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Claude Montana, the bold and haunting French designer whose exquisite couture defined the edgy look of the 1980s – an erotic and androgynous hard chic that brought him fame and accolades until drugs and tragedy felled him in the 90s – died Friday in France. It was 76.The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode confirmed the death, but did not specify the cause or where she died.Mr. Montana was among a cohort of avant-garde Parisian designers, among them Thierry Mugler and later Jean Paul Gaultier, who idealized the female form in extravagant, stylized ways that harkened back…

On a recent Wednesday in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, Moshe Onunou, a former producer for CBS, Bloomberg News and Fox News, took to Instagram. He had started his morning by reading major newspapers and over a dozen newsletters. He then spent much of the day turning many of the articles into posts on his Instagram account, under the handle Mo News.A Wall Street Journal story about aging Americans was conveyed through an image of a cake that said, “A record number of Americans will turn 65 this year: rich, active and free.” At times, Mr. Oinonu, an affable 41-year-old, has also…

Those health centers have each seen revenue losses of at least $500,000 because of the Medicaid relaxation, according to Amy Simmons Farber, a spokeswoman for the health center association.By the end of December, Family Health Centers, a network of clinics in Louisville, Ky., had lost more than 2,000 Medicaid patients since the policy change took effect in April, a decrease of nearly 6 percent, said Melissa Mather, a spokeswoman for clinic. For every one percent reduction in Medicaid patient visits, he said, the clinic sees a $175,000 to $200,000 drop in revenue.Bethesda is now engaged in a “month-to-month survival game,”…

Anthony Aranda, a 23-year-old tourist from Peru, had only two days to visit Paris with his cousin, so reaching the top of the Eiffel Tower was high on his to-do list. But on Thursday, he had to cross it off that list without even setting foot on the famous Iron Lady.A labor strike, now in its fourth day, kept the tower closed.”Next we will travel to London so this was our last chance,” Mr Aranda said in the pouring rain as he looked towards the wrought iron monument. “That was the idea, at least.”Mr Aranda, who is studying electronic engineering…

Russian authorities have transferred the body of opposition leader Alexei A. Navalny to his mother, his spokeswoman said Saturday, ending a grim battle over custody of his remains, but it is unclear whether he will receive a funeral in which he can attended by the public. .”Alexei’s body has been handed over to his mother,” Mr Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Jarmis said in a statement. was posted on social media. “The funeral hasn’t come yet. We don’t know if the authorities will intervene in its implementation in the way the family wants and as Alexei deserves.”Mr Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, was…

A fight at an Oklahoma public school involving a 16-year-old non-binary student who died the next day began after the student “threw water” on girls who were teasing the teenager, according to a dashcam video released by the Owasso Police Department late on Friday.The video of the 16-year-old student, Nex Benedict, talking to an Owasso officer provided the full account so far of what happened in the girls’ bathroom on Feb. 7. attention to Nex’s death as an example of the dangers faced by gender non-conforming students.The interview, which lasted about 20 minutes and took place at a local hospital,…

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run for decades by Warren E. Buffett, posted its highest annual profit last year. But its chief executive found reason to blame government regulation for hurting the results of some of its biggest businesses.In his letter to investors that traditionally accompanies the annual report, Mr. Buffett paid tribute to Charlie Munger, his longtime lieutenant and Berkshire’s vice chairman until his death in November at age 99.The company — whose divisions include insurance, BNSF railroad, a sprawling electric business, Brooks running shoes, Dairy Queen and See’s candy — disclosed net income of $97.1 billion last year, a…

Your mobile network is down. Maybe it’s AT&T, which went down for many users on Thursday. Or maybe it’s another service a week, a month, or a year from now.But you really have to make a call. How do you do it?The short answer: You need a Wi-Fi connection. If you have this, there are a few ways to overcome it.Wi-Fi callingFirst, make sure Wi-Fi calling is enabled in your phone’s settings. iPhone users can turn on Wi-Fi calling by going to Settings and then turning on Wi-Fi calling on the cellular settings page. Android users can enable Wi-Fi calling…

The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient with frostbite, the man died from his injuries. It was in Chicago in 1971, and the man had gotten drunk and passed out in the snow, his fingers so frozen that gangrene eventually set in.Dr. Hackett later worked at Everest Basecamp, Denali, Alaska, and now in Colorado, becoming an expert in treating cold injuries. The experience was often the same: There wasn’t much that could be done about frostbite except rewarm the patient, give aspirin, amputate in severe cases, and, more often, wait and accept that six months later the patient’s…

“Unforgettable experiences are in store,” says an Instagram post from Feb. 13 that has been liked by more than 80,000 people. The photo offers a glimpse of an empty beach with white sand, turquoise waters and the barely visible roofs of buildings immersed in a lush landscape of trees. “We are eager to welcome new guests to our resort in Thailand.”Obscuring the view of the resort: a tape deck with a coral flower logo and the words “White Lotus Resort & Spa”.White Lotus Resorts, of course, only exist in the fictional world of HBO’s hit hospitality and misbehavior series, “The…