Profession: Bank Robber and Outlaw
Biography: One half of the infamous crime duo of Bonnie and Clyde whose crime spree across south west America horrified and fascinated the country. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow originally met in 1930 in Texas. Bonnie was 19 and the wife of a convicted imprisoned murderer. Clyde was 21 and imprisoned shortly after for burglary. Bonnie helped him escape before he was recaptured. The pair's real crime spree began after Clyde's release in 1932.
Broken heart quotes | Pulse Nigeria
In these moments, words have the power to soothe, to heal, and to encapsulate feelings we struggle to express. This collection of 100 broken heart quotes aims to offer solace, understanding, and a path toward healing. They speak to the importance of feeling our pain fully, learning from it, and eventually, letting it go. 100 broken heart quotes ADVERTISEMENT
Heartache is a teacher of its own kind.
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista by Susanna Schrobsdorff: TIME 100
All of Peru saw Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista dragged by her hair through a hotel, battered and screaming. Security-camera footage of her assault circulated online, adding humiliation to her injuries. But there was hope that the video evidence would condemn the attacker, her former partner, to jail. When he was given a suspended sentence and released in July 2016, Contreras wasn't the only one who was outraged. Her case—and her willingness to speak publicly about it—helped propel thousands of women onto the streets of Lima that summer to protest gender violence.
Colorado Springs Shooting and the City's Dark LGBTQ History
Long before the Nov. 19 shooting at an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs that killed five and injured at least 18, the city had a history as a flashpoint in American queer life.
Located in the traditionally red El Paso County—home to three out of five military commands in the county, and a region former President Donald Trump won with56.2% of the vote in 2016—Colorado Springs is home to many conservative evangelical groups including, notably, Focus on the Family.
Colorado Voted to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Other Psychedelics
Colorado voters have approved the broadest psychedelic legalization in the U.S., which would decriminalize five psychedelic substances and enable adults to receive psychedelics at licensed centers. The Associated Press called the vote for the measure, Proposition 122, on Friday morning; 92% of the votes were in as of 11 a.m., with 52.3% of voters in favor.
Kevin Matthews, coalition director for Natural Medicine Colorado, which advocated for the measure, called the victory a “tremendously historic moment.
Debit Card Fees: Changed, But Still an Easy Way to Get Ripped Off
The banks say that being threatened with legislation had no impact on their decisions to make annoying debit card overdraft fees slightly less annoying. Instead, Bank of America and Chase say they are changing their fees just to help out their customers. How nice of them.
The changes are reported in the Washington Post, the WSJ, and the NY Times, among others. Basically, new customers will soon be allowed to opt out of overdraft “protection,” in which customers are allowed to spend more than they have in their debit card accounts—in exchange for getting hit with a $35 fee each time they do so.
Elections 2002: Does Scandal Really Matter? (Elections 2002)
Can Sandy Weill, the shrewd CEO of Citigroup, defuse the sweeping investigation by New York's ambitious attorney general? A look at how he plans to save his legacy
The inside story of how lenders at Citibank allegedly played loan shark, charging the island nations of the Caribbean excess fees and interest payments
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Everything we know about 'porgs' the penguin-like creatures from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
Everything about "porgs" from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Porgs are a new creature in the Star Wars universe. They will make their debut in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." ADVERTISEMENT
They're small, penguin-like creatures. They build nests and they can fly. They are native to the planet of Ahch-To, where Luke Skywalker was living in "The Force Awakens." The real-life inspiration for porgs?
Fianc Lewis Hamilton fails to recognize singer's song on radio
Last Sunday, Nicole was seen shedding tears and screaming with joy and pride as she watched her man win the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. But Lewis failed to recognize one of her songs on the BBC Radio 1 'Breakfast Show' with Nick Grimshaw on Thursday, Nov. 27, when tasked with guessing the artists behind hit tracks after hearing a snippet of each. Before the start of the game Lweis was heard telling the host, 'I'm pretty bad with names.