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Miami Herald
2 minutes ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Popular fashion retail store closure leaves huge mall in jeopardy
Many of us have fond memories of hanging out in the mall. As a younger teen without a license or car, it was perhaps the one place a parent could drop you off, knowing you'd be occupied for hours. And even if you didn't have much money, you could window-shop to your heart's content and maybe grab a cheap food-court snack and call it dinner. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter These days, though, malls don't seem to have the allure they once did. Maybe it's because you can buy just about anything you want online, so there's no need to leave your house, let alone navigate a giant structure filled with stores. Related: Popular work clothes retailer surprisingly closes all stores But it's clear that in recent years, malls have been dying out. And while we could blame the pandemic, during which time mall traffic certainly declined, the reality is that the mall apocalypse has been brewing for quite some time. Not only are shoppers abandoning malls, but retailers have taken to doing the same. And if that trend continues, it could change the shopping landscape tremendously. Zara is one of those retailers that operates both inside of malls and as standalone stores. And there can be benefits and drawbacks to both. The upside of being inside a mall is that shoppers might stumble upon your store in the course of visiting other retailers. The downside, of course, is the competition. Related: Fashion giant files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate Similarly, operating a standalone store means you don't have throngs of retailers around you trying to take your business away. The downside, though, is that unless customers specifically drive over to your store, you're not going to get them to buy anything. Still, a number of retailers have been increasingly moving away from malls in recent years. And now, Zara is making its exit from the famous San Francisco Centre mall. Unfortunately, the closure of Zara's 28,000-square-foot store marks the loss of the mall's largest remaining retailer. And the damage may not be over. Other retailers, including Oak and Fort clothing and AG Jeans, are expected to abandon the mall in short order. Losing Zara is apt to be painful for the San Francisco Centre mall, which has been bleeding major tenants in recent years. In 2023, Nordstrom closed its San Francisco Centre location. And things have been going downhill since then. Related: Costco makes rare mistake with its bold new idea The closure of Zara is, sadly, part of a larger trend that's been plaguing San Francisco. In recent years, retailers and restaurants alike have been pulling out of the city for reasons that include an uptick in crime and a notable decline in foot traffic. Though San Francisco was once a bustling commuter city, the introduction of remote work during the pandemic has changed its dynamic. With fewer people entering the city each day, it's become harder for retailers to stay afloat. Now the silver lining in all of this is that while Zara may be leaving the San Francisco Centre, it's not ditching the city completely. The fashion giant announced plans earlier this year to open a new flagship store in the heart of Union Square. More Retail: Walmart CEO sounds alarm on a big problem for customersTarget makes a change that might scare Walmart, CostcoTop investor takes firm stance on troubled retail brandWalmart and Costco making major change affecting all customers Meanwhile, the fate of the San Francisco Centre remains in limbo as the mall heads to a foreclosure auction. As of now, that's scheduled to happen later in July. But because previous auction dates were postponed this year, it's possible that July's auction will be pushed out as well. Related: Iconic mall food chain makes massive change The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Newsweek
2 minutes ago
- Science
- Newsweek
Video Shows Snake Trying To Eat Prey 10 Times Her Size
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A snake in Denmark has been spotted attempting to consume an oversized hare that's 10 times larger than itself. The chance observation of an adult female common European adder killing and intending to swallow a much larger prey—a European young hare—was captured in a series of videos by Klaus Birch, the co-author of a study on the encounter published in the journal Herpetozoa. The moment unfolded on the island of Læsø in the Kattegat region of northern Denmark—near a dirt road in open grassland around 32 feet from a sandy beach—back in August 2022. The snake appeared to be in a low nutritional status, likely after having given birth recently, the study said. "The adder under these circumstances might have benefited from a large prey to gain maximum energy after likely having given birth," the researchers said. Stills from videos showing a female Vipera berus snake biting and pulling the hare's front leg (pictured left) and examining and biting the head (pictured right). Stills from videos showing a female Vipera berus snake biting and pulling the hare's front leg (pictured left) and examining and biting the head (pictured right). Klaus Birch Birch arrived at the scene and found the adder examining the young hare and biting its left hind leg. "The hare was lying on the ground moving its four legs jerkily and head with difficulty and was unable to stand up," the researchers wrote in the study. The adder was startled by Birch's presence and escaped into the grass nearby. Within seconds, the adder returned to the hare and continued examining it, especially the front legs and the head, before zipping away into the grass again. However, around 20 seconds later, the snake returned to the scene and examined the hare "carefully and energetically," starting with its posterior parts, biting and moving the right hind leg, the study notes. The snake then examined the anterior parts of the hare, biting and pulling a front leg, before also biting its head. "The hare was still breathing but moved less than before," the study said. Birch chased the snake away and took the hare to attempt to save its life, but it died after around 30 minutes. While it is unknown whether the adder would have tried to swallow the hare had Birch not intervened, the researchers believe it is "likely" that the snake "would have abandoned its excessively large prey after careful examination." The study noted that it is unusual for snakes to regularly attack vastly oversized prey items that are clearly impossible to swallow. However, cases like this have been reported in previous research, such as an earlier observation of snakes that overestimated their abilities to swallow young rabbits and died while trying to do so. A previous study also noted a case of a snake that was found dead after it had just swallowed a large field vole. "The mass of the prey was 26g and the snake's mass after the prey had been removed was 28g. The adder had therefore consumed a meal equivalent to 92.9 percent of its mass," the team noted. The researchers concluded: "The above cases indicate that snakes killing and subsequently abandoning oversized prey items may well be an underreported phenomenon." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about snakes? Let us know via science@ Reference Bringsøe, H., Jablonski, D., & Birch, K. (2025). Overly optimistic adder, Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758), killing and intending to swallow an oversized young hare, Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778. Herpetozoa, 38, 155–159. Bull, D. (2016). Vipera berus (northern viper): Morphometrics of feeding on a common field vole. Herpetological Bulletin, 136, 33–34.
Bloomberg
2 minutes ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Surveillance: All-Time Highs
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney July 1st, 2025 Featuring: 1) Bob Michele, CIO: Fixed Income at JPMorgan Asset Management, joins for an extended discussion on the outlook for yields and why there could be more bond investment in 2025. The 10-year Treasury yield declined four basis points to 4.19% in the early morning as investors increased wagers on the scale of potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. 2) Cam Dawson, CIO at NewEdge Wealth, talks about equity all-time highs and raising the pain trade. US equity futures retreated slightly after the S&P 500 notched its best quarter since 2023, as investors monitor progress on trade talks and wrangling in Washington over President Trump's tax bill. 3) George Goncalves, Head: US Macro Strategy MUFG Securities, Americas, talks about the outlook for US economic growth should the tax bill pass and his economic projections for 2025 as the labor market shows signs of weakening. Investors are also watching for a slew of economic data, including PMI readings and the US job openings report, ahead of Thursday's nonfarm payrolls, and a discussion on monetary policy at the European Central Bank's annual retreat. 4) Michael Lasser, Equity Research Analyst: Consumer Hardline Staples at UBS, explores the potential ramifications of the bill on an aggregate consumer spending level, as well as the potential impacts for each consumer subsector and individual stocks. US consumer spending declined 0.3% in May, the most since the start of the year, indicating uncertainty around the Trump administration's economic policies is weighing on growth. 5) Lisa Mateo joins with the latest headlines in newspapers across the US, including a story from The Athletic on ESPN and MLB resuming broadcasting rights talks and a WSJ story on why the July 4th BBG may get more expensive.
New York Times
3 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Rachel Zegler Delights in an ‘Evita' for the Masses
'She's a diamond in their dull gray lives,' sings the Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón of his wife in 'Evita,' Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's sung-through musical about Eva Perón. She was a former matinee star whose popularity among the working classes bolstered support for her husband's government, and 'Evita' expresses some skepticism about political populism. Yet a new revival, directed by Jamie Lloyd and running at the London Palladium through Sept. 6, is emphatically populist in its relentless bombast, heavy symbolism and button-pushing grandiosity. The initially moody staging — industrial gray metal stairs, smoke effects, dark costumes — belies the sensory overload ahead: Balloons are popped; lights are turned up blindingly bright; blue and white confetti rain down on the audience. Rachel Zegler ('Snow White' and 'West Side Story'), making her West End debut, is a delight in the title role, strutting bossily in a black leather bra and hot pants while a chorus — representing soldiers or ordinary citizens — cavorts elaborately around her to a brassy tango-inspired soundtrack, delivered by an 18-piece band. (Choreography is by Fabian Aloise, lighting is by Jon Clark and set and costumes are by Soutra Gilmour.) The show begins and ends with Evita's death from cancer, at the age of 33, in 1952. In the intervening two hours she is goaded and reproached in song by Che (Diego Andres Rodriguez), a wisecracking Everyman in a black T-shirt and cargo shorts, who teases Evita for cozying up to an authoritarian leader and sleeping her way to the top. In one song he quips bitterly, 'Don't you just love the smack of firm government?' (For this impertinence, he is later killed — doused with fake blood, then with blue and white paint, the colors of the Argentine flag.) Evita is portrayed as a cynical, ruthless social climber, and the audience is invited to sympathize with the people she hurts along the way. She unceremoniously dumps a boyfriend — the tango singer Agustín Magaldi (played with hangdog charm by Aaron Lee Lambert, who sings beautifully) — once he has ceased to be useful to her. And she breezily steals Perón (James Olivas, physically imposing but stiff — and thus convincingly military) from his girlfriend (Bella Brown), who sings a doleful song before vanishing, never to be seen again. Much preshow hype surrounded Lloyd's decision to stage the famous scene in which Evita sings the show's signature tune, 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina,' on the theater's exterior balcony; members of the public see the spectacle in the flesh, while theatergoers make do with video footage beamed onto a big screen in real time. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
3 minutes ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Neurologist warns against popular sleep aid that could fuel your risk of dementia in later life - 'I'd never use it'
A neurologist has revealed he would never use a white noise machine to help himself sleep—because he claims it may increase your risk of dementia. In a recent video, Dr. Baibing Chen, who posts as Dr. Bing on TikTok, told his 144,500 followers that the machines have been linked to hearing loss, one of the known triggers for the devastating illness. It has become a popular trend to listen to 'white noise'—which sounds similar to a television or radio static—to aid sleep, with devotees streaming the soothing background noise from special machines or phone apps. Some sleep professionals and parenting influencers claim that the steady background noise helps the brain focus less on sudden, disruptive noises that could break concentration or wake them up. But Dr. Bing wants people to think twice before they hunker down for their next static-soundtracked good night's sleep. In a new clip, in which the Michigan-based neurologist shared three things he would never do at night, he said: 'I don't blast my white noise machine. 'Not all of you use white noise machines, but if you do, I get it. I use one. You are probably trying to block out traffic, your partner's snoring, or your dog licking his paw at 2 am in the morning. 'But if it is (set) too loud, that can actually lead to hearing damage over time. And, as I have mentioned in my previous videos, hearing loss is one of the biggest risk factors for dementia later in life.' While it's important to stress that there isn't direct evidence linking white noise machines to an increased risk of dementia later in life, there have been studies linking them to hearing loss. However, if the idea of trying to nod off without any background noise is your idea of a living nightmare, don't fret—just turn it down. Dr. Bing advised to make sure the noise is set to no louder than '50 decibels, max'. He added that if you're unable to set the volume on the device itself, you can check the volume with an Apple watch or by using a free phone app like Decibel X which 'literally takes two seconds'. According to the conclusion of a 2021 study which found that the machines are linked to hearing loss in infants, parents should ensure they are placed at least 30cm away from children, and the volume isn't set to the maximum. In 2024, researchers who reviewed 20 studies found existing data supports the need for limiting maximum volume and duration on white noise devices. And earlier this year, US scientists tracked almost 3,000 elderly adults with hearing loss and found almost a third of all dementia cases could be attributed to the issue. It is difficult to make a direct link between these studies to suggest it backs up his claim, because they looked at different age groups. However, several studies suggested a link between being exposed to noise pollution, which is unwanted or disturbing sounds, and dementia. In Dr. Bing's video, which has been watched more than 15,300 times, the second thing the he revealed he would never do is leave a night light on. He said: 'I know it feels cozy to some people and helps you get to the bathroom without stepping on a piece of Lego. 'But even a small artificial or blue light can lower melatonin, spike your blood sugar and keep your brain in a kind of awake mode all night. 'Instead try to use a motion sensing amber night light. It only turns on when you move and doesn't trick your brain into thinking its sunrise, while your just trying to use the bathroom in peace.' The final thing he said he'd never do at night is getting out of bed too quickly, which he claimed can be linked to brain bleeds. He said: 'One of the most common things I see in the hospital in the middle of the night is people coming into the ER with brain bleeds from fainting.' These patients, he explained, get them 'after getting up from bed or up from the toilet too quickly'. After posting the video, several social media users commented they simply can't go without the white noise or a nightlight.
