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Favier and her partner Nicolas Altmayer were killed in a car accident in France, Dior shared in a statementClaudia Schiffer and Gilles Dufour attend Mathilde Favier’s funeral in Paris, on Aug. 31, 2026Credit: Pierre Suu/GettyNEED TO KNOWA funeral for Dior’s public relations director Mathilde Favier was held in Paris on Aug. 31, drawing guests like Claudia Schiffer, Dior’s Delphine Arnault and other fashion industry eliteFavier, 57, and her partner Nicolas Altmayer, 61, were killed in a car accident in France, on Monday, Aug. 17, the fashion house shared in a statementFavier joined Dior in 2011 and worked closely with the…

It’s funny sometimes how issues with a game can be overwhelmed by what it does well. Every gamer has a few titles that they adore that they’d admit don’t have the strongest storytelling, just addictive gameplay. There are platformers that are among my favorite of all time for which I could barely tell you what the story is at all. What’s rarer is for early technical and gameplay issues to fall away under impressive writing and world-building. But that was exactly my experience with the surprisingly excellent “The Blood of Dawnwalker,” a new RPG from a co-creator of “The Witcher…

Chronic absenteeism is defined as a student missing 10 percent of classes, roughly 18 days in a typical school year. About one in five American kids now fall into that category. In New York City public schools, the figure climbs to roughly one in three. Chicago Public Schools reported more than 40 percent of students as chronically absent in the 2024-25 school year. Among black students, the rate hit 45 percent; among Latino students it reached 41 percent. Ninth-graders logged 48.5 percent chronic absenteeism, while seniors hit an astonishing 72 percent. These numbers are not random. They are the predictable…

India Women began their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 campaign on a winning note, defeating Thailand Women by 94 runs in Dubai. After posting a competitive total with the bat, the Women in Blue produced a dominant bowling display to wrap up a comfortable victory.The standout moment came from Deepti Sharma, who created a world record on her 150th T20I appearance. Shafali Verma had earlier set the platform for India with an explosive half-century before Thailand’s chase fell apart.Shafali Verma gives India a flying startIndia were off to a rapid start with Shafali leading the charge at the top of the…

What is keeping Quinn Hughes from not extending with the Minnesota Wild? NHL Network: Will the Minnesota Wild be able to sign defenseman Quinn Hughes to a contract extension? What is the holdup? If he doesn’t sign an extension between now and the trade deadline, could they consider trading him? ** NHLRumors.com transcription Tony Luftman: “Will Quinn Hughes agree to an extension in Minnesota? We touched on Cale Makar and him setting the market for D-men. This Quinn Hughes guy is awfully valuable too, Johnny.” Mike Johnson: “What would he be waiting for? Like, if the answer is yes, what’s…

The SRC said the policy also risked forcing small shops which are not covered by the proposed legislation to be uncompetitive.”Scottish consumers benefit from the most affordable food prices in western Europe,” MacDonald-Russell added.”We know food price inflation is a problem, but the best model to deal with it is the one we have right now and price caps are going to make that worse.”It is giving a false promise that it is going to be able to help with something. “In reality, there is as good a chance it is going to make the overall cost of a shopping…

Japan Bitcoin Industry Co., Ltd. has debuted a self-custodial Bitcoin payments platform designed to help Japanese companies sell to international fans who are often shut out by traditional payment systems. Using this week’s Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong to introduce the product, JPI dropped Aurora — aiming to reach an audience that could not be serviced before.  The pitch is simple: anime, manga, games, and other Japanese content have a massive global following, but the payment rails supporting that content haven’t kept pace.  香港で開催中のbitcoinasiaに当社取締役の加藤( @btc_dakara ) が登壇します。ビットコインとステーブルコインの関係について登壇者の方々とお話しいたします。 https://t.co/8e1aKAvjgv— 日本ビットコイン産業株式会社 (@JBIinc_bitcoin) August 27, 2026 Aurora aims to close that gap…

An obituary posted by Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, external remembered “her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family”.It continued: “Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, kindness, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place.”It added: “In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” The Imagination Library was Parton’s scheme to send free books to young children.Amelia Young,…

Pakistan cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan’s Test crisis deepened at Lord’s as another heavy away defeat left them languishing at the bottom of the World Test Championship standings, with pacer Mohammad Abbas admitting that “everyone is worried” about the team’s performances.Pakistan’s fortunes in the longest format have declined significantly in recent years, both at home and overseas.Their latest setback was a 194-run defeat to England at Lord’s, following an innings defeat in the series opener at Leeds. It was Pakistan’s 10th loss in their last 11 away Tests.‘Our performance is a concern for everyone’Abbas, who finished the Lord’s Test…

A re-examination conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for recruitment to Group B and Group C non-academic posts was disrupted by technical problems at an examination centre in Jaipur on Monday, August 31. The disruption forced candidates to walk out of the venue and stage a protest, highlighting renewed concerns over the reliability of computer-based examinations.The affected centre was the iON Digital Zone examination facility in Sitapura, where the Common Recruitment Examination-5 (CRE-5) re-examination was being held.According to Sanganer Sadar police, AIIMS has cancelled the examination at the centre and will conduct a fresh test for…