcing baseball to reckon with an issue that has deep roots in the sport. Teams to Watch During the College Basketball Season. Theyre not all ranked at the top of the polls. But any could make a deep run at the N.C.A.A. tournament in March. Adau Mornyang Sudanese-Australian model arrested in 'surprise ambush' was in the US illegally. US immigration officials are sticking by their decision to arrest Sudanese-Australian model Adau Mornyang and keep her locked up for more than two months. 8 Ski Apps, Ready for Winter. Theres never been so much technology to help optimize your time on the mountains. Could Antibad Become the Net-a-Porter of Green Style? A former buyer for Burberry has set up an e-commerce platform for sustainable fashion from a farmhouse in the English countryside. Trump Begins NATO Summit by Targeting Macrons Brain Death Comment. President Trump said a warning from President Emmanuel Macron of France that Europe could no longer assume support from the United States was a very dangerous statement. Is This the First Fossil of an Embryo? Mysterious 609-million-year-old balls of cells may be the oldest animal embryos or something else entirely. Vera Clemente, Flame-Keeping Widow of Baseballs Roberto, Dies at 78. After her husbands death in a plane crash in 1972, she carried on his humanitarian and philanthropic legacy. For Sale Serena Williamss Broken Racket. Yes, That One. The racket Williams broke in her chaotic United States Open final against Naomi Osaka in 2018 has become an unusual piece of sports memorabilia. Bed sensor keeps unobtrusive eye on vital signs. May 25 — A bed sensor developed by an Israeli team is proving to be an effective and more reliable alternative to conventional patient monitoring technology. The sensor is designed to unobtrusively monitor a patient's vital signs from beneath their mattress and is less prone to sending out false alarms to nursing staff. Tara Cleary reports.

The master shipbuilder keeping Macao's maritime past alive. Master shipbuilder Tam Kam Chun is on a mission. Every day, the 71-year-old spends hours at an abandoned Macao shipyard, hunched over a table, hard at work. With only stray dogs for company and a single electric fan to keep him cool, he meticulously hand-crafts the sort of fishing boats that have been made here for generations. Jewish tycoon's furious blast at Labour leader...JeremyCorbyn has forgotten the misery of the past. Sir Lloyd Dorfman said he feared for 'my country'. He warned that Britain risks being known again as the 'sick man of Europe' if a Labour government recreates the 'economic misery' of the 1970s.

Love your clothes and pass them on, says Vogue supremo Wintour. Clothes should be cherished, re-worn and even passed on to the next generation, Anna Wintour, the influential editor of Vogue magazine said, calling for more sustainability in the fashion world and less of a throwaway culture. Francesca Lynagh reports. The Premier League stars snapped up by Real Madrid that Eden Hazard will follow. Chelsea star Eden Hazard is set to become the latest to make the move over to the Spanish capital after lighting up England's top division over the last seven years.

If Pain Is an Opinion, There Are Ways to Change Your Mind. All pain is real, but its also true that its made by the brain and that we can exert some control over it. ASK DR ELLIEWill dieting make my gallstones even worse? DR ELLIE CANNON Frustratingly, gallstones are associated with being overweight, so many sufferers may already be in the process of attempting to lose a few pounds. In the Van With the Juicers Who Round Up and Recharge Lime Scooters. Los Angeles streets are dotted with Skittles-colored scooters and e-bikes that have one thing in common Theyre electric, and they need juice.

Trump's decision not to take part in impeachment hearing 'unfortunate' chairman. The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Jerrold Nadler, on Monday said President Donald Trump's decision not to take part in hearings that could lead to his impeachment was «unfortunate.». Ethel Paley, Champion of Nursing Home Patients, Dies at 99. Well into her own advanced age, xt_blog she guided nursing home residents and their surrogates in navigating a labyrinthine and sometimes abusive health care system.

Big Sur highway proactively closing, two years after same stretch had major mudslide. Parts of Highway 1 in Northern California prone to mudslides are shutting ahead of heavy rain this weekend in Big Sur. A mudslide along the same route in 2017 caused major damage. Laura Whitmore looks effortlessly chic as she joins Iain Stirling at the Ladbrokes Winter Carnival. Laura Whitmore, 34, looked effortlessly chic in a furry cream jacket and floral navy dress as she joined beau Iain Stirling, 31, at the Ladbrokes Winter Carnival in Berkshire on Saturday. Glass throne filled with $1m in bank notes goes on display in Moscow. Russian billionaire Igor Rybakov and artist Alexey Sergienko created the bulletproof chair filled with US bank notes for a display at Art Residence in Moscow. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend. Our guide to dance performances happening this weekend and in the week ahead. Brad Gobright, a Throwback Climber on the Fringes of a Sport. Gobright, who was known for the simple life he led and the risks he took, fell during a descent on Wednesday. Man, 57, 'had sex with girl, 14, and gave her a cellphone so he could send her explicit texts'. Francisco Alcala, from Indianapolis, was arrested after the teen's father quizzed his daughter about the cell phone, which she said the man had given to her.

Sacha Baron Cohen chastises big tech for spreading lies. 'Borat' and 'Bruno' comedian Sacha Baron Cohen issued a searing rebuke of social media companies, with particular aim at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, decrying the industry as the 'greatest propaganda machine in history' for spreading hate speech and political misinformation. Katharine McPhee braves the NYC cold as she walks to Broadway ahead of Waitress performance. Katahrine McPhee braved the NYC cold on Saturday when she was seen walking to Broadway with her dog ahead of her Waitress performance. Bill Nye warns 'the planet's on f***ing fire' as he calls on viewers to address climate change. In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change. Gibraltar Chess Tournament Has Become a Major Draw. An annual tournament in Gibraltar has attracted some of the worlds best players, but a number of upsets in the early rounds of vaulted some unexpected players into the lead. 'Cinderella' thief, 45, is jailed for four years after police tracked him down by DNA on trainer. Curtis Officer has been jailed for four years after police tracked him down by DNA on the trainer he left behind during burglary in Hall Green in Birmingham, on October 11. He had 23 convictions. Mother and daughter who are activists in Labour's Momentum movement leave children broken-hearted. A mother and daughter who are leading activists in Momentum have left scores of children broken-hearted after taking more than 90,000 in payments for Disneyland holidays that never happened. Serial Podcast Case Is Declined by Supreme Court. The justices left in place a ruling by Marylands highest court denying Adnan Syed a new trial in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.

TikTok Reverses Ban on Teen Who Slammed Chinas Muslim Crackdown. The video app said it would review its policies after a 17-year-old in New Jersey who discussed Chinese detention camps was locked out of her account. University of Illinois Is Stifling NPR Reporting on Sexual Misconduct, Critics Say. The university, which owns the license for NPR Illinois, says the stations journalists are bound by Title IX rules and cant promise confidentiality to sources reporting sexual misconduct. Cake fashioned to look like a raw turkey divides opinion. Sarah Hardy, 49, from East Anglia admits that her raw poultry-looking dish Does Peter Dinklage have a twin brother Is Tom Holland a dancer not appear very tempting, but said that the orange and rum cake with marzipan 'skin' tastes delicious. Dairies face crisis over lack of milkmen after comeback of early-morning doorstep deliveries. The remarkable comeback of the early-morning doorstep delivery has proved so successful that dairies don't have enough milkmen — or milkwomen — to meet demand. Telecoms firms pledge to improve customer service and offer fairer deals. Broadband, phone and pay TV firms, including BT, EE, O2, Sky and TalkTalk, have all pledged to follow Ofcom's Fairness for Customers commitments. CEO of Arianespace calls out Elon Musk for 'colonizing' low-orbit with 40,000 Starlink satellites. Arianespace CEO Stphane Israel has denounced the all-out offensive of American Elon Musk in an interviewing, stating the Starlink project is colonizing low-orbit and will create a 'Wild West'. Peter Gelbs Contract Is Extended at the Metropolitan Opera. The companys general manager since 2006 will continue in his position through at least 2027. Boy, 13, dies after falling off a cliff in Burrier, NSW south coast. The 13-year-old fell near McKenzies Lookout in Burrier, along New South Wales' south coast around 2.20pm on Saturday. Terry Glenn Jr., 22, dies from an accidental drug overdose. Terry Glenn Jr.,the son of late former Dallas Cowboys star Terry Glenn, was found dead on Thursday following an accidental drug overdose, family have now revealed. Khampa Kitchen Preserves Tibetan Food and Culture in Queens. A couple from the Kham region of Tibet have made their restaurant a comfortable, familiar place for the community in Jackson Heights.