Sports Illustrated model Gabriella Halikas recreates ‘iconic’ SKIMS swim photoshoot

2022-09-17 13:18:48 By : Ms. Christy Xu

Gabriella Halikas took to Instagram on Wednesday to share her take on Kim Kardashian's recent old Hollywood-inspired SKIMS swimwear campaign.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are greeted by New Zealand troops performing the Maori haka as they visit Commonwealth soldiers near Pirbright, England, who will take part in the Queen's funeral.

Fort Smith residents may have intermittent power this evening. The Northwest Territories Power Corporation said in a Facebook post Friday evening that it has found the problem areas as it continues to work on repairing the Taltson transmission line, which was damaged by wildfire. However, NTPC said all five affected communities – Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Hay River, Enterprise, and K'átł'odeeche First Nation – are still operating on diesel generation. In Fort Smith, where one diesel generator

NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid out her vision for a modernized, responsive, tech-savvy tax collection agency equipped to manage 21st century challenges at an IRS office in New Carrollton, Maryland, on Thursday. Yellen said the agency plans to hire 5,000 new customer service representatives to vastly improve taxpayer service before the next filing season, using part of the money from a recent $80 billion infusion of funds from the so-called Inflation Reduction Act

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into the death of a young woman who was arrested by the country's so-called "morality police" for wearing an inappropriate headscarf.View on euronews

As she takes her seat next to her fellow Cornwall Community Choir members — minutes before their first rehearsal in two and a half years — Johanne Gass is having a tough time staying composed. "I hope I can hold it together," she said. "I feel very emotional and happy, finally getting back together." The last time the group sang together was March 2020. They were preparing for a concert at a retirement home in nearby Clyde River, P.E.I. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The concert was cancelled.

The vice chair of the Hay River Seniors Society says she has a better understanding of why it's taking so long for residents to move back into the Whispering Willows seniors complex after a town hall meeting this week. "All of the kitchen cabinets, the lower kitchen cabinets, were destroyed in the flood," said Sandra Patterson Lester. At the Thursday meeting, organized by Housing N.W.T., Patterson Lester was told new cabinets had been ordered and were being built locally. "They're done here in E

Yukon will soon receive a shipment of the Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says offers protection against variants of the virus, including Omicron. McPhee says the vaccine is expected this month and the rollout process will be the same as it has been in the past. She says it's unclear how much of the vaccine the territory will receive, but it is keeping in touch with the federal government to ensure the vaccine arrives as soon as possible. Yukon offered

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with the governors of six states in the U.S. Northeast on Thursday to talk about their concerns about soaring fuel costs heading into winter, the Department of Energy said. The meeting came after governors, including Charles Baker of Massachusetts, Janet Mills of Maine and Ned Lamont of Connecticut, wrote file:///C:/Users/8003938/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/EAB21553/incoming%20-%20Baker%20Lamont%20Mills%20Sununu%20McKee%20and%20Scott.pdf Granholm in July about their concerns about prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other fuels in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Participants in the meeting talked about ways to ensure adequate supplies of electricity and heating fuels in region which typically experiences tight energy markets in winter, a source at the DOE said.

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit the Green Party and an email suggesting as much was a "mischaracterization" by a well-meaning staffer that has since been corrected. According to an internal email obtained by The Canadian Press, the Green Party's two MPs were ready to leave and sit as Independents if the current leadership race were to be suspended. The party’s federal council has been considering a pause in the leadership contest and closure of an Ottawa office space. Gr

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will send another $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, as the U.S. rushes more weapons to fuel Kyiv's counteroffensive that has reclaimed large stretches of the embattled country and forced Russian troops to retreat. The White House said it was the 21st time that the Defense Department has pulled weapons and other equipment off the shelves to deliver to Ukraine. The package will include more of the same types of ammunition and

Thousands of mourners lined up through the night for several kilometres in London to file past the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has appointed former member of Parliament Tony Clement to serve on the board of the Conservative Fund, the federal party's main fundraising arm, sources say. After a landslide victory in the party's leadership election on the weekend in which he received almost 70 per cent of support from members, Poilievre is transitioning into the Opposition leader's office and has begun installing his picks in key positions. Clement is one of them, according to mu

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions to punish those supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, targeting people and entities it accused of helping Moscow skirt financial sanctions, steal Ukrainian grain and violate human rights. The steps by the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Commerce and State were designed to hold the Russian government accountable for its Feb. 24 invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. Ukrainian forces have made major gains this month, advancing in the Kharkiv region and driving Russian soldiers from the city of Izium, dealing Russian troops their worst defeat since they were repelled from the outskirts of the capital Kyiv in March.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the celebration of Wes Petterson's life on Friday in Weldon, Sask. "It just kind of tells you the effect he had on people," said Vera Hoknes, Petterson's older sister. Petterson was one of 10 victims who died during the stabbings in Saskatchewan on Sept. 4. Nine of the victims died on the James Smith Cree Nation, while Petterson was killed in at his home in Weldon. Several others were also injured at James Smith Cree Nation. The grief from losing her bro

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A large Ontario school board may have triggered a sharp reaction from Education Minister Steven Lecce for asking its staff to take a low-key approach to memorializing the Queen, saying students who may have been impacted by British colonialism could be triggered. Lecce is now directing schools to honour the Queen's memory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system. After President Joe Biden issued an executive order in March calling on a variety of agencies to look at ways to regulate digital assets, the agencies came up with nine reports, covering cryptocurrency impacts on financial markets, the environment, innovation and oth

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised South Africa as a vital voice on the global stage as he hosted President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday at the White House for talks that were expected to touch on the two nations' differences on Russia's war in Ukraine and more. In a brief appearance before the media at the start of their meeting, Biden made no direct mention that Ramaphosa is among African leaders who have maintained a neutral stance in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sou

Bodies with their hands tied were found at a mass burial site in Izium after Ukrainian forces recaptured the city in northeastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Friday. "We are at the site of the mass burial of people, civilians who were buried here, and now according to our information they all have the signs of violent death," the governor, Oleg Synegubov, said at the site. Earlier, Ukrainian officials said they had found 440 bodies in woodlands near the city of Izium.

The arguments for and against a permanent injunction against demonstrators at the site of a controversial development in Caledonia, Ont., ended Tuesday and now lawyers representing both Foxgate Developments and Haudenosaunee land defender Skyler Williams are waiting for the judge's final decision. Lawyers representing Williams said in Cayuga Superior Court on Tuesday there shouldn't be a permanent injunction, saying Williams and others have asserted their treaty rights (per Section 35 of the Cha