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The mall last sold in 2014 for a much higher price of $271 million. SEATTLE — The once-packed and bustling Pacific Place shopping center in downtown Seattle has been sold for a fraction of the price it cost when it last changed ownership. Pacific Place sold for $66.75 million, according to King County records, well below the $271 million it was sold for when it last sold in 2014. While the mall appears quiet and many of the storefronts vacant, there are more than 20 businesses waiting to open. The Handmade Showroom is a storefront business that has been operating…

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Images from the scene showed emergency crews moving a significant amount of debris out of the building.Article informationauthor, Sofia Ferreira Santosrole, BBC NewsReported by LondonMay 23, 2024Updated 2 hours agoA two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Mallorca, killing four people and injuring 16, local emergency authorities said.Several people are believed to be trapped on the grounds of Medusa Beach Club, a seaside restaurant on Calle Cartago in the regional capital, Palma de Mallorca.The accident was reported to have happened at around 20:30 local time (19:30 BST). Several people are feared to…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to allegations that India was behind “targeted assassinations by unknown killers” of terrorists in Pakistan and asked why “some people in India” were crying over this.Lectures Indian TV Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Modi said he was aware of the insecurity felt by the Pakistani people and that he was the “root cause of their insecurity”.Responding to Indian National Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s comment that “India should respect Pakistan because it has nuclear bombs”, the prime minister said he had “personally” visited Lahore and “studied its power”, appearing to refer to his 2015…

Turks and Caicos Islands Governor’s Office/Facebook This week, a U.S. congressional delegation visited the Turks and Caicos Islands to discuss the recent arrests of U.S. citizens. CNN — Turks and Caicos Islands officials have slammed comments by a U.S. lawmaker who visited the islands earlier this week and called for the release of Americans who were arrested there and face up to 12 years in prison. “The accusations made by (Rep. Guy Reschenthaler) against the government and people of the Turks and Caicos Islands are nothing less than egregious lies,” the island nation’s Prime Minister, Washington Misick, said in a…

Lidar Systems CEO Robert Sanchez’s push into EVs requires a catalyst to make the technology more economically and operationally feasible for the commercial trucking industry. During a keynote address at this year’s ACT Expo in Las Vegas, Sanchez spoke candidly about how electric trucks will fit into his company’s fleet. “From our perspective, commercial EVs need a breakthrough in battery technology and an expanded charging infrastructure to function in the real world. We need a tipping point of a credible technology breakthrough that will trigger mass adoption of the new technology,” said Sanchez, backing up his point with the evolution…

Washington – Reports that two different flags are flying outside Justice Samuel Alito’s home have sparked a political storm and renewed attention on the Supreme Court’s ethics practices, as Democrats push legislation that would require the court to adopt a binding code of conduct and urge the justices to recuse themselves from cases involving former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Alito, his wife and the two flagsThe criticism of Alito comes after The New York Times reported that an upside-down American flag was flown outside Alito’s Virginia home in mid-January 2021, and that…

The death of Matthew Perry is still under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and other U.S. authorities, more than six months after he was found unconscious and face-down in the “hot water side” of his home’s swimming pool in October 2023.The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the joint investigation in a statement emailed to USA Today on Tuesday. According to reports from NBC News and ABC News, a key part of the investigation is the source of the ketamine that led to Perry’s death. ABC said detectives are interviewing people who may have information about the source of…

May 23, 2024, 2:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time Maui Ocean Center Aquarium Open Ocean Exhibit. PC: Maui Ocean Center Maui Ocean Center was named the seventh best aquarium in the country in USA Today’s 2024 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. A panel of experts nominated the Maui Ocean Center as “Best Aquarium” in the country for its “high-quality exhibits and visitor interaction.” The nominations were then put to a month-long public vote. “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to vote for us,” said Maui Marine Center General Manager Tapani Vuori. “We’re especially honored to be recognized for…

Disney CEO talks brand building and maintaining company culture at Canva Create’s inaugural event in LA New technology is a friend, not a foe, to Hollywood’s creative community. That was the message Disney CEO Bob Iger conveyed during his keynote address at the Canva Create showcase event held at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park on Thursday morning. Iger, an investor and director of the privately held online design platform, praised Canva for embracing the potential of generative AI tools and other cutting-edge technologies to make premium visual media design tools easily accessible to the masses. Sydney, Australia-based Canva has emerged…

The NCAA and the nation’s top five conferences agreed to pay roughly $2.8 billion to settle multiple antitrust lawsuits, a landmark decision that could lay the groundwork for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could result in millions of dollars being paid directly to athletes starting as early as the fall semester of 2025.University leaders in the Pac-12 Conference voted to approve the proposal on Thursday, making the conference the last conference to approve it, according to a person with direct knowledge of the results.Southeastern Conference presidents and chancellors unanimously approved the deal early Thursday, another person familiar with the decision…