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Online retailer Zulily is going into liquidation, shutting down

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

The U.S. online retailer Zulily is closing down, surprising customers and laying off hundreds of workers after efforts to salvage the business failed.The Seattle-based company said in a notice on its website that it had tried to fill all pending orders and expected to manage that within the coming two weeks. Zulily said it was trying to ensure that orders that could not be filled were cancelled and refunded and offered a contact for customers who did not get their orders or refunds.“This decision was not easy nor was it entered into lightly. However, given the challenging business environment in which Zulily operated, and the corresponding financial instability, Zulily decided to take immediate and swift action,” said the notice, signed by Ryan C. Baker, vice president at management consultant Douglas Wilson Companies, which is handling the receivership for the company.Founded in 2010 by Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon, Zulily made a splash with products catering to families with youn...

Defense in California Costco shooting case says shooter was protecting his toddler

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

Defense attorney Michael Schwartz projected onto the courtroom screen a photo of Salvador Alejandro Sanchez carrying his 20-month-old son, Noah, in the Costco in Corona on June 14, 2019. Moments later, intellectually disabled 32-year-old Kenneth French would punch Sanchez to the floor, prompting the off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer to fatally shoot French and wound his parents.“This is what this case is really about,” Schwartz told jurors during the second day of closing arguments of Sanchez’s trial at Larson Justice Center in Indio on Wednesday, Dec. 27. “The most vulnerable person there. A parent defending his child.”The jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the monthlong trial. They will decide whether Sanchez, 33, is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm. He faces up to 33 years in prison if convicted on all counts, said the prosecutor, state Deputy Attorney General Mike Murphy.Schwartz described the confrontation as a “very fa...

Woman fatally attacked by man with sledgehammer on California college campus

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

A woman in her 60s was fatally attacked with a sledgehammer at El Camino College in Torrance on Christmas Eve, and a suspect is in custody, authorities said.The attack occurred around 7:08 a.m. on the 16000 block of Crenshaw Boulevard while the victim was collecting recyclables on campus. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was attacked by a man, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a Wednesday statement.LASD detectives are assisting the El Camino College Police Department in the investigation.The suspect, 40-year-old suspect Jeffery Davis, was later arrested near the campus.The victim was hospitalized and later died from her injuries on Dec. 25.At the time of his initial arrest on Dec. 24, Davis was booked at the Los Angeles County South LA detention facility on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder, El Camino College Police Sgt. Francisco Esqueda said.Details on any updated charges filed against the suspect or the circumstances...

49ers would love to see Ravens in Super Bowl, but getting there will be the hard part

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers put the Ravens game to rest Wednesday morning, doing their usual film review with coach Kyle Shanahan in painstaking detail. If all goes according to plan, the one-sided loss won’t come anywhere near defining their season.Then they set about putting in motion a game plan against the Washington Commanders, who at 4-11 and with coach Ron Rivera having one foot out the door, could define another lost season by taking down the top seed in the NFC.The Los Angeles Rams, the hottest team in the conference, await in the regular season finale at Levi’s Stadium, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.“We know we need to win these next two games to get where we’re trying to go,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “So ultimately it ends up being this game is everything. It doesn’t matter about winning two games if you don’t win the first one.”A 33-19 loss to Baltimore on Christmas night left a razor thin margin fo...

Real-life ‘Ratatouille’ restaurant reopens, overlooking the 2024 Olympics and reborn Notre Dame

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The Tour d’Argent already boasts a 320,000-bottle wine cellar, a world-famous duck recipe and a storied 441-year history. Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its “plat de résistance”: a front-row view of two of the biggest events of 2024 — the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics.A city landmark unto itself — and an inspiration for the restaurant in the movie “Ratatouille’’ — the Tour d’Argent recently reopened after its own renovation, which preserved revered traditions while adapting to the 21st century.‘’It’s very reassuring for many customers to see that such establishments are still present in our history, and in French gastronomic history,’’ owner and CEO André Terrail told the Associated Press.The restaurant claims to be the oldest in Paris, its 1582 opening date embossed on the doors. It says King Henri IV ate heron pâté here; ‘’Sun King’’ Louis XIV hosted a meal here involving an entire cow; and presi...

Así será el tiempo para Nochevieja en México: heladas, lluvia y fuertes vientos

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

(CNN Español) – Los días de este 2023 están llegando a su fin y los pronósticos indican que en México la Nochevieja tendrá heladas, lluvias y vientos fuertes en distintas entidades.Según el pronóstico extendido a 96 horas del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), se espera que el frente frío número 20 se extienda sobre el sureste mexicano y la Península de Yucatán, acompañado de otros fenómenos meteorológicos que provocarán un ambiente muy frío.Este frente frío se extenderá sobre el noroeste y el norte del país, con un marcado descenso de las temperaturas, fuertes rachas de viento y lluvias aisladas con posibles descargas eléctricas, según el SMN.Además, se espera que un nuevo frente frío se aproxime a la Península de Baja California el sábado y se extienda sobre la región, causando lluvias y chubascos en la entidad.A partir del domingo 31 de diciembre se prevé un escaso potencial de lluvias sobre el país.Estados afectados lluvias aisladas en Nochevieja:Baja CaliforniaTamaulipasVer...

College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff.Could the fourth-ranked Seminoles, with a victory against defending national champion and No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl, be voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll?“As a matter of principle, I’d consider ranking Florida State No. 1 regardless of whether they are in the CFP field,” said ESPN’s Rece Davis, a longtime AP Top 25 voter. “Much like the selection process itself, the exercise is who, in my judgment, is the best team.”In reality, though, the current state of college football’s postseason all but renders the conversation moot.Between players transferring or opting out to concentrate on NFL draft preparations and coaching staffs turned upside down by hirings and firings, the better question these days is how much consideration should poll voters give to postseason games outside the CFP at a...

A new league for a new mom as Kendall Coyne Schofield relishes her return to hockey with PWHL launch

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

Years from now, once her six-month-old son is mature enough to appreciate his upbringing, Kendall Coyne Schofield looks forward to sharing pictures and video of road trips the two will have enjoyed together during the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season.Coyne Schofield can already envision the possibilities of spending time at various rinks, hotels and airports, and Drew being doted upon by his many new aunties, aka, her PWHL Minnesota teammates.“It will definitely be really special to look back at pictures with him and explain the journey that he was on for the first few years of his life, whether he wants to believe us or not,” she said.The experiences mother and son will enjoy go much deeper for Coyne Schofield, a three-time Olympian and former U.S. captain. In preparing for Minnesota’s opener at Boston on Jan. 3, the game will underline Coyne Schofield’s determination in returning to competitive play, which some questioned was possible after taking leave from t...

Man dies, woman ‘expected to survive’ after helicopter crashes into a canal near Miami

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Emergency workers in South Florida on Wednesday rescued two people, including one who later died, from a canal after their helicopter crashed.The helicopter, a Hughes 369 aircraft, was carrying two people from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) west of Miami Executive Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.Aerial video footage showed divers from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue searching the canal. The two people were sent to local hospitals in Miami, where one was in serious condition and the other had non-life-threatening injuries, CBS News Miami reported.“Unfortunately, the male succumbed to his injuries. The female is expected to survive,” Miami-Dade Police Department Detective Alvaro Zabaleta told WSVN-TV. Officials did not identify the victims or say how they knew each other. The NTSB will identify the pilot of the aircraft.According to investigators, witnesses said they saw what appeared to be a helicopter that...

Una operación más disciplinada de Trump enfrenta nuevos dolores de cabeza por parte de los aliados externos y del propio candidato

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:49:47 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando se supo que un alto asesor del candidato presidencial republicano Vivek Ramaswamy se uniría a la campaña del expresidente Donald Trump el mes pasado, los asesores de Trump se pusieron furiosos creyendo que el asesor se estaba promocionando a sí mismo, sin el permiso de los altos mandos de la campaña.El asesor principal de la campaña de Trump, Chris LaCivita, llamó al miembro más nuevo del equipo, Brian Swenson, y “lo atacó”, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con la conversación. El mensaje era claro: si quieres conservar tu trabajo, deja de hablar, dijo la fuente. Swenson no respondió a la solicitud de comentarios de CNN.El episodio fue indicativo de cómo el equipo de Trump para 2024 trató de centrar los mensajes y los medios que rodean el caótico mundo del favorito a la nominación republicana. Su equipo es visto tanto por agentes políticos externos como por funcionarios actuales y anteriores de Trump como el más disciplinado hasta la fecha. Dirigido por los expe...