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Party City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy
20 hours, 44 minutes ago

Party City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 40 years, customers flocked to Party City for Halloween costumes, favors for children’s birthday parties and decorations for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Party City announced Saturday that it would start a “wind down” of its retail and wholesale operations as it prepares to shutter nearly 700 stores nationwide. The company has also filed for Chapter …

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Party City to shut down after nearly 40 years in business
3 days, 15 hours ago

Party City to shut down after nearly 40 years in business

LA Times  

A shopper leaves a Party City store in Vernon Hills, Ill. Party City, the party and costume supply chain with more than 70 locations in California including several in Los Angeles, is shutting down operations immediately and laying off its employees. In an online meeting Friday viewed by Bloomberg News, Party City Chief Executive Barry Litwin told corporate employees that …

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Party City ends nearly 40 years of fun
3 days, 15 hours ago

Party City ends nearly 40 years of fun

Salon  

Every party ends the same way: unassumingly, a little later than you thought it would and yet simultaneously all of a sudden. In a video conference call, Party City CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees that Friday would be their last day of employment. A Party City employee who wished to remain anonymous told CNN that management had previously expressed …

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Who is Kavelashvili, former Manchester City player set to become president of Georgia?
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1 week, 2 days ago

Who is Kavelashvili, former Manchester City player set to become president of Georgia?

The Hindu  

Former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in …

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Major national retailer with 850 stores across nation mulls bankruptcy
1 week, 4 days ago

Major national retailer with 850 stores across nation mulls bankruptcy

Daily Mail  

A major party and craft retailer with 850 stores across the nation is considering filing for bankruptcy. Party City - based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey - underwent a restructuring as lenders, including Monarch Alternative Capital and Silver Point Capital took over and managed to clear around $1 billion of its debts, allowing about 850 shops to remain open. The …

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New York’s mayor warms to Trump and doesn’t rule out becoming a Republican
2 weeks, 2 days ago

New York’s mayor warms to Trump and doesn’t rule out becoming a Republican

LA Times  

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams Adams won office on a centrist platform, but his rhetoric has taken a noticeable rightward turn in the weeks since Trump’s election victory, particularly on immigration. New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican, declining to rule out a future change in political allegiance …

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Column: Political novice Ysabel Jurado celebrates on her road to Eastside history
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Political novice Ysabel Jurado celebrates on her road to Eastside history

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado, lower right, running for Los Angeles City Council District 14, poses for a selfie with Councilmember Nithya Raman, former L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, in cap, Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, background, and others at her election night party. In the last two weeks of the campaign, the Los Angeles Police Protective League contributed $445,000 to De …

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On Long Island, Republicans defend an unlikely stronghold as races could tip control of Congress
4 months, 2 weeks ago

On Long Island, Republicans defend an unlikely stronghold as races could tip control of Congress

Associated Press  

It’s a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and big names in American politics are popping up. It’s Long Island, a suburban stretch east of New York City, home to some 3 million people who might have an outsized role in choosing which party controls Congress. “People move out here, they’re fed up with the city.” …

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In Chandigarh, Sanjay Tandon’s boat sinks before sailing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Chandigarh, Sanjay Tandon’s boat sinks before sailing

Hindustan Times  

Call it a photo-finish or a heartbreak, the 2,504-vote loss will be a tough pill to swallow for BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon. The Congress-AAP combine had also handed a blow to the BJP by wresting the mayor’s post after eight years in the January polls, following a drawn-out legal battle over presiding officer Anil Masih invalidating eight votes. Party leaders …

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India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners

Al Jazeera  

Modi is expected to comfortably win his seat, but the margin of victory could reveal how his party is doing nationally. Varanasi, India – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for mounting spectacular road shows replete with a fawning audience showering petals of marigold flowers on him. But as Varanasi gets ready to vote on June 1 in …

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True scale of US retail bloodbath revealed: How a 5,500 shops have closed in just one year... and even big names Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and Nike have suffered
8 months, 1 week ago

True scale of US retail bloodbath revealed: How a 5,500 shops have closed in just one year... and even big names Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and Nike have suffered

Daily Mail  

US retailers shut a total of almost 5,500 stores in 2023 - with major corporations like Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens and Rite Aid leading the pack. Total closures were 5,463 in 2023, a 30 percent increase on 2022 Bed Bath & Beyond reported it would shut 866 stores, far more than any other retailer Many retailers, like Walgreens, pointed …

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Lok Sabha Polls: Siddaramaiah Leads Fiery Bengaluru Campaign, But Can Congress Break the IT City Jinx?
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Siddaramaiah Leads Fiery Bengaluru Campaign, But Can Congress Break the IT City Jinx?

News 18  

Launching a tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP MPs, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah led the Congress campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bengaluru over the past two days, crisscrossing the IT city bursting at the seams. Seeking votes for Bengaluru South candidate Sowmya Reddy and Bengaluru Central candidate Mansoor Ali Khan, Siddaramaiah exuded confidence that people …

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Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the NDA candidate from the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency and rival of high-profile sitting MP Shashi Tharoor, received a shot in the arm on Thursday with three key functionaries of the Congress in the Capital city joining the BJP. Former District Congress Committee general secretaries Thampanoor Satheesh and C N Udhayakumar who have been instrumental in …

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BRS Banks On Anti-Congress Narrative as Oppn Gains Ground In Time For Polls
1 year ago

BRS Banks On Anti-Congress Narrative as Oppn Gains Ground In Time For Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The hectic campaign for Telangana Assembly polls, which ended on Tuesday, saw the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi creating paranoia among the electorate on the evil effects of the Congress coming to power, harvesting anecdotes from its past governments, while its arch-rival Congress made a strong pitch for change. For Congress, the poll campaign established beyond doubt that its state …

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Texas Republican Charged With Child Pornography Possession Hours Before Election
1 year, 1 month ago

Texas Republican Charged With Child Pornography Possession Hours Before Election

Huff Post  

BradBenson.org A Texas Republican running for city council in Granbury was arrested Monday, one day before the election, and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Brad Benson, a longtime Granbury Fire Department volunteer and Republican-endorsed candidate for city council, was taken into custody on two felony counts of child pornography possession, according to inmate records. “If these allegations …

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Resigning Oxford City councillors say party leadership ‘complicit in war crimes’
1 year, 2 months ago

Resigning Oxford City councillors say party leadership ‘complicit in war crimes’

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Councillors Imogen Thomas, Edward Mundy, Paula Dunne, Duncan Hall, Dr Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini …

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Tourism: Bye bye backpackers — hello culture buffs?
1 year, 3 months ago

Tourism: Bye bye backpackers — hello culture buffs?

Hindustan Times  

Picture the perfect vacationer, from the perspective of a host city or country: ideally, this holidaymaker should arrive in the low season — not the crowded high season — take an interest in the local culture and people, respect the environment, have great manners, tact, and refrain from littering. "We no longer want to measure the success of tourism in …

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Mexico’s City mayor, top diplomat resign for presidential bid
1 year, 6 months ago

Mexico’s City mayor, top diplomat resign for presidential bid

Al Jazeera  

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard will compete to be the MORENA party nominee. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard both declared on Monday that they had or would step down from their respective roles in a bid to succeed current president and MORENA leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. “Let’s …

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Shimla MC poll: Congress, BJP slug it out as campaign picks up
1 year, 7 months ago

Shimla MC poll: Congress, BJP slug it out as campaign picks up

The Hindu  

With the election for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of the country’s oldest municipalities, slated for May 2, the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are all set for a direct fight even as electioneering for the poll gains momentum. The Shimla Municipal Corporation has traditionally been a Congress stronghold and is riding high on confidence, following the party’s …

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Ayanur Manjunath among many party hoppers in JD(S) list
1 year, 8 months ago

Ayanur Manjunath among many party hoppers in JD(S) list

The Hindu  

Hours after senior BJP leader Ayanur Manjunath announced his exit from the saffron party and resigned from membership of the Legislative Council, the Janata Dal announced him as its nominee from Shivamogga city Assembly constituency. The regional outfit, which released its third list of candidates for 59 seats on Wednesday, has named former BJP legislator M.P. Mr. Manjunath is the …

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Ten killed in shooting at Lunar New Year party in Monterey Park
1 year, 11 months ago

Ten killed in shooting at Lunar New Year party in Monterey Park

Al Jazeera  

Police say gunman fatally shot himself after killing 10 and wounding 10 others at a ballroom dance hall in Monterey Park. As a result of the shooting, the police said Lunar New Year festivities in Monterey Park for Sunday had been cancelled. “Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones tonight in our neighboring city, Monterey Park, where …

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Party City, amid rising prices, seeks bankruptcy protection
1 year, 11 months ago

Party City, amid rising prices, seeks bankruptcy protection

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Party City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling with rising prices and a pullback in customer spending. Party City Holdco Inc., said its more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores throughout North America will remain open, and customers can still shop on the company website. “Party City used to be one of the best …

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Workers protest, beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory
2 years ago

Workers protest, beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory

The Hindu  

Employees at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media on Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections. Last month, thousands of employees walked out of the iPhone factory operated by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group over …

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In Baghdad’s Sadr City, cleric’s support underpins protests
2 years, 4 months ago

In Baghdad’s Sadr City, cleric’s support underpins protests

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Khalil Ibrahim’s four sons are among thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric staging a sit-in outside Iraq’s parliament after storming the building last week in a stunning move that threw the country into a new era of political instability. He also taps into Sadr City’s long history as an epicenter of mass social demonstration where sentiments …

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