Trump, a rise in plastic surgery and Payless: 5 things you need to know Monday
More money for Trump's wall? Expect defeat, Pelosi says
Congressional Democrats refused President Donald Trump's newest request for border wall funding even before the White House officially made it. Trump on Monday will ask Congress for an additional $8.6 billion in funding for construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, Reuters reported on Sunday, prompting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. – who recently refused to approve $5.7 billion in border wall funding despite a record 35-day government shutdown – to make it clear they would not approve the money. "The same thing will repeat itself if he tries this again," they said in a statement. "We hope he learned his lesson."
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Plastic surgery is on the rise
Almost 18 million people might look a little different today than they did a year ago, according to data released Monday by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The group reported seeing a rise in overall plastic surgery and nearly a quarter million more cosmetic procedures in 2018 compared with 2017. An uptick in minimally invasive procedures isn't surprising, as more are available now than in years past. Of the more than 1.8 million cosmetic surgeries tracked by the society in 2018, the top five were: breast augmentations; liposuction; nose reshaping; eyelid surgery; and tummy tuck.
Last day to use Payless ShoeSource gift cards
Payless ShoeSource, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, will honor gift cards through March 11. Merchandise credit cards also will be accepted through March 11. On March 12, both will be worthless. Closings of 2,500 locations in the U.S. and Canada are expected to begin at the end of March and conclude in May. The company's collapse comes amid a wave of challenges for mall retailers, including declining foot traffic, digital competition and the changing tastes of shoppers. Payless is not alone —Gymboree, Victoria's Secret and Family Dollar are just some of the other brands closing stores in 2019.
A princess tried to flee Dubai. Friends fear she's now held against her will
It's not what you expect a modern-day princess to say. "My father is the leader of Dubai," Latifa bint al-Maktoum says in a video released one year ago Monday, and "I am making this video because it could be the last one I make." Less than a minute later in the video, Latifa, 33, known for her love of skydiving above Dubai, gives a further warning: "If you are watching this ... I'm dead or I'm in a very, very, very bad situation." The YouTube video published on March 11, 2018, was intended to be an insurance policy for Latifa, who hoped to obtain political asylum in the United States. Latifa's friends heard nothing from her for nine months, and now they say she may be being drugged and held against her will.
'Saved by the Bell' star on his new show's 'ambitious' finale
The actor who played Zack Morris on "Saved by the Bell" never took the show too seriously, predicting each season the show would be canceled. "Every season it was like, ‘OK, we had our run and we’ll see each other at some point,'" Mark-Paul Gosselaar told USA TODAY of the show, which premiered in 1989 and lasted four seasons, plus a single season for the college spinoff. He now stars in Fox's "The Passage" and said the first part of the sci-fi drama's two-hour finale airing March 11 as "unbelievably ambitious."
Contributing: Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump, a rise in plastic surgery and Payless: 5 things you need to know Monday
