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...benefit of English-speaking U.N. police. Traumatized and deeply humiliated by their ordeal, most women fail to testify even when given the chance. One-third of the women "rescued" in Kosovo in a six-month period last year refused to incriminate their captors. Twice peacekeepers have raided a railside nightclub in the south central town of Ferizai, and twice they came up empty-handed after the girls failed to incriminate the owner, even though purplish cigarette burns were plainly visible along their upper arms...
...Here in New York City, however, the case getting the most attention is that of Sean "Puffy" Combs. The hip-hop mogul/fashion designer is on trial for his alleged role in a shooting in a Manhattan nightclub in December of 1999 in which three people were hurt. He's been charged with weapons possession and bribery and, if convicted on all counts, could spend up to 15 years in prison. Combs has other worries as well - this week he announced (through his publicist) that he and his girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, had split. Since the announcement that he had broken...
SEAN (PUFFY) COMBS Hip-hop mogul on trial for bribery and gun charges after a N.Y. nightclub shooting...
...Clifford. After one of his concoctions, if you're still standing, take a refreshing walk about a half-kilometer north to another popular nightspot, 180 Proof, at 40 St. Mark's Road. This former Catholic church was converted two years ago into a hip nightclub featuring steepled ceilings and oak support beams. There are extra seating areas outdoors and upstairs, so finding a berth isn't usually a problem. And you will need one after the house specialty, an Indian version of a Long Island iced tea made with locally produced vodka and whiskey...
...last twenty-five years alone, Paris has seen the sculptures of Rodin, the ballerinas of Degas, the water lilies of Monet, the dreamy Provencal mountains of Cezanne--not to mention to paintings of Manet, Seurat, Bonnard, Renoir and many more. Meanwhile, Toulouse-Lautrec is presiding over the Moulin Rouge nightclub, Paul Gauguin has taken ship for Tahiti and set about painting the native girls--and poor, mad Van Gogh is only ten years in the grave...