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With a rough 2023 in the rearview mirror, Levi Strauss & Co. this year is trying to tackle its problems with new pants. That includes pants with lighter-weight…
Read more Denim pioneer Levi’s is rolling out ‘tech pants’ and other new offerings this year. But will retailers stock them?Krispy Kreme has already run into trouble with the deputy mayor of Paris after opening its first store in the French capital this week. The opening saw hundreds…
Read more Krispy Kreme has launched in Paris — and is already in trouble with the mayor's office“There is no way around the fact that they have stolen our business in Russia, and we are not going to help them make that look legitimate.” That’s…
Read more Carlsberg CEO says the Putin regime stole brewery operations in RussiaThe ending of the partnership between the artist Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, in October 2022 appeared to come after weeks of his comments about Jewish…
Read more Inside Kanye West’s troubled Adidas partnership: Tears. Rage. Thrown shoes. Even a scrawled swastika.WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to come face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans prepare to use a routine oversight…
Read more ‘Our job is not to take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else’: Atty. Gen. Garland rips House Republican scoldsWASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority…
Read more Pelosi says she’ll seek re-election to House seat in 2024There are two certainties in the tech world when it comes to digital advertising: Google and Meta. And then there’s everyone else. Through economic thick and thin, Google…
Read more Digital advertising is Meta and Google’s world, and everyone else is coping with itBEIJING (AP) — The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specific cases…
Read more Americans are now being advised to reconsider travel to ChinaCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding…
Read more ‘Taco Tuesday’ is for everyone, argues Taco Bell. Taco John’s says it owns the trademark to the phrase.Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, known as the “Don’t say gay” bill, in March at Classical Preparatory School in Shady Hills, Fla. Douglas R.…
Read more NAACP and other civil-rights groups issue Florida travel advisoriesCHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily…
Read more Progressive Brandon Johnson wins tight Chicago mayoral race over moderate Democrat Paul VallasDOVER, Del. (AP) — A voting-machine company’s defamation case against Fox News over its airing of false allegations about the 2020 presidential election will go to trial after…
Read more Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News should continue to trial, says Delaware judgeThe U.S. Justice Department is preparing to sue Alphabet Inc. in the coming days over its dominance in the online ad market, according to a report late Monday.…
Read more Feds poised to file another antitrust suit against Google this week: reportWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the…
Read more House Jan. 6 select committee expected to advise Justice Department to hit Trump with criminal chargesAfter a month of stiff competition in Qatar, the 2022 World Cup’s final matchup is finally set. Argentina learned Wednesday that defending World Cup winner France will be…
Read more It’s Argentina vs. France in the World Cup final: Here’s everything you should know about the matchupSen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday that she’s leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent. So what does that mean? The initial reaction from analysts is that…
Read more Sinema ditches Democrats, but analysts say it’s no Senate earthquake, just a re-election gambitWATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting…
Read more Infowars host Alex Jones ordered by Connecticut jury to pay $965 million over Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ claims
