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<\/p>\nAmtrak Derailment, Cory Booker, Hollywood Sign, Ian McKellen, Nicola Formichetti, Snow Leopards: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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AMTRAK<\/strong>. Multiple casualties after train derails near Tacoma, Washington<\/a>. Notice: \u201cAmtrak\u00a0Cascades<\/i>\u00a0Train 501, operating from Seattle and Portland, derailed south of Tacoma, Wash. There were approximately 78 passengers and five crew members on board. Initial reports are that some injuries are reported to passengers and crew, and taken to local medical facilities for treatment. Individuals with questions about their friends and family on this train should call<\/a> (800) 523-9101.\u201d<\/p>\n HOLLYWOOD<\/strong>. Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg want to ferry you to the famous sign<\/a>.<\/p>\n INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR<\/strong>. Gay on Wall Street<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI could totally feel it,\u201d he says of the new manager\u2019s hostility toward Ross, an openly gay<\/a> man<\/a>. \u201cMy performance reviews changed. But not in terms of my actual performance, but the perceptions of my performance. Until you\u2019ve been discriminated against, it\u2019s very hard to see it. It\u2019s so subtle. There are never really specific comments. You just know. And once it happens, something has to change: you or your manager. I didn\u2019t stay very long.\u201d<\/p>\n FARGO<\/strong>. New gay bar opens<\/a>. \u201cThe Sanctuary Bar and Bistro is the FM\u2019s first gay<\/a> bar to open in the Red River Valley in more than five years.\u201d<\/p>\n ATLANTA AIRPORT<\/strong>. Blackout leaves many questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n EASTERN TIBET<\/strong>. Snow leopards spotted for first time<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cWe have captured images of baby leopards with their mother, which indicates a certain quantity of the rare species live<\/a> in the region,\u201d Zhao Xiang, head of the Shan Shui Conservation Center, told the Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n IAN MCKELLEN<\/strong>. I\u2019d like to play Gandalf again, on TV<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n FASHION MOVES<\/strong>. Nicola Formichetti leaving Diesel<\/a>. \u2018In a joint exclusive phone interview, Diesel founder\u00a0Renzo Rosso<\/a>\u00a0and Formichetti, artistic director, spoke in a friendly manner, sounding upbeat about the shared experience and about future prospects at the same time. \u201cThe contract expires at the end of December, so there is not that much to say. We\u2019ve had five fantastic years [including early interaction with Formichetti]. It was a fantastic collaboration. I really love very much what was done, and the relationship between us is really special,\u201d said Rosso.\u2019<\/p>\n THIRST TWEETS OF THE DAY<\/strong>. John Boyega and Oscar Isaac.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n A CAPPELLA OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Star Wars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MONDAY MUSCLE<\/strong>. Hayat Khan.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Amtrak Derailment, Cory Booker, Hollywood Sign, Ian McKellen, Nicola Formichetti, Snow Leopards: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"cory](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/booker.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
CORY BOOKER<\/strong>. NJ Senator gets extra security after death threats<\/a>: \u2018\u201dThe Newark Police Division has been notified by the\u00a0United States Capitol\u00a0Police (USCP) regarding a threat on the life of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and his family members,\u201d Baraka said. \u201cAs a result, members of the Police Division\u2019s Executive Protection Unit have been assigned to provide security at the Senator\u2019s residence in Newark.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Support](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/supportgaymarriage_cake.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
NYT ON BELFAST<\/strong>. The other anti-gay baker case<\/a>. \u201cIn a few months, Britain\u2019s Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a bakery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, could refuse to make a cake celebrating same-sex<\/a> marriage. The case is a trans<\/a>-Atlantic echo of the one\u00a0heard two weeks ago<\/a>\u00a0by the United States Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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