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...multimillion-dollar salary, and will earn no money until the box office sends some back. He spent hours with Kovic, peppering the vet with questions, soaking up the man's life. In matching wheelchairs, the two men would go shopping; Cruise was rarely recognized. In a Westwood, Calif., electronics store, he was asked to leave because his wheels were leaving marks on the rubber carpet. "He was furious," recalls Kovic. "Everyone in the store turned and looked at him when he shouted, 'I have as much right to be in this store as everyone else...
Lepine purchased the rifle, a model that is popular with ranchers for killing coyotes, at a local gun store three weeks ago, after undergoing a police-file check as required by law. Canada regulates the sale of handguns much more strictly than does the U.S., but hunting guns, including semiautomatics, are widely obtainable. In the wake of last week's misogynic massacre, there were calls for tighter rules on the availability of combat- style weapons as well as soul-searching debates about the victimization of women. But the most touching commentary involved very few words. After a candlelight procession...
Mike Harper trudged through the dirty snow in downtown Warsaw searching for a fur hat to protect him against the icy wind. But among the meager selections in half a dozen stores, he could not find one hat that fitted. Harper, who runs a large food company in Omaha, refused to give up. He decided to offer one hatmaker the equivalent of an extra $10 in zlotys to whip something up by next morning. The man showed little enthusiasm, however, his sullen face reflecting the effects of 45 years of Communist rule. Harper left the store doubting that he would...
Many women -- and fur-wearing men too -- are starting to think twice before they shrug on a fur and nip off to the office or the grocery store. Ever since she was called "animal killer" on the street, Susan Singer, a Manhattan executive, has been ambivalent about wearing her fur coat. So is New York department-store employee Suzanne Pandjiris, who still wears her mink but fears attacks by protesters. "It makes me nervous," she says...
...flying as animal activists urge consumers to leave the wraps and stoles on store hangers. Faced with stiff opposition and flat sales, the industry fights back...