#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for .63B

#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for $1.63B

“#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for $1.63B” Etsy is making an outsize bet on Gen Z’s vintage clothing craze. The Brooklyn-based arts-and-crafts site said Wednesday it is buying the social shopping app Depop — which has a reputation for selling TikTok-worthy vintage clothing — for $1.63 billion in cash. London-based Depop, founded in…

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#Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail for fifth time

#Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail for fifth time

“#Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail for fifth time” Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to be released on bail pending trial on sex-trafficking charges was shot down — for a fifth time — Wednesday, according to a new court filing. The jailed British socialite’s request was denied in a one-page order issued by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals,…

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#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic

#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic

“#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic” Residents of a picturesque Russian village have seen the price of their land double as people from Moscow and other cities snap up properties as a refuge from COVID-19 where they can work remotely. Krasnaya Polyana (Red Meadow) is a beautiful village of five streets in the…

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#Lawmakers urge NBA stars not to sign with Chinese brands

#Lawmakers urge NBA stars not to sign with Chinese brands

“#Lawmakers urge NBA stars not to sign with Chinese brands” A US congressional commission is urging US basketball players to terminate endorsement deals with three Chinese companies they warn continue to source cotton from the Xinjiang region — where forced labor and concentration camps are understood as commonplace. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a bipartisan…

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#Major sponsors back Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal

#Major sponsors back Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal

“#Major sponsors back Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal” Naomi Osaka’s sponsors are standing by her. Sports apparel giant Nike, which signed a sponsorship deal with Osaka in 2019, commended the 23-year-old tennis star for opening up about her struggles with depression after she dropped out of the French Open. “Our thoughts are with Naomi….

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#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster

#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster

“#Meet Pepper Persley, the 10-year-old budding NBA broadcaster” This little baller’s hitting the big time! Upper West Sider Camilla “Pepper” Persley is only 10, but after Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks’ first-round series on Wednesday, she will have called her first NBA playoff game. The fourth-grader, who moonlights as a…

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