New York Might Become First State To Ban Cat Declawing

Bella Breakdown Cat lovers should be happy to hear that New York is on its way to becoming the first state to ban declawing on cats. On Tuesday, a bill was passed outlawing the procedure after years of protests by veterinary groups. While the bill makes an exception to the surgery for medical necessity, declawing will be forbidden for cat owner hoping to have the procedure done for “cosmetic or aesthetic reasons.” The Assembly sponsor, Linda Rosenthal, a Manhattan Democrat, said those reasons include pet owners who “think their furniture is more important than their cat.” According to Rosenthal,...

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You Could Soon Be Flying From London To New York In Just Two Hours

Bella Breakdown Traveling from London to New York is about to get a whole lot quicker. Aircraft company Boeing has proposed a new flight that could potentially only take two hours of travel between the U.K. and the U.S. and thus changing long-haul transportation as we know it. The current flying time from London to New York takes just under seven hours, but according to Boeing, the aircraft is believed to be able to reach a “top speed of more than 3,800 mph.” If Boeing is successful that means the flight time will be cut by more than half...

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Henri Bendel Closes For Good, Is This The End Of An Era?

Bella Breakdown For girls who grew up dreaming about glamorous department stores with personal shoppers and shiny packages, Bendel’s was an iconic part of this dream. Those who watched Gossip Girl religiously, ahem…me, know that Bendel’s was a lifestyle for girls on the Upper East Side, like Sak’s, but with a younger audience. Unlike other big department stores, Bendel’s attempted to hold on to its niche New York audience in some unusual ways, including eliminating sales of apparel altogether eight years ago. The store became a mecca of handbags and jewelry, signaling a period of change for the iconic...

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Cardi B Arrested

Bella Breakdown Cardi B has been all over the map lately. She made headlines after a high profile fight with Nicki Minaj during Fashion Week. She of course has been slaying it as a new Mom. But this latest headline doesn’t look so great for the 25 year old rapper. On Monday, October 1st, Cardi B turned herself in to New York City police for her involvement of a fight at an NYC strip club. Cardi turned herself in for an alleged assault and reckless endangerment against two bartenders at the strip club. Supposedly Cardi was upset because one...

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Nicki Minaj And Cardi B NYFW Fight Addressed

Bella Breakdown Apparently there is not enough room on the throne for two queens. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B got into a high profile confrontation at New York Fashion Week, and we’re sort of wondering if it will make an appearance in any of their upcoming songs. Although this was apparently the beginning of the fight. Cardi B was extremely upset with Nicki, claiming that Minaj stepped one her dress at the Harper’s Bazaar ICON party and then made a negative comment in regards to Cardi’s newborn daughter, Kulture. This alleged comment and action caused Cardi to go after...

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