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Flashes seen in sky above Iran as drones are shot down | Military

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NewsFeedVideo shows flashes in the night sky above Isfahan in Iran, where state media said three drones were shot down. The country has been on alert for an Israeli attack as tensions rise after the Israeli bombing of Iran’s consulate in Syria and Iran’s attack in response. Published On 19 Apr 202419 Apr 2024 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7orjJmrGenaKWe6S7zGinq6eXp66ue82erqyelZqxcH6Pa2tobF9mhnCyy5qqoZ2jYsCmsc1moKdlo6DGbq3BqK2eZZmnrq95wKxknaqfo7K0ecCrnGarmKTB

Gap and Foot Locker remove all Yeezy merchandise

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New York CNNBusiness  —  As the corporate backlash against Kanye West mounts, Gap has announced it is pulling the rapper’s Yeezy Gap line of merchandise from its stores and has shut down YeezyGap.com. Additionally, Foot Locker is pulling Yeezy products from its shelves. “Our former partner’s recent remarks and behavior further underscore why we are taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap product from our stores,” the retailer said in a statement Tuesday. Read More...

Bigelow Aerospace lays off entire workforce

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WASHINGTON — Bigelow Aerospace, the company founded more than two decades ago to develop commercial space habitats, laid off all its employees March 23 in a move caused at least in part by the coronavirus pandemic. According to sources familiar with the company’s activities, Bigelow Aerospace’s 68 employees were informed that they were being laid off, effective immediately. An additional 20 employees were laid off the previous week. Those sources said that the company, based in North Las Vegas, Nevada, was halting operations because of what one person described as a “perfect storm of problems” that included the coronavirus pandemic. Read More...