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HONG KONG: Three members of a Hong Kong pro-democracy student group were sentenced on Saturday (Oct 22) to up to three years in jail for conspiracy to incite subversion, after setting up street booths that allegedly called on people to oppose the government. The three, plus one ordered to go to a less-severe correction facility, had pleaded guilty to various acts between October 2020 and June 2021, including giving speeches asking members of the public to struggle against those in power, that were deemed to violate a China-imposed national security law. They had all been in the group “Student Politicism”.…

The only one getting into this exclusive nightspot now is the city marshal. Celeb magnet 1OAK has been booted from its home in the Meatpacking District after racking up nearly $1.8 million in back rent, according to court records. The West 17th Street hotspot — where everyone from Lil Nas X and Megan Thee Stallion to rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine and former Mets ace Matt Harvey have partied — was shuttered as COVID-19 restrictions were put into place. Co-owner Richie Akiva vowed in January 2021 that his club would “come back in full force.” But it never reopened, and on Thursday, the city…

The Phillies held on to beat the Padres, 4-2, Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead in the NLCS, but the ending wasn’t without drama and controversy. With a runner on first and no outs in the top of the ninth, San Diego’s Jurickson Profar appeared to check his swing on a 3-2 fastball from Seranthony Domínguez. He flicked his bat away and started to head toward first, only to be called out by third-base ump Todd Tichenor. Profar was enraged, throwing his hands up in the air in disbelief and spiking his helmet. He was ejected and on…

Sofia Coppola is a Hollywood veteran, sure, but she is new to Instagram. The director, currently working on the film Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, hasn’t necessarily posted any images of herself since she joined the app this week, but instead has shared some mouth-watering BTS and moodboard images. Just this past week, Coppola gave us a sneak-peek of the footwear from the film, including some pretty bow-laden, flower-adorned pumps by Fabrizio Viti.Friend of the director Marc Jacobs had his own fits to show off. Before heading off to the DKMS Gala, he took a mirror selfie, looking…

Skin-tight with high shine, latex is making its resurgence into high fashion. On the runways it was spotted at Versace and Balenciaga, where models squeezed into face masks and tights for a snatched look, and if you need real-life inspiration then look to Kim Kardashian who constantly wears it in her everyday life. See below for the best gloves, corsets, and catsuits to take you from a fashion show to a Halloween party; this is the perfect time to try your hand at it. Don’t forget to follow along as our Street Style Trend Tracker tags all of the best…

Exclusive: Boris Johnson was pictured in some daring shorts while waiting in the Dominican Republic’s Casa De Campo resort before dashing back to the UK to launch a potential leadership bid A holidaying Boris Johnson was spotted in Hawaiian shorts while waiting in a hotel lobby in the Caribbean before his dash back to the UK to launch a potential leadership bid. A photo obtained exclusively by the Mirror shows the ex-Premier in the relaxed ensemble while striking a power pose next to his two-year-old son Wilfred at the Dominican Republic’s Casa De Campo resort. He paired the shorts with…

BEIJING: China’s Communist Party on Saturday (Oct 22) unanimously approved a series of amendments to its constitution, further strengthening the control of Xi Jinping who now appears set for a historic third term in power. The party constitution, or charter, is a document of ultimate authority by which all 96 million party members must abide, and amendments remain effective indefinitely. Here’s a guide to what has – and hasn’t – changed. XI’S “CORE POSITION” China’s Communist Party endorsed Xi’s “core position” on the Party Central Committee – a group of about 200 senior officials – as well as his rarefied…

New York Business  —  It’s weird when wrestling superstar Randy Orton, Netflix’s romance “Bridgerton,” TikTok, a tattoo artist, Instagram, NFTs and Andy Warhol’s portrait of Prince all show up in the same law school textbook. A series of hot-button lawsuits have linked all those unlikely creators and platforms in litigation that goes as high as the US Supreme Court. The litigation deals with issues of intellectual property, copyright infringement and fair use in a rapidly changing new-media landscape. For decades, so-called “copycat” lawsuits boiled down to ‘you stole my song/book/idea.’ Now, as the number of platforms to showcase artistic content…

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