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Even better: This latest look has really upped the ante.
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, upped the ante.
Biles just upped the ante on an already spectacular vault.
But it wasn't long before the DOJ upped the ante.
Needless to say, the brand upped the ante this year.
Campaign 2016 Donald Trump's upped the ante against Hillary Clinton.
Booker upped the ante with a dinner invitation for Kaling.
Much political theater is camp, but he's upped the ante.
Now, they appear to have upped the ante more so.
That upped the ante for hosting the 2018 World Cup.
Rensburg upped the ante when he tweeted this cleverly composed picture.
He upped the ante on Sunday at a rally in Indiana.
In recent months, Thorne's upped the ante on her tattoo game.
On closer inspection, the design details upped the ante even more.
Last year, she upped the ante with her Met Gala look.
If it sounds like a soap opera, Williams upped the ante.
Wendy's then upped the ante, offering the customer free drinks and food.
As far as shitting on Jerry goes, this season upped the ante.
As Democrats tried to manage the fallout, Trump quickly upped the ante.
"We've upped the ante for the sixth #MissionImpossible," he captioned the photo.
Now, YouTubers Kailey and Kelianne have upped the ante by adding hoverboards.
In the past month, Iran says Saudi Arabia has upped the ante.
Newark, New Jersey upped the ante to $7 billion in tax benefits.
Then on Sunday, she upped the ante ... by offering a $20k reward.
This pair has upped the ante on the classic Chelsea boot silhouette.
In 240, she upped the ante and completed 2100 marathons in 40 days.
His dad Tyga upped the ante with another epic celebration the following day.
In 403, she upped the ante and completed 40 marathons in 40 days.
Now, the wildfire threat to her friends and family has upped the ante.
AT&T upped the ante on its war against Big Tech this year.
Auroch in particular have upped the ante on their new album, Mute Books.
The third year, he upped the ante once again to 100 million users.
And to everybody else's surprise, the president upped the ante to $2 trillion.
"I think we sort of upped the ante this season," she told CNN.
Then, Nubia upped the ante by adding RGB lighting to its Red Magic handset.
In Tuesday's Nevada primary, Trump upped the ante, claiming 40 percent of evangelical votes.
The retailer has seriously upped the ante on all things makeup, hair, and skin.
But Mueller's report has upped the ante on the issue, causing candidates like Sen.
It looks like winning a division championship upped the ante on Wilson's Christmas gifts.
Chyna also upped the ante by posing in a series of blood-chilling Snapchats.
Drake joined Fortnite streamer Ninja once again, but this time he upped the ante.
Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather just upped the ante when it comes to spending lavishly.
But the dramatic hearing Thursday, including Ford's tearful testimony, has upped the ante further.
Wireless charging can be slow, so I wish Apple had upped the ante here.
Every time Trump had upped the ante, they had pushed in their chips beside his.
In fact, Iran upped the ante by demanding that Saudi Arabia take even deeper cuts.
This year, it's upped the ante by introducing a little disco into its maps interface.
Frustrated by years of meetings that went nowhere, the salesmen upped the ante in 1954.
But the length of his delay upped the ante on his delivery, which was passionless.
The arrival of the internet and the escalation of prize money have upped the ante.
The next year she upped the ante, and decided to run 40 marathons in 40 days.
This week really upped the ante, giving almost every single character a crisis about their humanity.
But my colleague Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, upped the ante to 10 lessons.
Intel upped the ante with smooth 4K video playback with its 8th-gen "Kaby Lake Refresh".
"Suddenly I'm thrust into this world, and I think that upped the ante," Mr. Sands said.
It's Real has upped the ante considerably in terms of the band's ambition and production style.
In May, after Fahrenthold was getting traction on his Trump Foundation exposés, Trump upped the ante.
He upped the ante in 1986 (six years after their breakup), with "Charlotte For Ever" (Feb.
BY SHOOTING A missile into one of its own satellites in March, India upped the ante.
Five states and Washington, D.C. upped the ante and won't sell e-cigarettes to anyone under 21.
To attract these consumers, card issuers have upped the ante with better rewards and sign-up bonuses.
Ciara and Laverne Cox even upped the ante by sharing their own personal photos with the Obamas.
But at least three-times champion Serena upped the ante to repel a stirring challenge from Mladenovic.
To contrast the simple, slick pony, Andrews' makeup artist Lisa Ashley "upped the ante" on her makeup.
On Thursday, the government upped the ante by issuing a statement banning all demonstrations from Friday onwards.
One of them hurled f-bombs, the other upped the ante by launching her glass at him.
To lure those spenders, card issuers have upped the ante with better rewards and sign-up bonuses.
Then Paige upped the ante: I would walk a few feet forward without her guidance at all.
Then we upped the ante by restricting the canvas to a white adidas UltraBOOST X running sneaker.
Proposals should be romantic, creative, and memorable, but this dude upped the ante with his dangerous stunt.
On Wednesday, Navalny upped the ante, saying he and his supporters would organize nationwide rallies on Jan.
Then, because late capitalist America would be nothing without brands beefing online, Wendy's quickly upped the ante.
She politely refused, but when Tyler's muscle upped the ante to $100 ... she couldn't turn it down.
Now, vlogger Bunny Meyer, known as Grav3yardgirl, has upped the ante by using Cheetos to curl her hair.
Hardly content with any old fish, we've upped the ante with some bomb-ass marlin and guacamole tostadas.
WASHINGTON — China upped the ante Monday in the ongoing tit-for-tat trade war between the world's top economies.
AT&T's live TV service DirecTV Now has just upped the ante for cord cutters debating their various options.
They upped the ante to a stratospheric level by playing their 2001 landmark opus Jane Doe in its entirety.
St. Louis-based hairstylist Caitlin Ford, or caitlinfordhair on Instagram, has upped the ante on the unicorn hair trend.
And last week, former president Nicolas Sarkozy, also a candidate in the right-wing party primaries, upped the ante.
Now, Kendall's upped the ante by getting a civil restraining order to keep Ford away from Kendall's gated community.
China has upped the ante in its fight against spiraling corporate debt in 2017, with some degree of success.
A local businessman and his two kids upped the ante by creating a life-sized sculpture of a Mustang.
President Trump also upped the ante by threatening that Washington could add another US$23bn of tariffs, Reuters reported.
Google even upped the ante, tweeting its own real photo of the rear camera array from its official hardware account.
Every year since, Murphy has upped the ante with fascinating themes that have preyed upon some of our deepest fears.
But since Trump upped the ante in the trade war Thursday, markets are expecting about two more cuts this year.
This year at CES, however, Google upped the ante for the display-enabled category with its third-party Smart Displays.
Bieber struck out two batters in the first, then upped the ante by striking out the side in the second.
To create something so masterful and rare is a gift in itself — and Glover went ahead and upped the ante.
Fallon, meanwhile, rocked a long wig, hat, and sunglasses of his own, but upped the ante with a fake goatee.
Warren has upped the ante on the battle against money in politics by refusing to attend meetings with wealthy donors.
A few months later, HBO's Game of Thrones upped the ante with an ultraviolent drama of "houses" rather than individuals.
In 2012, Juanita upped the ante by throwing the first of a very popular dining series, The Naked Dinner Party.
Since then, though, the Trump administration has upped the ante by signaling a tough line on closing down Iranian production.
Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread flooding and power failures when it hit the city in October 2012, upped the ante.
Then, the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island upped the ante with the world's first over-water villa with an underwater bedroom.
In fact, he upped the ante by morphing treasures from the Met's own collection into a tableau of Bacchanalian mayhem.
Colin Powell upped the ante with his slide show of Iraq's transgressions presented at the United Nations in New York.
Eugene Silver upped the ante and introduced a failed bill to the House which would have done the same nationally.
Last week, it upped the ante in its opposition by buying a small stake in Showa Shell to block the process.
She also upped the ante by saying that her flatmate would join too, just to see how gullible this guy was.
Trump, who tweeted over the weekend that the "Liberal Left" wants to "get rid of ICE," has only upped the ante.
On January 7th Mr Morales upped the ante, demanding that CICIG disband and giving its foreign workers 24 hours to leave.
In recent years, China's internet behemoths have upped the ante in how goods move around as they look offline for growth.
That just upped the ante — a bloodthirsty villain is what these two needed to make their eventual triumph that much sweeter.
The remarks upped the ante in a war of words over Scottish independence as Britain prepares for intense EU exit talks.
Since he was elected, many Democrats have continually upped the ante to out-resist each other in opposition to President Trump.
Fields said consumers have upped the ante on automakers, demanding not only top-notch safety and fuel efficiency but also technology.
Over the past few years, card issuers have upped the ante with better rewards and sign-up bonuses to attract customers.
But Trump has since upped the ante to $5 billion, an amount the House included in its version of the bill.
But now Democrats are forced to combat a president who "has upped the ante every few weeks" with his divisive rhetoric.
The problem wasn't Trident Juncture itself per se so much as if a crisis emerged and both sides upped the ante.
But Trump has since upped the ante to $2628 billion, an amount the House included in its version of the bill.
We upped the ante on the hackathon, too by making it a Virtual Hackathon open to anyone anywhere in the world.
Modi on Wednesday upped the ante, banning all international flights from landing in India for a week, starting from March 22 .
The full-scale prototype is now on display at CES this week, but today, the South Korean automaker upped the ante.
But astronaut Scott Kelly just upped the ante by pulling off what we think is a first: augmented reality in space.
I've upped the ante on a standard yet irresistibly gooey pasta bake by adding roasted wild mushrooms and creamy, funky fontina cheese.
And on her final night out, she upped the ante in a sparkly white dress that gave off serious wedding dress vibes.
Earlier this month, it upped the ante in its opposition by buying a small stake in Showa Shell to block the process.
We've upped the ante on the world's best startup pitch competition by increasing the prize money to $100,2003 in non-equity cash.
Bow Wow just upped the ante in the war between Snoop Dogg and the prez by threatening to pimp out Melania Trump.
Rose and her DWTS partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, upped the ante during Monday night's show and scored a 24 for their Argentine Tango.
Competition for new cardholders is fierce, and as a result many lenders have upped the ante with incentives and sign-up bonuses.
"Brands can no longer settle for the typical loyalty program because Amazon Prime has upped the ante," Yotpo executive Raj Nijjer said.
But Trump has since upped the ante to $5 billion, an amount the House included in its version of the spending bill.
Last week, the Donald Trump administration upped the ante, announcing that it was considering imposing another round of tariffs on Chinese imports.
While Facebook has long had protocols in place to identify and reach out to potentially suicidal users, it recently upped the ante.
But this week, Disick upped the ante on the Kyle & Jackie O show, telling radio listeners that the door is still open.
While Facebook has long had protocols in place to identify and reach out to potentially suicidal users, it recently upped the ante.
By becoming the Republican nominee, Trump has truly upped the ante — not just for the country but also for his own fortunes.
Amazon upped the ante in June with its $13.4 billion purchase of Whole Foods, giving it a major foothold in the industry.
Then they upped the ante considerably with their complete blockade of Judge Garland with nearly a year left in Mr. Obama's term.
" He also upped the ante, saying, "Behind that there is another $267 billion ready to go on short notice if I want.
Putin upped the ante in March, annexing Crimea, with its Russian majority, and backing separatists in eastern Ukraine with weapons and troops.
Instead of its typical "Fab 23" list, Toys R Us upped the ante with what it's calling "Geoffrey's Top 333" for toys.
Competitors like Target and Walmart have upped the ante by offering free, two-day shipping on orders over $35, without any subscriptions.
In his Tuesday remarks, Trump upped the ante against the rival party, accusing them of not believing the allegations leveled against Kavanaugh.
Now, the always-fun brand upped the ante for 2017, launching a Lipstick Chess collection that loaded with wintery reds and neutral pinks.
Prosecutors upped the ante for some parents who refused to plead guilty by adding new federal charges after they decided against plea deals.
Anki had success with its line of race car toys, and it upped the ante with its cute, smart, robotic companion toy, Cozmo.
Then on Monday, new Foreign Minister Dominic Raab upped the ante by announcing that the U.K. is "turbo-charging" no-deal Brexit preparations.
And while 20% off the most loved beauty products is a rarity, the retailer has just upped the ante in a major way.
The two fired in July, both KN-14, or liquid fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles, have upped the ante -- and tension around the world.
Wall Street had upped the ante for the quick-service brand, which has revamped its image after several years of market share declines.
As technologies like IMAX Laser have upped the ante on brightness used in theaters, 3D presentation has certainly improved dramatically in recent years.
But policymakers aren't giving up — and have upped the ante by issuing a fresh invitation signed by representatives from another three national parliaments.
U.S. market leader ChargePoint upped the ante last week by announcing stations of up to 400 kW that will be available from July.
Later it seemed White House spokesman Hogan Gidley upped the ante to suggest they would be looking at career civil servants as well.
Instead, he upped the ante, and the prospect of negotiations to stave off another volley of tariffs between the two countries promptly fizzled.
Kiss Bang Bang was a blast, and he upped the ante with Iron Man 3, which had more twists and surprises than any Marvel
"They've upped the ante now, "said Jane Kirtley, director of the University of Minnesota Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.
Huawei even upped the ante with an additional time-of-flight (ToF) sensor on the back to better detect depth for portrait mode shots.
He upped the ante again on Wednesday as he declared that his victory on March 5 would be dedicated to "the people of Brazil".
Facebook is fighting the verdict and ZeniMax upped the ante by filing for an injunction on the sale of unspecified models of the Rift.
Some of that, you might expect from any Republican president — but Trump has repeatedly upped the ante, going further than even his supporters expected.
Undaunted, Trudeau upped the ante during the last election campaign, promising to set Canada on a path to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Hours later, Conlan upped the ante by tweeting at Vladimir Putin to ask the Russian president how much he paid to rig the match.
Iran has upped the ante in Yemen — its proxies, the al Houthis, have escalated their missile attacks on Saudi Arabia during the past week.
Apparently, it felt it wasn't doing enough in that regard, however, because it has upped the ante in Season 2, which begins on Tuesday.
" Trump upped the ante shortly thereafter, saying that Kelly had become so incensed, "you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes.
The company recently upped the ante in the race to catch Tesla after receiving $1 billion investment from the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund.
Contractor Jonathan upped the ante by showing up at Drew's property in "a full camouflage moss outfit," so he was able to spy in secret.
This year, companies have upped the ante with far more impressive offerings, like a six-month sabbatical or a monthly stipend to cover juice cleanses.
Using the Chroma backlit feature that Razer has been injecting into peripherals like mouses and keyboards, Razer has upped the ante on the Blade Stealth.
Iron Man 22005 upped the ante by devoting a corresponding soundtrack entirely to the band's music, something Tony Stark himself would assuredly have approved of.
"Justice Ginsburg upped the ante by doing her front plank in a full push-up position, with her hands on the ground," wrote Bryant Johnson.
U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Thursday night, warning that the United States may ultimately target over $500 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Since its first flight in 1984, the airline has consistently upped the ante with its uniforms, choosing sleeker cuts and ever bolder shades of red.
After years of signing petitions, writing to their congressmen and turning out for large-scale demonstrations, to no avail, draft resisters now upped the ante.
This year, Changi upped the ante by opening Jewel Changi Airport, a glass-and-steel shopping and entertainment complex accessible to travelers and locals alike.
Tesla ended the deal before the plant could be built and instead began talks with California, which upped the ante with its richer incentive package.
And in June of last year, KFC upped the ante for pickle lovers, offering their crispy chicken fillets also with a pickle juice-based sauce.
Some brands upped the ante by building upon existing foundation ranges; others entered the category with up to 100 shades right out of the gate.
The Trump administration has upped the ante in its trade war with Beijing - considering a 25 percent tariff on $8 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Zuckerberg, an original signer, has recently upped the ante by announcing that he would away 99% of his Facebook stock, worth $45 billion, to the pledge.
After Kim Kardashian, 37, posted a picture of herself eating noodles topless with the pun-ny caption "nudels" added, comedian Nicole Byer hysterically upped the ante.
The man behind the highly Instagrammable dishes at gargantuan events like Coachella and Panorama upped the ante for concert fare, creating new, Millennial-friendly industry standards.
The second season upped the ante, right from the premiere, "The Word," a blistering and hilarious breakdown of a racial epithet and the customs around it.
For the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibit in 2011, she upped the ante in a sheer, lace Stella McCartney gown with see-through side panel cutouts.
They filed suit claiming emotional distress and loss of income, but now they've upped the ante by alleging a campaign of terror was waged against them.
Harington had been in the bathroom when the bidding began, but when he returned to the room Brad outbid HIMSELF and upped the ante to $90k.
Both teams had four in 2012, but the European captain, Paul McGinley, upped the ante again in 2014 at Gleneagles in Scotland by naming five assistants.
Trump upped the ante in the trade battle between the world's two largest economies Thursday night by proposing tariffs on another $100 billion in Chinese goods.
In dramatic fashion, Trump upped the ante by agreeing to pick from a list that would be made public for all to see, vet and scrutinize.
And "natural" formulas upped the ante, including unconventional ingredients that are not typically associated with modern cleanliness: smoke and dirt, volcanic ash, activated charcoal, even cannabis.
Rimet's rules only upped the ante: possession of the trophy would pass from team to team until a nation earned permanent stewardship by winning three tournaments.
The house has upped the ante this year, adding a perpetual calendar module to the Baumatic and setting it in a 42-millimeter red gold case.
" From there, Colbert upped the ante even more, ending his show with a "new segment," called "The Werd," which focused on "the lesser of two evils.
Trump had upped the ante at a rally on Tuesday by issuing an extraordinary declaration that he took action in the face of "deep state" opposition.
Bill Ackman upped the ante in his ongoing dispute with Herbalife, saying Wednesday that the nutritional supplement company already has been shut down but hasn't acknowledged it.
Charles Schwab upped the ante Thursday in the battle to capture the passive investing market, slashing fees as more investors are following indexes to maximize their profits.
On Wednesday, we learned that Disney has upped the ante in its bidding war with Comcast to take over 21st Century Fox from Murdoch and his family.
When no passengers accepted an offer of $400 to be placed on a later flight, it upped the ante to $800 (plus a night in a hotel).
When Dodge upped the ante on the 707 horsepower Challenger Hell Cat in 2015, the Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang took a backseat in the numbers game.
Whereas the mayor said last month that he would give six weeks of paid parental leave to some city workers, the governor on Wednesday upped the ante.
This house — currently up for sale in Terrington St Clement in Norfolk, UK — just upped the ante in the property stakes with an enormous skate ramp room.
While the event has always had a security presence, organizers upped the ante last year for its ninth-annual Queer Mutiny Fest, held during Portland's pride weekend.
They've only upped the ante since then, especially in music videos like the one you'll find below, which rails against the inhuman treatment of lower caste Indians.
This election cycle, the lifelong Democrat who lives on a farm in Powhatan County, Virginia, upped the ante, donating $22014,2175 so far to Herring's re-election bid.
A decade later, I still get excited about a beauty bargain — especially now that affordable makeup brands have upped the ante on color ranges, packaging, and formulations.
Finman upped the ante in a bet with his parents: If he became a millionaire by the age of 18, he wouldn't have to go to college.
The Trump administration just upped the ante on a looming trade war with China by announcing a new 10 percent tariff on $85033 billion of Chinese imports.
Larry David, who cocreated that show and inspired the character, upped the ante with this follow-up, in which he plays a (perhaps) fictionalized version of himself.
" Unfazed by my cutting blow, the Pitbull-looking dude upped the ante and said, "You better move before I kick a watermelon seed through your front teeth.
But Germany's new swathe of restrictions appears to have upped the ante, posing new questions about just who stands to gain from the country's increasingly protectionist stance.
But with talks stalled, Trump upped the ante in a punitive way, delivering on a promise to raise the tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods to 25%.
Never one to trail behind its erstwhile colony, British Parliament upped the ante with the announcement that literal pieces of the Houses of Parliament are available for sale.
Russian President Vladimir Putin upped the ante a day later by saying he is prepared to develop nuclear-tipped missiles if the U.S. withdraws from the INF Treaty.
One day later, Jenner's ex upped the ante by boasting about his diamond watch, bracelets and rings on a single wrist for a post also labeled "Diamond battles."
Justin presented the chain to French back in November for his birthday, but it would seem their bond in the recording studio upped the ante for the gift.
The Obama administration upped the ante by using the Espionage Act — a law designed to punish spies and traitors — to prosecute leaks of classified information to the press.
Switzerland's Audemars Piguet upped the ante on rivals earlier this year, saying it would launch its own second-hand business, starting with its outlets in its home market.
The wide receiver upped the ante Monday, opting for a different, $2 million watch to warm up in; however, this time he took it off before the game.
He upped the ante in his second game on September 16, 2019 by wearing another Richard Mille watch to warm up — this one valued at around $2 million.
This was enough for me to shut it off entirely, but one scene upped the ante: he and Nicki lean in, suggestively sharing an ice cream cone together.
That would be the biggest quarterly contraction on record, but Goldman Sachs upped the ante on Friday, saying it expected a 24 percent drop in the second quarter.
A group of six senators upped the ante on Tuesday, proposing to send everyone an initial $2,000 and as much as $4,500 by the end of the year.
The singer upped the ante in April 2016 with the semi-surprise release of "Lemonade," debuting the music via a big-budget, hourlong film that premiered on HBO.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) upped the ante with new qualifications to reach the fifth debate, including getting at least 3 percent support in four or more polls.
Two months later, Turkey seriously upped the ante, bankrolling a ceremony for 2,000 couples that was attended by officials from Hamas, the militant group that rules the territory.
President Donald Trump upped the ante in his attacks on the media early Sunday, unleashing a new broadside against journalists as "dangerous and sick," and dividing the electorate.
Two months later, President Donald Trump upped the ante, saying he wanted the Securities and Exchange Commission to study ending quarterly reports altogether in favor of semiannual filings.
China upped the ante on the trade dispute, announcing new retaliatory tariffs on 5,207 goods imported from the United States, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and some aircraft.
Musk upped the ante in his battle against investors betting against Tesla's stock, tweeting recently that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
Russian President Vladimir Putin upped the ante Wednesday by saying he is prepared to develop nuclear-tipped missiles if the U.S. withdraws from a Cold War-era arms agreement.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante after a period of relative calm by announcing he plans to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports from Sept 1.
From there, he upped the ante repeatedly, starting with a fascinating take on Mozart, the "Giga, Bolero e Variazione," by Ferruccio Busoni, a composer after any piano virtuoso's heart.
Indeed, even before the international community could respond to the January test, North Korea upped the ante with yet another launch of a long-range missile in early February.
Instead, they seem eager to appease Trump who has upped the ante in the sidelines protests, suggesting the use of tax laws to penalize the NFL over the issue.
In his most recent Monday Night Football game against the New York Jets, he upped the ante even more by rocking a nearly $2 million Richard Mille timepiece instead.
But the DNC has upped the ante for the September and October debates, requiring candidates to both reach 29% in four DNC-sanctioned polls and obtain 210,953 unique donors.
Qatar Airways upped the ante for business travel with its Qsuite, the first to offer business cabin passengers the option of lowering a partition to create a double bed.
Michelle and Stu banged under a table in Big Brother 5, and Anthony and Makosi upped the ante by having some low-key pool sex in Big Brother 6.
His agent responded by saying that Suarez is lying and then upped the ante by saying the Barcelona forward has "mental issues" and that he can't do simple math.
He noted that Germany upped the ante when it hosted in 2006 by having top-of-the-line stadiums and facilities, spending roughly $163 billion to host the competition.
You've been able to purchase prestige brands like YSL and Dior makeup in Sephora locations for years, but the retailer has just upped the ante with Tom Ford's luxury cosmetics.
Tekashi69 just upped the ante in his would-be bid to play goalie for Mexico ... 'cause the dude's proving his skills against none other than Italian soccer stud Mario Balotelli.
Started as an optional program, in the recent years, the government has upped the ante and has made it mandatory to use Aadhar card in order to access other services.
Facebook, which made a $23 billion bid for Snapchat in 22.5, has upped the ante by offering camera-related features similar to Snap on its platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp.
Most DJs rely solely on sound to make their mark with people — B-Hen has recently upped the ante by adding a full Philips Hue setup on his DJ booth.
But in 2014, Burlington upped the ante by turning only to wind, water and biomass to power the city — one of the first cities in the nation to do so.
Then, they upped the ante by promising to donate a cool $529,000 to the team to help close the wage gap after the USWNT won the World Cup this year.
Now Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the nation's leading regional theaters, has upped the ante, hiring a resident intimacy director, Sarah Lozoff, for all 11 productions in its 2020 season.
Her outfit for the night upped the ante; she was clad in an oversized black t-shirt with a back cutout that revealed a black thong, paired with fishnet tights.
For one, I think he's got the makings of an exotic letter specialist; his debut featured double XXs and his third grid upped the ante on that by a bit.
Trump upped the ante on Thursday in response to China's countermeasure by asking administration officials to identify a further $210 billion in Chinese imports to put on the firing line.
With major averages teetering around correction territory, defined as a 10 percent drop from the most recent high, Trump upped the ante for the election amid fraying nerves on Wall Street.
Taking their tradition of wearing matching Halloween costumes to the next level, this year Ariel Winter and boyfriend Levi Meaden upped the ante by transforming into Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock.
In the months following this announcement, Facebook upped the ante on ad disclosures, and in April, the company announced that it would "endorse and implement" the bill's requirements on their own.
Just when I thought I had her figured out as a self-actualized version of Black womanhood that I think we should all aspire to, she upped the ante once again.
Mobike also upped the ante for competitors by announcing that it will stop requiring users in China to pay 299 RMB (about $45) deposits and will refund all deposits already paid.
Baba Ramdev, a yoga leader, upped the ante further by asserting that were it not for India's constitution he would have "beheaded hundreds of thousands" for refusing to repeat the chant.
Every time that the Trump administration has hiked pressure and rhetoric against Pyongyang, through sanctions, condemnations and military maneuvers and exercises, Kim has upped the ante in its showdown with Trump.
President Donald Trump upped the ante by directing U.S. officials to consider tariffs on a further $100 billion of Chinese imports, and the FTSE 0.83 down 0.2 percent by 0830 GMT.
"Trump has upped the ante by spending more than any candidate this early in a general election campaign," she said, "and right now our side is simply not on the field."
Instead, Sanders upped the ante: He offered earlier Thursday to do the New Hampshire debate on the condition that Clinton would agree to three additional debates in March, April and May.
The two golfers upped the ante as they approached the ninth hole by betting $280,22018 to whoever could make an eagle (a score of two under par for a given hole).
Following yesterday's announcement that she and Jay Z are expecting twins, the pop queen has upped the ante by unveiling a nude photo shoot and (even better) pics of Blue Ivy.
He upped the ante recently in pointed letters to Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and leaders in Belgium and Norway, according to excerpts published Monday by The New York Times.
He upped the ante recently in pointed letters to Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and leaders in Belgium and Norway, according to excerpts published Monday by The New York Times.
Recently, a pair of brothers upped the ante on a recording of their sister after her wisdom teeth removal — by convincing her they were in the midst of the zombie apocalypse.
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (known as LIGO for short) teased its discovery early this week, and then upped the ante by gifting us with the sound of gravitational waves.
When the investment firm D.A. Davidson & Company predicted last month that Amazon's shares could rise to $25,210, Morgan Stanley upped the ante the next day, forecasting a possible $2,100 share price.
But when Democrats proved willing to make substantial concessions on security, Trump upped the ante enormously and started demanding sweeping changes to US immigration policy, including huge cuts in legal immigration.
Pyongyang upped the ante on its nuclear program with a remarkable revelation during my seventh and last visit in November 2010: the existence of a modern uranium centrifuge facility in Yongbyon.
He upped the ante this past week, when he proposed a nationwide ban on all flavors of e-cigarettes, which are disproportionately to blame for getting our children hooked on nicotine.
But the combative tone from the EU, with doubt cast even over an agreement on the relatively simpler transition period after Britain leaves in March next year, has upped the ante.
Assassin's Creed II upped the ante, in one of gaming's most batshit endgame twists, when you stumble upon Minerva, a member of that ancient pre-human group, aka the First Civilization.
But Welch has upped the ante by adding a brand new staff of millennials to her team, including office manager Sabah Khan, interior design associate Sarah Moll, and project manager Alex Hodges.
Klinsmann even upped the ante by virtually promising a visit to the final four in a tournament with five teams in the top 10, and the U.S. well below that at 31st.
Instead, actresses upped the ante by wearing bold colors and voluminous silhouettes, like Angela Bassett's stunning bright yellow Naeem Khan jumpsuit and Issa Rae's white Rosie Assoulin gown with a holographic inset.
And this weekend, she upped the ante yet again, attending her father's first photography exhibition on Sunday before going out to dinner with her spouse wearing a very revealing sapphire blue gown.
Trump upped the ante on Tuesday, saying he would issue an executive order curtailing so-called "birthright citizenship" to try to prevent babies born to undocumented immigrants from being automatically American citizens.
Samsung just upped the ante with the Galaxy S8 and its standard AKG by Harman earphones, so Apple adding some extra oomph to its default audio offerings is more warranted than ever.
Now, years later, de Livier has upped the ante, with what he's calling birriaramen, which he serves to hungry (and quite possibly hung over) crowds at his Mexico City restaurant Caldos Ánimo.
Aside from the tariff hike on Friday, Trump also upped the ante by saying he would impose 25 percent tariffs on the remaining $325 billion of Chinese goods imported into the United States.
Kasriel also addressed the hot-button issue of fair pay after Amazon Tuesday upped the ante by announcing an increase in the minimum wage for all its U.S. employees to $15 per hour.
North Korea, believed to the only nation to have tested nuclear weapons this century, spent most of 2017 perfecting its missile arsenal, which has only upped the ante for any potential peace talks.
Beijing has upped the ante with its latest deployment of anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems to fortified outposts in the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea.
In, addition, the U.S. government upped the ante in the campaign against Beijing's flagrant and persistent IP theft operations by also banning the sale of parts and components by U.S. companies to Jinhua.
The Trump administration has upped the ante, with plans to raise already-planned tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods (fruit and vegetables, handbags, refrigerators, rain jackets, baseball gloves) from 10% to 25%.
He was lining up his shot when Justin Rose, the fourth member of the European team present, jogged out to the green and upped the ante, laying a $100 bill beside the ball.
The younger brother of UCLA standout and surefire Top 10 pick Lonzo Ball upped the ante last night in a game against Los Osos in which he, and he alone, scored 92 points.
It's the darnedest thing, which is likely why school board president Anthony Fontana felt comfortable releasing a statement that upped the ante on the absurdity of interpreting Hargrave as anything approaching a threat.
The warning came after Trump upped the ante on Thursday by ordering U.S. officials to identify extra tariffs, escalating a high-stakes confrontation with potentially damaging consequences for the world's two biggest economies.
" Every time Germany or Mussolini's Italy upped the ante — becoming ever more demanding and brazen — the British had to ask themselves whether the latest transgression was serious enough to merit a "preventive war.
"When that turned out to be lucrative, he upped the ante and placed her on Backpage and got her into more of the sex industry by posting photos and setting up dates," Musick says.
San Bernardino, California (CNN)Hillary Clinton upped the ante Friday night in what has become a sustained back-and-forth with Donald Trump, suggesting that the presumptive Republican nominee wants to be a dictator.
Meanwhile, a Chinese drone maker, EHang, upped the ante at CES 2016 , being the first company to reveal a drone that has the capacity to carry a human passenger over short-to-medium distances.
Pusha T upped the ante concerning his feud with Drake on Tuesday by dropped a scathing diss track alleging, among other things, that the Canadian star has a child that he's refusing to acknowledge.
On February 6th, at the most recent Republican presidential debate, Mr Trump repeated his support for waterboarding and upped the ante on what George Bush's advisers euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation" techniques 15 years ago.
" This time, she upped the ante with a Saturday night special on HBO, which offered "Lemonade" for free on a weekend that also features the season premiere of its signature show, "Game of Thrones.
The Obama administration agreed to pay for half of the project, but Trump nixed that arrangement and later upped the ante by threatening to veto spending bills with funding for it in the past.
The network significantly upped the ante on how much production company Love Productions would get paid for "The Great British Bake Off" (or GBBO), as it's known on the other side of the pond.
New York had already RISPFAIL'ed completely in their final two games against Toronto, but they upped the ante by going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Friday and Saturday against the Mariners.
Maybelline, Nyx Cosmetics, and E.L.F., to name just a few, have seriously upped the ante on their formulas and color ranges, creating quality products that give their much pricier counterparts a run for their money.
The traditionally equal-parts drink is visually striking on its own (thanks to the formerly bug-laced Campari), but San Francisco's Wildhawk just upped the ante on negroni aesthetics with its very kawaii Breakfast Negroni.
During Super Bowl LII today, the franchise upped the ante with a shocking revelation: the new entry in the series is called The Cloverfield Paradox, and would be coming to Netflix immediately after the game.
So far, no visible political candidates have really upped the ante with wearable tech, partially because we're so brainwashed with them wearing the same boring clothes for the last half century: tie, slacks, and coat.
No. 4 supermarket player Morrisons said on Tuesday its Brexit planning group had moved to "a more operational footing," while on Thursday Marks & Spencer said it had "upped the ante" and started to make choices.
Then in the fall of 2016, the UN General Assembly upped the ante: Since the nuclear-armed states were cheating on past promises and keeping nuclear weapons, the world would now declare the weapons illegal.
But the Internet and its social media accomplices have upped the ante, fabricating new holidays and ushering other time-honored rituals, solemn observations and family quarrels into the ether, where they are louder than ever.
Its Pac-Man game last year was harmless fun, and this year, it's upped the ante by replacing the standard Google Maps Pegman with a bearded and leisure-suited avatar who can dance on command.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Tuesday, announcing a list of Chinese products with an annual trade value of $200 billion that may be subject to new 10 percent tariffs.
Not to be outdone, Bernard Arnault, France's wealthiest scion and a fierce rival to Mr. Pinault and to his father, François Pinault, upped the ante with a 200-million-euro gift a few hours later.
On Tuesday, Washington unveiled some $50 billion worth of proposed tariffs on Chinese imports and on Thursday Trump upped the ante, directing U.S. trade officials to identify tariffs on another $100 billion of Chinese imports.
After encouraging Q3 2019 reports from both ride-hailing giants that included fresh profitability promises and timelines, Uber upped the ante by moving its profitability goal up when it reported Q4 results earlier this year.
LONDON (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) The U.S. government has upped the ante in what appears to be an undeclared but escalating trade war with China.
And while both Democrats and Republicans have supported crackdowns in the industry, both Warren and presidential rival Bernie Sanders have upped the ante with promises to combat health insurers and introduce Medicare for All policies.
Burberry's show is always one of the biggest draws of the London Fashion Week schedule, but for its most recent collection, the British fashion label upped the ante with a bold refresh of its infamous check.
Just one day after mom Blac Chyna threw an over-the-top fourth birthday party for King Cairo, the tot's dad Tyga upped the ante with another epic celebration on Sunday with a similar Ferrari theme.
Nobody chose to give up the seat that they paid for, so United upped the ante to $800 after passengers boarded, announcing that the flight would not leave until four stand-by United employees had seats.
Raila Odinga, who lost to Mr Kenyatta in the recent disputed election and does not recognise the result, upped the ante by saying he would take an oath of office on December 12th, Kenya's independence day.
Shortly after finance minister Sajid Javid pledged to spend an extra 100 billion pounds on infrastructure over five years, his Labour rival John McDonnell upped the ante with a plan to spend around double that amount.
Shortly after finance minister Sajid Javid pledged to spend an extra 100 billion pounds on infrastructure over five years, his Labour rival John McDonnell upped the ante with a plan to spend around double that amount.
Global markets took a hit last week as U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante in a trade dispute with China, reviving investor jitters about the impact a tariff war could have on the world economy.
Despite reports that differences with Beijing as well as Europe may dissipate, U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante with China once again, signing an executive order on telecoms citing national security and effectively blacklisting Huawei .
The military drills take place annually but Russia has upped the ante this year by inviting forces from China, India and Pakistan (as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to take part in the drills.
The video for the album's first single, "The Beautiful People" again employed the grimy, grotesque, slightly steampunk look established in "Sweet Dreams" but upped the ante adding dancing nightmarish ghouls who were able to shapeshift their proportions.
Facing an impeachment inquiry focused on his request that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden over baseless corruption claims, Trump upped the ante on Thursday and said he would like to see China do the same.
India, which opposes the economic corridor as it gives China a maritime toehold on its western flank and passes through Pakistan-administered Kashmir that India claims as its own territory, has recently upped the ante on Baluchistan.
The surprising disclosures came hours after Iran's supreme leader upped the ante in the brewing confrontation by warning Tehran would continue removing restraints on its nuclear activity and retaliate for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Tokyo knows it is a big problem if a trade agreement cannot be reached while he also upped the ante on China, threatening duties on virtually all Chinese imports.
This season's two-part opener upped the ante hilariously: on the Santa Monica Pier, we glimpse an assortment of blissful scenes, from a cute kid winning a prize to an elderly sketch artist drawing a young girl.
Mr. Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs had barely gone into effect before he upped the ante and threatened auto tariffs on those same allies, pushing trade relations with Europe and Canada to their rockiest point in decades.
Just before the tariff deadline, President Donald Trump upped the ante, warning that the United States may ultimately target over $500 billion worth of Chinese goods, or roughly the total amount of U.S. imports from China last year.
Sevilla upped the ante in the second half and came within a coat of paint of equalizing in the 54th minute when Sergio Escudero's swirling effort from 30 meters beat Schmeichel but struck the underside of the crossbar.
After winning basically every award for her portrayal of a mother, survivor, and friend in HBO's intoxicating series Big Little Lies, it's no surprise that Nicole Kidman just upped the ante for season 2 of the hit series.
Corden upped the ante by bringing on San Diego Zoo animal ambassador and zookeeper Rick Schwartz, who had some animal friends including a pair of alligators, a cougar and a skunk — the only animal that Ron truly fears.
Instead of treading familiar waters, they've upped the ante by fusing their traditionally tense and gripping acoustic sensibilities with sparse yet urgent strains of rock music that add serious depth and lyrics in English, presumably for universal understanding.
Apple's recent decision to rebuff a court order seeking help unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters has only upped the ante in the long-running feud between the tech community and law enforcement.
Sanders upped the ante and promised that if he is elected president, he would cancel all $1.6 trillion in student debt and get the funds for doing so by imposing a fee on all stock and bond transactions.
The intelligence has formed the core of Trump's argument that former national security adviser Susan Rice spied on him, and Trump himself upped the ante in a New York Times interview saying he believed Rice committed a crime.
Russia just upped the ante for the missile defense world by unveiling a new arsenal of nuclear weapons, although it did not come as a surprise to the United States – and the Pentagon urged calm over the developments.
While Chanel is showing tiny silk shorts, coat dresses and witty tweed textures in its current ready to wear season, Carters, of the House Oshkosh B'gosh, has upped the ante with unexpected twists on fleece, padding, and whimsical stripes.
The swift drop in yields began last week and made another big move after China Monday upped the ante in the trade war by letting its currency drift below the former red line of 7 yuan to the dollar.
North Korea has consistently issued threats of war toward the United States in recent decades, but the Trump administration's announced end of a "strategic patience" policy with Pyongyang has upped the ante in terms of warnings and bellicose rhetoric.
The opinions expressed are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Andy Home LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has upped the ante in what appears to be an undeclared but escalating trade war with China.
On Monday evening, the couple suddenly upped the ante when, the authorities say, Ms. Perez, 19, shot at a thick book that Mr. Ruiz, 22, was holding, apparently believing that the bullet would not make it through the volume.
With the MAX, they upped the ante: According to Rick Ludtke, a former Boeing employee, Boeing agreed to rebate Southwest $1 million for every MAX it bought, if the FAA required level-D simulator training for the carrier's pilots.
With her mom away in Mexico with her Aunt Kourtney (you might remember their big girls trip photo on Instagram that upped the ante on #Squadgoals everywhere), North was enjoying some time with her kind of Uncle Scott, her grandmother a.k.a.
The actress, 29, who makes her directorial debut with the upcoming Unicorn Store on Netflix and will be back as Captain Marvel to help save the world in Avengers: Endgame, has upped the ante when it comes to her training.
But the fairytale dress actually causes her prince to bolt: with a dress that "upped the ante," Carrie expanded her wedding guest list from 74 to 400, causing Big to get cold feet and ultimately leave her at the alter.
While major banks including Credit Suisse, Barclays, BMO and Citi have softened their bullish expectations for 2019's stock market gains, analysts at Capital Economics have upped the ante, saying they expect the S&P 500 to end the year lower.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday upped the ante on his country's largest trading partner, warning the United States may ultimately target more than $23 billion worth of Chinese goods, roughly the total amount of U.S. imports from China last year.
Recently, artificial intelligence and deep learning have upped the ante, promising algorithms that can not only make data-based healthcare decisions free from human error, but also process sets of data far more vast than any one human being ever could.
Beijing upped the ante in the South China Sea on Friday by releasing footage of its H-6K nuclear-capable bombers landing on artificially made islands in disputed waters — and it sends a clear message about who dominates the region.
Then he upped the ante: He had a makeup artist use prosthetics to transform him into a character in any number of fatalistic fantasies, so that Phil could live out and actually photograph himself experiencing every possible future he could imagine.
In March, Irving Azoff upped the ante, booking his management clients the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac to play the new Classic East festival at Citi Field, the Mets' stadium, at the end of July, on the same day as Panorama.
Hours before Washington's deadline for the tariffs to take effect, Trump upped the ante, warning that the United States may ultimately target over $500 billion worth of Chinese goods, or roughly the total amount of U.S. imports from China last year.
Britain's Foreign Secretary — and potential future prime minister — upped the ante in a bitter feud with China over Hong Kong Thursday, warning that his government would not just "gulp and move on" if Beijing cracks down on pro-democracy protesters.
This week, Krafcik upped the ante on his position that Waymo is actually developing a versatile robot replacement for humans that could operate a variety of vehicle types, in numerous environments, delivering services ranging from ride-hailing to cargo transport.
The United Nations (UN) upped the ante Wednesday, with two top officials calling for an investigation into the incident, suggesting that Bezos was targeted in an effort to try and silence the Washington Post from covering the killing of Khashoggi.
The Republican president, the subject of an impeachment inquiry in Congress for asking Ukraine's president to investigate the Bidens, upped the ante by calling on China to "start an investigation" into 2020 presidential hopeful Biden and his businessman son Hunter.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil and global equity markets tumbled on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante in a trade dispute with China, reviving investor jitters about the impact a tariff war could have on the world economy.
Though none were a match, Meltzer didn't give up, and he posted a second request that upped the ante a bit: if someone found they were a match and were up for donating, he would make them a character in a book.
Amid a mass nationwide truck driver shortage, Walmart has upped the ante by raising driver salaries to $103,210 a year, on average, beginning this February, in a bid to attract the hundreds of workers it needs to fill out its fleet in 280.
Meanwhile, credit card debt has been rising steadily as card issuers upped the ante with better rewards and sign-up bonuses to attract new customers, according to Ezra Becker, a vice president of research and consulting at the credit monitoring firm TransUnion.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1% adding to a 2.5% fall on Friday, its worst day so far in 2019, after U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on China by slapping 10% tariffs on another $300 billion in imports.
Earlier this month, Beijing upped the ante in the ongoing tit-for-tat trade war with Washington by raising tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods a week prior.
That persona was cemented with a now-iconic 1999 Rolling Stone cover story, with a teen queen fantasy photo spread, shot by David LaChapelle, that upped the ante on the video by featuring Spears in her childhood bedroom, wearing only her underwear.
Or she was, at least — if her most recent Instagram posts are any indication, it would appear that the eldest Kardashian sibling has upped the ante on her glam-squad sessions, and is debuting some of her most daring beauty looks ever.
So the FCC upped the ante by declaring that the Internet should be governed by the same set of rules that governed the telephone system in the days of the Ma Bell monopoly (in regulatory parlance, that they fall under "Title II").
Trump upped the ante on Friday, warning he was ready to slap tariffs on nearly all Chinese imports to the United States, threatening duties on another $267 billion of goods on top of $200 billion in imports primed for levies in coming days.
As Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Brussels this week, he upped the ante, asking for more financial aid than was previously negotiated and demanding visa-free travel by June, while offering to take back some migrants who had crossed into Europe.
Though Riot Games switched its League Championship Series to a franchise model similar to traditional sports in 2018, Activision-Blizzard upped the ante with OWL by geolocating teams in specific cities––the exact same strategy the company is now replicating with the CDL.
In light of China's "unfair retaliation" against earlier U.S. trade actions, Trump upped the ante on Thursday by ordering U.S. officials to identify extra tariffs, escalating a high stakes tit-for-tat confrontation with potentially damaging consequences for the world's two biggest economies.
Yakima CBX Solar Rooftop Carrier, $1,299 — available winter 2020/'21Sleek rooftop carriers are a dime a dozen at a show like Outdoor Retailer but the car rack company, Yakima, upped the ante this year by unveiling a carrier featuring an integrated solar panel.
In European debt markets, Italian government bond yields jumped, stretching the gap with German bunds to a five-week high, in the wake of proposals to introduce a parallel currency in Italy that have upped the ante for elections due next year.
The success of "Making a Murderer" and HBO's "The Jinx," about Robert Durst, upped the ante on true-crime series, triggering a slew of copycats -- most relatively pallid by comparison -- that have sought to stretch out salacious murder cases over multiple episodes.
After listening to Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, talk about how loopholes in the immigration laws allow violent criminals to get into the United States, Mr. Trump suddenly upped the ante with Democrats.
With only 32 days until Britain is due to leave the European Union, May's decision to push back a vote on her deal has upped the ante with parliament, which is deeply split over how, or even whether, the country should leave the bloc.
The key takeaway is that Samsung has built premium, feature-packed phones that address all of the major complaints — expandable storage, water resistance and battery life — about the Galaxy S6, and it has upped the ante on everything else like the camera and performance.
But in the past few years, affordable nail brands have doubled-down on the idea of long-wear, non-chip polish and seriously upped the ante in terms of user-friendly brushes, shades that deliver complete opacity with one swipe, and ridiculously shiny top coats.
" (Monster Lake Ranch is so close to the Meeteetse Highway that there's traffic noise at all hours.) The father of the groom upped the ante during his toast: "He's not here yet, but I'd like to give a big shout-out to Kanye West!
Trump upped the ante on Thursday, threatening to slap a "border tax" on Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp for cars it sells to the United States from a new plant in Mexico, fueling fears of an all-out offensive by his government on Mexican industry.
Then she dropped off her suitcase … and immediately upped the ante, trading her cozy sweats for a trendy (and revealing) Alexander Wang lace-up body suit, Vetements denim skirt and jacket and over-the-knee toe-less Givenchy boots for lunch at Café de Flore.
But for his latest mission as spy Ethan Hunt in Fallout, Cruise upped the ante with one of the biggest stunts of his career — jumping out of a plane 123,000 feet in the air to plummet towards the ground at 200 miles per hour.
Read more: USWNT captain Carli Lloyd said the 2019 World Cup was 'absolutely the worst time of my life'She upped the ante when the USWNT took a trip to Dallas for training, hitting some 45- and 50-yard kicks through the uprights with relative ease.
First, Moscow — which has been embroiled in the Syrian war since the beginning of the conflict by propping up a bloodthirsty dictator and betting on his regime's survival in order to entrench its own imperial interests in the region — has recently upped the ante.
These behind-the-scenes looks at people's everyday essentials can be both informative and entertaining — and so we upped the ante by asking five women, straight and queer, partnered and not, ages 23 to 44, to show us what's inside their sex-toy drawers.
" By the second issue they'd upped the ante, with a day-glo pink, 11x17 cover image of Canadian-American radio and television personality Art Linkletter,* along with a Mickey Mouse acid tab bearing the CIA insignia and the phrase "Kids Do the Darnedest Drugs!
Trump, in light of what he called China's "unfair retaliation" against earlier U.S. trade actions, had upped the ante on Thursday by ordering U.S. officials to identify extra tariffs, escalating a tit-for-tat confrontation with potentially damaging consequences for the world's two biggest economies.
ROME — The European Union upped the ante in a standoff with Italy on Wednesday, taking another step toward punishing a government that has repeatedly flouted its fiscal rules by insisting on a heavy-spending budget that fails to bring down the country's burdensome debt.
Several people who purportedly signed the letter have denied doing so in recent days, but one actual signer, Yelena Drapeko, an actress turned outspoken parliamentarian, upped the ante on Wednesday, calling for the formation of a "council on morality" to serve as a cultural watchdog.
The Goldman economists also expect the administration to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports, and the fact the Trump administration has upped the ante to 25 percent, makes it more likely the 7.103 percent tariffs on the $200 billion in goods will be imposed.
The newest entrant in the fray – personal finance app Empower – upped the ante this week by rolling out its mobile bank services, including a fee-free checking account with rewards and a savings account that earns significant larger yields than at the big banks.
Duggar has filed legal docs in response to Danica Dillon's lawsuit which alleges he met her in a strip club, plunked down $600 for lap dances and then upped the ante by another $1,500 so he could have sex with her in a hotel room.
Chris Brown upped the ante in October with "Heartbreak on a Full Moon," which came in at 45 tracks, and he even instructed his fans on how to send it up the charts ("leave the album on repeat"), though he failed to reach Drake heights.
Elizabeth Warren sought to match Trump's Twitter fire, using some of the same harsh language he has made a staple of the campaign, he responded in kind -- and upped the ante, repeatedly calling her "Pocahontas," a reference to the 2012 controversy over her claimed Native American heritage.
As LePage shows, it's not only Donald Trump who is willing to blast minorities, although Trump has certainly upped the ante in a blizzard of ill-considered, false, prejudiced and destructive remarks that have marked this political season as one of the most disgusting on record.
Initially aiming to pressure companies like Ford and Carrier to keep factory jobs at home instead of moving them to Mexico, Mr. Trump has upped the ante in recent weeks, forcefully reminding business leaders of his campaign vows to impose painful tariffs on companies that ignore him.
And as if that LaQuan Smith look wasn't sexy enough, she upped the ante on Thursday night, celebrating the launch of the new book by her close friends and longtime collaborators Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott wearing a slashed dress that showed off a whole lot of abs.
While we've seen just about every iteration of crop top humanly possible from Taylor Swift's matching sets to Bella Hadid's sheer and barely-there variety, Kylie has just upped the ante by wearing a white long-sleeve shirt that leaves the entire bottom of her white lace bra fully exposed.
After West, 41, hired world-renowned saxophonist Kenny G to play a private performance for Kardashian West in their home on Valentine's Day, Corden upped the ante when he invited Kenny G to play for all of his guests on Thursday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden.
This year, the NFL player, who is now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after returning to the game despite his injury, upped the ante by posting a collection of never-before-seen pictures to Instagram that show his mangled hand in the first few days after the incident.
We don't know too much yet, but according to Netflix, the Hawkins crew are growing up and, uh, "romance blossoms." season two upped the ante by introducing the Mind Flayer, and with "Eleven and her friends [being] reminded that evil never ends; it evolves," who knows what monsters lurk in season three.
Now that the dust has settled, the only positive result of one of the most polarizing elections in history is that it's upped the ante with regards to the general public's  sense of civic duty and political engagement: it's impossible to ignore; and everyone, including teenagers and even kids in single digits, has an opinion.
Now that the dust has settled, the only positive result of one of the most polarizing elections in history is that it's upped the ante with regards to the general public's sense of civic duty and political engagement: it's impossible to ignore; and everyone, including teenagers and even kids in single digits, has an opinion.
The expansion of college football's playoffs, the continued rise in media-rights deals and the existence of entire cable networks devoted to single leagues — such as the ESPN-owned SEC Network, which began two years ago — has upped the ante for athletic directors, giving them more money to play with but also raising expectations for a return on investment.
At the OPEC summit in Vienna last week, when Russia refused his call to cut oil production as demand dipped due to the global coronavirus outbreak, MBS upped the ante, challenging Moscow and threatening to ramp up Saudi production, triggering the steepest drop in oil prices since the US began bombarding Iraqi troops in Kuwait in 1991.
Caravans have been an annual rite, sometimes more than once a year, for a decade as a way to make a political point about the dangers migrants faced on their journeys through Mexico, but the spring caravan upped the ante and grew to then-unprecedented numbers as more people realized it was a way to avoid the dangers of the trek.
Read More Euro zone data deluge: Better-than-expected growth, but we're back in deflation Last March, the ECB launched its own 1 trillion euro ($1.14 trillion) quantitative easing (QE) program and in March this year, upped the ante by cutting its main interest rates further and expanding its massive bond-buying program to 80 billion euros ($90.3 billion) a month.
The New York Times' VR journalism platform, NYTVR, recently upped the ante (for iOS, Android and Google's VR platform Daydream) when Tribeca-based Q Department Studio, creators of a VR and augmented reality spatial sound system called Mach1, teamed up with Secret Location—makers of the VR content management system, VUSR—to help bring virtual sound up to speed with visuals.
With the follow-up to her 2013 self-titled album, Bey upped the ante this time by connecting each video into a seamless feature-length film that premiered on HBO in the U.S. Viewers from outside the states, myself included, scrambled between livestream and periscope links to stay in the loop in real time before they were taken off air after a few glorious minutes.
Because originations are a key driver of growth for the industry,card issuers have upped the ante with better rewards and sign-up bonuses to attract new customers, according to Ezra Becker, a vice president of research and consulting at the credit monitoring firm TransUnion, "A lot of the growth in credit-card accounts is simply because there's never been a better time for consumers for credit-card rewards, " said CreditCards.
DJI Phantom 3 Review: Stunning Video + Easier Controls = Hell YesDJI's Phantom 2 Vision+ really upped the ante for a consumer-friendly all-in-one aerial photography …Read more ReadThanks to those extra two rotors and a partnership with Intel, Yuneec is also touting this as one of the safest and most redundant drones: lose one rotor of a six-rotor craft, and you should still be able to land.
But President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets Mnuchin aims to wait until end of 2020 to disclose Secret Service costs for Trump's travel: report Pressure building on Pelosi over articles of impeachment MORE's order to kill a man who was revered by many in Iran and was seen as the second most powerful official behind only the supreme leader has upped the ante in an increasingly dangerous faceoff between the United States and Iran.
Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohnson eyes Irish border in Brexit negotiations Mueller report fades from political conversation Five key players in Trump's trade battles MORE (D-Calif.) upped the ante in her battle with President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE on Wednesday, disinviting him from delivering the State of the Union address initially planned for Jan. 22019.
In typical fashion, Richard D. James released some puckish product information that reads, in part, "The Aphex Twin Cheetah EP uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today… To assure you that your Cheetah EP will give you many years of enjoyment, please be sure to read the owners manual carefully before attempting to operate the Cheetah EP." The Cornish creator today upped the ante with a video for the single "Cirklon3 [ Колхозная mix ]".
"Some of the gun violence prevention groups have upped the ante even further to say that if this bill is not passed, Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellLawmakers run into major speed bumps on spending bills Budowsky: Donald, Boris, Bibi — The right in retreat Hillicon Valley: Zuckerberg to meet with lawmakers | Big tech defends efforts against online extremism | Trump attends secretive Silicon Valley fundraiser | Omar urges Twitter to take action against Trump tweet MORE and Republicans in the Senate and the president will have hell to pay," Pelosi said at a press conference.
She's upped the ante for herself again in the last few years, delivering an astounding performance at the 87th Academy Awards, winning a 2016 Golden Globe for her acting in American Horror Story: Hotel, performing with hundreds of drones in the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show, starring in a documentary, releasing even more music and touring around the globe, preparing for a two year residency in Las Vegas, and of course, starring as Ally opposite Cooper in A Star Is Born, which will likely put her in the running for an Academy Award, in addition to her Globes nominations.
"Some of the gun violence prevention groups have upped the ante even further to say that if this bill is not passed, Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellLawmakers run into major speed bumps on spending bills Budowsky: Donald, Boris, Bibi — The right in retreat Hillicon Valley: Zuckerberg to meet with lawmakers | Big tech defends efforts against online extremism | Trump attends secretive Silicon Valley fundraiser | Omar urges Twitter to take action against Trump tweet MORE and Republicans in the Senate and the president will have hell to pay," Pelosi said at a press conference with other Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer, Pelosi push Trump to back universal background check bill Sinema says she would back Kennedy in race against Markey Democrats threaten to withhold defense votes over wall MORE (D-N.Y.).

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