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Hot on the heels of their epic Halloween weekend, Ariel Winter borrowed some style inspo from another pop culture icon.
The Modern Family star channeled Kim Possible at the LA Lakers game on Sunday night wearing a black bustier and Kim's signature cargo pants — taking the idea of "lingerie dressing" to a new, world-saving level. Further borrowing from Kim's style book, she paired the look with high-heeled black boots with some seriously edgy studs and topped it off with hoop earrings and a black lady bag. She wore her long black hair in loose waves that fell past her shoulders and kept her makeup neutral with a glossy nude lip and light eye makeup.
Ariel isn't the only one bringing back green cargo pants: Levi was twinning hard with his GF in a pair of his own, which he wore with black combat boots and a black henley. Based on their outfits alone, these two were ready for any "sitch."
These days, bringing boudoir-wear to the streets is a celebrity favorite. Bella Hadid wore a pink corset of her own on a recent date with The Weeknd, and Kendall Jenner made the lingerie look athleisure-approved by pairing a white bustier with Adidas track pants.
And in case anyone has anything to say about Ariel Winter's take on the risqué look, she's got some important words to share. Last year, she responded to outfit shamers on Instagram who took issue with some of her wardrobe choices."As a child, you do as you're told regardless of what is good for you," she wrote. I'm an ADULT now, who can make my own choices and have my own identity," she wrote. And just because I DECIDE to show my body occasionally doesn't mean I'm unintelligent or that I'm talentless or that I have no self-respect."
Girl Scouts killed in hit-and-run identified, suspected driver allegedly admitted to 'huffing' before crash: Police originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Three Girl Scouts who were killed in an alleged hit-and-run this weekend have been identified as police claim the 21-year-old suspected driver admitted to "huffing" right before the deadly crash.
Jayna Kelley, 9; Autum Helgeson, 10; Haylee Hickle, 10, and her mother, Sara Jo Schneider, 32, were all killed when they were hit by a car while picking up trash along a Wisconsin county highway shortly before noon Saturday, said Lake Hallie police.
The driver had veered out of his lane, crossed over the center line and ultimately drove into a ditch, police said.
Another 10-year-old girl was struck and is in the hospital in stable condition, police said.
All members of the group -- seven children and five adults -- "were in the ditch, not on the pavement or gravel shoulder at the time of the crash" and were "wearing green highly visible safety vests," police said.
PHOTO: Tire tracks marked with spray paint lead to where a vehicle struck three Girl Scouts and an an adult chaperone, Nov. 4, 2018, in Lake Hallie, Wis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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The suspected driver, 21-year-old Colten Treu of Chippewa Falls, fled but later turned himself in several hours later, police said.
Treu and his passenger, who also turned himself in, allegedly told police that right before the crash they "had been intentionally inhaling chemical vapors," also known as "huffing."
PHOTO: This photo provided by the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin shows Colten Treu, who is accused of striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a parent and critically injuring a fourth girl near Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 3, 2018. (Chippewa County Wis. Sheriff's Office via AP)
Treu was arrested on charges including four counts of homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle, police said.
He appeared in court via video Monday and was held on $250,000 cash bond. He is set to return to court Tuesday.
Prosecutors, who claimed True had huffed air duster, an electronic device cleaner, called the crash "eerily similar" to an accident in September in which Treu allegedly appeared to be intoxicated and drove into a ditch, causing his car to roll over.
Chippewa Falls school district officials said Treu had attended the same school district as the victims.
PHOTO: Teddy bears, flowers, and candles were placed on benches outside Halmstad Elementary School in Chippewa Falls, Wis. as a memorial to the three Girl Scouts who were struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene, Nov. 4, 2018. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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"This is a horrible reminder of our nations epidemic of self-indulging with substance abuse without regard of the consequences," Lake Hallie Police Chief Cal D. Smokowicz said in a statement Monday. "Words cannot describe our Lake Hallie community’s sorrow for the witnesses, victims, and their families. This senseless crash was completely avoidable."
The Girl Scout community is also grieving.
"Our hearts are with our Girl Scout sisters in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin," Girl Scouts CEO Sylvia Acevedo said in a statement. "No words can ease the pain of a tragedy of this magnitude. Girl Scouts everywhere stand with you during this difficult time."
He may have thousands of fans screaming his name whenever he steps out in public these days, but Prince Harry has revealed he wasn’t always the most popular person in the room.
The 34-year-old Duke of Sussex was apparently picked on at school over an adorable habit he picked up from his dad, Prince Charles.
While we’ve yet to see the dad-to-be doing it out-and-about on public visits, the prince claims he used to do this one thing all the time when he was young.
“I used to get taken the mickey out of at school for just picking up rubbish,” the prince said, according to The Express.
“When you go for walks anywhere, if you see something, it stands out, you pick it up.
“Before you know it, somebody [says], ‘What are you doing?’ I’ve literally done this because I am programmed to do it because my father did it. And actually, we should all be doing it.”
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Prince Charles’ passion for raising awareness for the issues has obviously rubbed off on his sons, with Prince Harry and Prince William also speaking out about climate change. Photo: Getty Images
Indeed, Prince Charles is known for addressing environmental issues, including global warming, sustainability and ocean pollution.
His passion for raising awareness for the issues has obviously rubbed off on his sons, with Prince Charles and Prince Harry joining forces to attend the future king’s International Sustainability Unit’s meeting in February this year.
Prince Charles spoke at length about the threat coral reef faces and the impact climate change will have on future generations.
“It is a common phrase now that rather than borrowing our present from future generations, we are stealing it.,” the Prince said at the event.
“Well, the speed of the ecological marine cataclysm that we have engendered is such that not only will our children be faced with the monochrome legacy of the graveyard of destroyed reefs and the collapse of marine biodiversity, but the majority of us alive today will stand witness to the process.”
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Prince Charles delivers a speech about the ‘nightmare’ of plastic waste in January (Getty)
Last year, Prince William warned that overpopulation is ruining the natural environment by putting wildlife under ‘enormous pressure’.
The prince is also patron of The Tusk Trust, which aims to protect African wildlife.
“We are going to have to work much harder, and think much deeper, if we are to ensure that human beings and the other species of animal with which we share this planet can continue to co-exist,” the prince told an audience at The Roundhouse in London, according to Business Insider.
NBC on Sunday aired a controversial political ad paid for by President Donald Trump’s campaign during the prime-time commercial breaks for Sunday Night Football.
The anti-immigration ad, which the president first shared last Wednesday, aired about two hours into the broadcast of Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers.
The company was widely lambasted for airing it. On Monday morning, an NBC Universal spokesperson said the company recognizes “the insensitive nature of the ad and have decided to cease airing it across our properties as soon as possible,” according to a tweet from NBC News media reporter Dylan Byers.
The clip has sought to whip up voters’ fears of the Central American migrant caravan ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The 30-second spot includes footage of Luis Bracamontes, a Mexican citizen who killed two police officers in 2014, and likens his behavior to members of the caravan. The video then urges viewers to “vote Republican” before a voiceover from the president says he approves the message.
The spot has been roundly criticized and CNN made headlines after the network refused to air it, saying it was blatantly “racist.” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, had criticized the network earlier for turning the ad down, saying CNN would “only run fake news and won’t talk about real threats.”
“When presented with an opportunity to be paid to take a version of this ad, we declined,” CNN PR tweeted back at Trump Jr. “Those are the facts.”
NBC didn’t appear to have the same hesitations, and people around the country took to social media to voice their frustrations that the network would accept money to air the advertisement despite its message.
The network did not respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
Some have pointed to an NBC statement from 2015 in which the network cut ties with Trump over his controversial remarks on immigration. The company said at the time that it would no longer broadcast the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, saying “respect and dignity for all people are cornerstone of our values.”
Trump has continued to target media outlets at recent campaign rallies and moved to politicize those in the migrant caravan. The group, many fleeing violence in Honduras, has been traveling on foot and are still several weeks away from America’s southern border.
Still, the president has defaulted toward fear-mongering ahead of the midterms and last week sent more than 5,200 troops to the region.
Young Texas couple dies in helicopter crash less than 2 hours after their wedding originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
A young couple in Texas died in a helicopter crash on their wedding day.
Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman had been married only about 90 minutes when the Bell 206B helicopter in which they were traveling went down early Sunday morning near the Byler family ranch, the groom's grandfather, William Byler, told ABC Houston station KTRK-TV. The aircraft's pilot, Gerald Green Lawrence, also was killed.
Lawrence was a captain in the Army and served during the Vietnam war, his step-daughter, Amilyn Willard, told ABC News affiliate KTRK-TV.
The newlyweds were students at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
The helicopter accident occurred in Uvalde, Texas, west of San Antonio. (KTRK-TV)
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According to the couple's wedding website, nuptials were Saturday at the ranch in Uvalde, which is about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
The crash occurred about 1:47 a.m. Sunday, about 15 miles outside the city of Uvalde, officials said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it's investigating the crash.
Wedding guests posted videos online of the doomed helicopter appearing to take off safely from the Byler ranch as friends and family cheered. Other videos showed Ackerman, wearing her white wedding gown, dancing with her bridesmaids and kissing her Byler seating in a chair at their wedding reception earlier in the evening.
