Birx warns rural US; GOP Michigan lawmaker opposed to Whitmer’s restrictions has COVID; stimulus negotiations resume

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Congressional leaders and White House officials are scheduled to meet Monday to continue negotiating a proposed $1 trillion stimulus package. After a productive meeting Saturday, Republicans and Democrats blamed one another for the deadlock and the expiration of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit.

The hits to retail keep coming: Lord & Taylor and, separately, Tailored Brands, the parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Banks, have filed for bankruptcy.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson became the second NFL coach to test positive for COVID-19. Pederson is “asymptomatic and doing well,” the team announced Sunday. More pro athletes opted

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Five things we’ve learned from Kendall Jenner’s ‘bohemian and funky’ $8m home

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Kendall's home is not very Kardashian at all - Getty
Kendall’s home is not very Kardashian at all – Getty

Kendall Jenner’s LA home appears on the cover of Architectural Digest this month, and it brings several surprises, as well as serious food for thought in terms of design. First, it’s just not very Kardashian. Where’s the pristine all-white living room, the lashings of marble, the blinging chandeliers?

While Kim and Kanye went for an Axel Vervoodt-designed minimalist masterpiece (a thing of beauty, but one it’s hard to imagine anyone actually living in), Jenner and her designers, Kathleen and Tommy Clements and Waldo Fernandez, have enhanced what she calls “the

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SpaceX’s first crewed mission is headed back to Earth. Here’s every step that must go perfectly for 2 NASA astronauts to come home safely.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley practicing a full simulation of launch and docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 19.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley practicing a full simulation of launch and docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 19.

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Two NASA astronauts are currently orbiting Earth in a SpaceX spaceship and about to embark on a fiery fall through the atmosphere, into the ocean.

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley became the first people to fly SpaceX’s brand-new spaceship, the Crew Dragon, on May 30. It was the first crewed launch from American soil since July 2011 and the first-ever launch of a commercial spacecraft with humans inside. The ship docked to the International Space Station

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Ulrich Grimm, Global Head of Non-apparel Design, to Depart Calvin Klein After 22 Years

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Ulrich Grimm, global head of non-apparel design at Calvin Klein Inc., is leaving the company, effective Aug. 2.

Grimm has been with Calvin Klein for almost 22 years and previously served as executive vice president, design, shoes and accessories.

During his time at the brand, the highly regarded Grimm built a strong global alignment across its accessories, including some of the licensed categories such as eyewear and watches and jewelry. He oversaw design for accessories, footwear and home.

Reached for comment, Grimm told WWD that following the pandemic, several CKI divisions were restructured, and his position was eliminated. He said

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These Color-Coded Lockers Are a Genius Addition to a Family Home

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Photo credit: Carmel Brantley
Photo credit: Carmel Brantley

From House Beautiful

Anyone who sees the Wentz family at home would have no trouble believing their space was designed specifically for them. Betsy Wentz, founder of Studio B design, has an office/command center at one of three kitchen islands (more on those later) while her husband, a doctor, can hole away in a study. The couple’s three boys and youngest girl bounce between sports in the backyard to movies on a sectional large enough to fit the whole gang (plus frequent friends) and the entire family spends most summer nights around the fire pit on

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