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Shares of Kroger rose about 9% on Friday as the supermarket operator raised its full-year sales outlook and said it’s drawing shoppers seeking lower-priced store brands and cheaper alternatives to dining out.The Cincinnati-based grocer said it now expects identical sales, excluding fuel, to increase by 2.25% and 3.25% year over year, higher than its previous expectations for an increase of between 2% and 3%. Identical sales is an industry-specific metric that takes out one-time factors, such as store openings, closures and renovations. Kroger include stores and delivery sales in regions that have been in operation for five full quarters in…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 The Victorian-era Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California has completed its over $550 restoration. According to Marriott and Blackstone Real Estate, the entire property received much-needed care and revitalization, with a restoration of its front porch and lobby, main entry and drive, Victorian guest rooms, garden courtyard and event spaces, including the Crown Room.The newly restored lobby inside the Hotel del Coronado. (Photo Credit: © 2025 Hilton)The restoration focused on historical accuracy, with partnerships with Wimberly Interiors, WATG, GSB Inc., Burton Studios and David Marshall of Heritage Architecture &…
After months of rumors, Meta has officially announced its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The smart glasses have double the battery life of the Meta Ray-Bans and are able to capture 3K video. The models are based on Oakley’s HSTN (pronounced “how-stuhn”) design, and are described as Meta’s “first product for athletes and fans alike.” The limited-edition Oakley Meta HSTN model with gold-colored accents costs $499 and will be available for preorder on July 11. The rest of the collection starts at $399 and is dropping later this summer, Meta says. The glasses feature a front-facing camera, along…
The Minnesota lawmaker who survived an attack by a gunman on his doorstep is still in a critical condition and has revealed details of the terrifying moment he and his wife were shot multiple times. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, released a statement Thursday, obtained by NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis, outlining the events in the early hours of June 14.Sen. John Hoffman at a hearing in 2024, in Saint Paul, Minn.Glen Stubbe / Minnesota Star Tribune via Reuters fileThe Hoffmans continue their recovery in the hospital — Sen. Hoffman is in a critical but stable condition, while…
London CNN — Lawmakers in Britain have narrowly approved a bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people, capping a fraught debate in Parliament and across the country that cut across political, religious and legal divides. MPs passed the bill by 314 votes to 291, in their final say on the question. The bill – which has split lawmakers and sparked impassioned conversations with their constituents the breadth of Britain – will now move to the House of Lords for its final rounds of scrutiny. Friday’s vote puts Britain firmly on track to join a small club of nations…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn’t take long for “Jaws” to make an impression. The movie that launched the summer blockbuster season and changed how people view sharks and the ocean 50 years ago also created a dilemma for parents: Was it a movie their children could watch?To help answer that, The Associated Press went to the film’s star, Roy Scheider.Legendary AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch interviewed Scheider and others for a story that ran on July 28, 1975, roughly a month after “Jaws” arrived in theaters.The story is included below as it ran.___At a sunny hotel swimming pool, a…
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Rome CNN — Ten months after the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a sudden storm, salvage crews managed to lift it 50 meters (164 feet) from the seabed on Friday afternoon, the company running the $30 million recovery operation said. The superyacht was scheduled to be lifted at the weekend, but salvage crews from TMC Marine said the process went faster than anticipated. The top of the hull is now visible above the surface and TMC Marine said it will be lifted fully out of the water on Saturday. The 56-meter (184-foot) superyacht went down…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — During his best director acceptance speech at this year’s Academy Awards, Sean Baker zealously spoke about the importance of theatergoing, particularly the increasingly threatened independently-owned cinemas. Baker was accepting the award for “Anora,” which won five of the six Oscars it was nominated for that night.On the other side of that awards campaign, the independent filmmaker is continuing his evangelism for seeing films on the big screen by teaming up with Pluto TV for “Free Movie Weekend,” which highlights independent and family-owned theaters across the country throughout the summer, including the Music Box Theatre in Chicago…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the JPMorgan China Summit in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOnce a laggard in the online investing game, JPMorgan Chase now believes it is a leader.The bank on Friday is set to unveil new tools that allow investors to research and purchase bonds and brokered CDs through its mobile app, CNBC is first to report.Users can set up customized screens and compare bond yields on the same banking app or web portal that…