Surf industry heavy-weight brands Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom suffered another major blow this week after Liberated Brands filed bankruptcy. It is shutting more than 100 retail store locations across the country. The news comes just weeks after an announcement that Liberated – the retail and e-commerce operator for several of the Authentic Brands Group labels…
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By NICK INGRAM KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Before the Kansas City Chiefs made it to their third-straight Super Bowl berth, one player took to coaching a puppy for a different big game. Related Articles Pets and Animals | Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ Pets and Animals | Malamute Timber loves…
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By Truth Headlam and Daniela Sirtori | Bloomberg Under a new Starbucks policy, coffee drinkers are starting to see Sharpie-scrawled messages on their to-go cups wishing them a great weekend or simply saying, “Enjoy.” The personalized notes, which the chain began rolling out in late January, are a bid to better connect with customers. The…
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By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel has hired the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be host of a new weekend show that will debut later this month. Related Articles Man pleads guilty in rapper Pop Smoke’s fatal 2020 Hollywood Hills shooting A$AP Rocky’s lawyer grills rapper’s alleged victim as Rihanna looks…
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By Joe Lovinger | Bloomberg Realtor.com is joining the ranks of companies leaving California for Texas. The real estate listings website, operated by News Corp. subsidiary Move Inc., is relocating its headquarters to Austin from Santa Clara. Realtor.com will now be based at 901 E. Sixth St. in the Texas capital, a building where it’s…
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Drake vs Kendrick Lamar is the biggest beef in recent rap history. It’s a fight that’s gone miles beyond the usual lyrical martial artistry, though there has certainly been plenty of that. It has spurred multiple court actions and a stunning rebellion against their shared record label. It spawned a song that just won two…
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By Akayla Gardner | Bloomberg News President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities in a meeting with Republican lawmakers, including a call to end the carried interest tax break used by private equity fund managers and expand the state and local tax deduction. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump laid out…
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The Santa Ana City Council this week reaffirmed its dedication to protecting all of the city’s residents regardless of immigration status, however, it is unclear whether it will consider again a Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to review and possibly strengthen the city’s sanctuary protections. City Manager Alvaro Nuñez said he will work alongside the city…
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By ERIC OLSON, AP Sports Writer The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The…
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The Clippers traded Terance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday for shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round draft picks. Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report the trade. Mann has long been coveted by the Clippers, who have previously declined offers to include him in potential trades. But…
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