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Hong Kong cheongsam master in the mood to retire after 75 years

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Bent over a magenta chiffon fabric, an elderly Hong Kong tailor wearing thick glasses meticulously stitched on embroidered butterflies, working to transform the shimmering material into an elegant, high-collared Chinese dress known as a cheongsam. Its high-neck collars, knee-length slits and streamlined fits evoked a sense of city glamour, and by the 1960s the dress was everywhere in Hong Kong.

Kamala Smart to Skip Al Smith Dinner

The American Spectator 

Vice President Kamala Harris has turned down an invitation to speak at the Al Smith dinner in New York City. Her staff says she will be busy campaigning, but that is a poor excuse: every presidential candidate, save for Walter...

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Bangladesh to give Shakib enough time to decide on retirement: Abdur Razzak

Business Standard 

Bangladesh selector and former player Abdur Razzak on Wednesday said the selection committee will give veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan enough time to decide when he wants to call time on his international career. The 37-year-old Shakib, considered one of the greatest all-rounders to come out of Bangladesh, has struggled for form and fitness of late and didn't make much of an impact during the opening Test against India in Chennai. "Someone is waiting to take his place. Definitely, there are some players... Читать дальше...

Triston Casas Sees Positive From Red Sox Getting ‘Teeth Kicked In’ This Season

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

The Boston Red Sox fell short of where they wanted to get to when they were eliminated from postseason contention Wednesday night after losing to the Toronto Blue Jays. Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas took a positive from it, though. A young Red Sox team counting heavily on players like Casas, Wilyer Abreu and […]