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World class retailer. Outdoor terrace overlooking the city park. Full of large-scale art installations. Photo: Laura Osborne | Time Out | Royal Mount If Carrefour Laval and Las Vegas had a child, it would be Royal Mount. Photo: Laura Osborne | Time Out | Royal Mount We were counting down the days until opening day, and it did not disappoint. Add window shopping at Royal Mount to your to-do list. Photo: Laura Osborne | Time Out | Royal Mount Montreal’s newest shopping, dining and entertainment destination features 170 boutiques, including 60 restaurants and cafes, in a sleek,…

BANGKOK (AP) — New York prosecutors’ decision this week to charge a former aide to New York’s governor with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government is raising concerns about Chinese efforts to influence U.S. politics. Linda Sun, who has held numerous positions in New York state government, including acting chief of staff to Governor Kathy Hawkle, is accused of promoting Chinese interests at state events, including blocking a meeting between a Taiwanese representative and the governor, in exchange for millions of dollars in financial benefits. Read more: Two former aides to New York governor accused of working…

Sports News “I grew up on this team. It was more than just football.” Alex Morgan of the U.S. Women’s National Team watches before a match against South Korea at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on June 1, 2024. C. Morgan Engel / Getty Images Ann M. Peterson, The Associated Press Updated: September 5, 2024 13:23 Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Alex Morgan, who is pregnant with her second child, has announced she is retiring from professional football. Throughout her 15-year career with the U.S. national team, Morgan not only made an impact on the field, but…

CNN — Initial autopsies on four of the seven people who died when a superyacht sank during a storm off the coast of Italy last month have found the cause of death to be “dry drowning,” authorities said. The phenomenon, also known as “atypical drowning”, means there was no water in the lungs, windpipe or stomach, said a spokesman for the lawyer for the captain of the Basian, which sank off the Sicilian port city of Porticello on August 19. There is no medically recognized medical condition called “dry drowning.” Terms such as “dry drowning,” “secondary drowning,” and “delayed drowning”…

Warner Bros. Discovery is betting big on live experiences — theme parks, studio tours, themed exhibitions and retail stores — and has created a new division aimed at making the most of that opportunity. The new division will be called Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences and will encompass both company-owned and operated experiences, like studio tours and exhibitions, as well as licensed entertainment, such as deals with Universal Destinations and Miral (home of the Harry Potter theme parks). WBD Studios COO Simon Robinson will lead the new division, reporting to WBD’s chief revenue and strategy officer Bruce Campbell, while content…

A Greenlandic court has ordered anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan. The veteran activist, who has also appeared on the reality TV show “Whale Wars,” was arrested by police when his ship docked in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, in July.Their arrest warrants stem from a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant that accused the suspects of damaging a Japanese whaling ship, obstructing its operations and injuring crew members during an encounter with the ship in the Antarctic in February 2010.Japanese authorities say whaling and eating whale meat are part of Japanese culture and…

ECARX Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ECX) and AMD have announced the successful launch of the Lynk & Co. Z10 flagship luxury sedan, featuring ECARX’s Makalu® computing platform powered by AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 processors. The Z10, which debuted in Sweden in June 2024, showcases the platform’s capabilities in automotive digital cockpit innovation.The Makalu® platform, utilizing AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors with integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics, offers unparalleled 3D graphics, security, and entertainment features. ECARX’s Cloudpeak® software stack optimizes the processor’s performance, providing a customizable and intelligent platform for infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems.ECARX CEO Ziyu…

Joe Gentry When my parents took me to baseball or basketball practice or junior golf, I was entrusted to the care of men like Al Summers, Wes Doerr, Leon Hinckley, Jerry Brylinski, Reverend Luebke, Ken Senchuk, Don Damos, Bob Krueger, Irv Frader, and Dorothy and Tony Janis. Yes, I did. Mom or Dad were never there to make sure he was being coached properly or that I was behaving appropriately. I trusted the coaches to do their best and hold me accountable. Summer camp was the same. I was on a bus to Long Lake…

Coto Estates Inc. has purchased a luxury apartment complex in Torrance, California, for $71.5 million. Located at 25935 Rolling Hills Road in the South Bay area of ​​Los Angeles, The Highlands has 121 rental units. The luxury apartment community recently underwent a $16.5 million renovation that included the addition of 14 accessory dwelling units. Highlands is just a few minutes’ drive from a variety of retail, entertainment and dining options, and the beach and coastline are within a 10-15 minute drive. The South Bay multifamily market had a strong second quarter. CBRE reports that the vacancy rate for the three…

The president hopes his choice will end the deadlock that has continued for weeks since the general election and is hopeful that the far-right will not block the appointment.After more than 50 days of a caretaker government, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed former European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister. Macron met the 73-year-old veteran politician at the Elysee Palace on Thursday and tasked him with forming a new government to end weeks of political deadlock following surprise parliamentary elections. Barnier succeeds 35-year-old Gabriel Attal, who served in the position for just eight months. President Macron’s…