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Madonna sued over “Material Girl” clothing line (Reuters)

Christians pray for victims of the atomic bomb at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, in southwestern Japan. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the blinding nuclear flash, which blew out the stained glass windows of the church, toppled its walls, burnt its altar and melted its iron bell.(AFP/File/AFP)Reuters – Madonna has been hit with a lawsuit over her new “Material Girl” fashion line for teenagers by a California clothing company that says it has been using the name since 1997.


Designer Prabal Gurung tastes US success (AP)

AP – As cliches go, designer Prabal Gurung is the first to say he’s living the American dream: Kid from Nepal is now dressing first lady Michelle Obama on a regular basis.

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‘Romantics’ clothes unite art, commerce, celebs (AP)

AP – Clothes are a key part of weddings — and, it turns out, the marriage of art and commerce.

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Picket lines could ruffle NYC’s fashion week (AP)

AP – A union representing 2,200 stagehands is threatening to put on a show of its own when Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opens at Lincoln Center next month.

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Jennifer Aniston and Motherhood at “The Switch” Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – Motherhood was on everyone’s mind on Monday, Aug. 17, at the Arclight Theatre in Hollywood, where Jennifer Aniston introduced her latest romantic comedy “The Switch” to the world. The film is all about a single, 40-year-old woman who decides to use artificial insemination in order to have a child.

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School shoppers giving a lesson in individualism (AP)

AP – Stores and manufacturers always try to court kids during the all-important back-to-school season, but now that engagement means interactivity, not a flier with coupons or a catalog full of smiling children clutching notebooks.

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