Uniqlo is suing fast-fashion rival Shein, alleging the Chinese retailing giant copied its popular Round Mini Shoulder bag. Uniqlo’s Japanese parent, Fast Retailing, demanded that Shein halt sales of “imitation products” and pay damages, according to a statement announcing its lawsuit, filed on December 28, 2023, in Tokyo District Court. “The …
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January, 2024
December, 2023
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9 December
Minnesota grocery worker impaled in the torso with a golf club, police say; man arrested
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating a stabbing that left a grocery store employee dead. Police arrived at a grocery store in Loring Park around 1 p.m. on Friday, according to a news release from the Minneapolis Police Department. The Associated Press reported that the man worked at Oak Street …
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6 December
Sean “Diddy” Combs denies accusations after new gang rape lawsuit
A woman has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs and two other men of gang raping her in 2003 when she was 17 years old, according to civil court documents filed Wednesday in United States District Court Southern District of New York. The suit alleges Combs, Harve Pierre, former president of Bad …
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October, 2023
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30 October
Prosecutor refiles murder case against Missouri woman in killing that inspired TV miniseries
A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood charged Hupp with first-degree murder in July 2021, accusing her of killing her friend, Betsy Faria, a decade earlier. Faria’s husband, Russ, spent time …
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September, 2023
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26 September
Michigan mom sentenced to 5 years for intoxicated crash into icy pond that killed her 3 young sons
A western Michigan woman was sentenced to up to five years in prison Monday for a crash in which her three young sons drowned after her SUV plunged into an ice-covered pond, CBS affiliate WWMT reported. Leticia Gonzales had pleaded no contest in August to operating while intoxicated causing serious …
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12 September
McDonald’s to eliminate self
Say goodbye to self-serve drink machines, McDonald’s fans. The fast-food chain plans to get rid of self-service “beverage stations” at its U.S. locations by 2032, McDonald’s confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. A spokesperson did not say how the change would impact international locations. McDonald’s USA said the company is …
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August, 2023
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14 August
Netflix testing video game streaming
A limited number of gamers will get to experience video game streaming as part of a beta test from Netflix, the media company announced. The test will only be open to a small number of Netflix subscribers in Canada and the U.K. at first, according to a company blog post. …
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7 August
Tou Thao gets 57
MINNEAPOLIS — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months – even as he denied wrongdoing. Thao had testified he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when …
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2 August
Tydemy birth control pills recalled, may be ineffective, FDA warns
Thousands of Tydemy brand birth control pills have been recalled, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday, after testing by drugmaker Lupin Pharmaceuticals found that two lots they made of the tablets might have lower effectiveness. Recalled batches of the Tydemy pills — a combination prescription contraceptive of estrogen and …
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July, 2023
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28 July
As the heat turns U.S. into an oven, millions of Americans at risk of power cutoffs
A punishing heat wave has led to record-high temperatures across much of the U.S., with more than 180 million people living under a heat advisory on Friday. At the same time, the nation is suffering from a “power disconnection crisis,” with millions at risk of having their electricity turned off …
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