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In the fast-paced and thrilling world of the English Premier League, dribbling is an essential skill that can turn the tide of a game in an instant. This season, two players have stood out from the rest in terms of their ability to successfully maneuver past defenders with the ball at their feet.
Furthermore, in the women's doubles category, Chinese players have once again shown their prowess with the duo of Sun Yingsha and her partner claiming the top spot. Their combination of skill, agility, and tactical awareness has made them a formidable team on the international stage, and they continue to set the standard for doubles play in the world of table tennis.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gap Inc. (GAP) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $274 million. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 72 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 56 cents per share. The clothing chain posted revenue of $3.83 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.8 billion. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GAP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GAP
Users of Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Office 365 experienced widespread disruptions on Monday morning. These sites were among the most impacted, according to DownDetector, which tracks service failures based on user complaints. As workdays started, reports of problems started at 4 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and were much more serious by 8 a.m. Early in the day, Microsoft recognized the issue and announced that it was looking into the issues. Many customers complained that they couldn't send emails, connect to Outlook, or view OneDrive files by mid-morning. One user on DownDetector shared: “Outlook 365 is really spotty this morning. Experiencing intermittent email outages.” Microsoft’s Response and Progress Around 9 a.m. ET, Microsoft started rolling out solutions in an effort to get everything back to normal. Microsoft announced, "We've started to deploy a fix which is currently progressing through the affected environment," in a statement posted on X (previously Twitter). Additionally, the business started manually restarting systems that were deemed to be in "an unhealthy state." Microsoft stated that updates had been applied to 98% of the impacted settings by midday. Targeted restarts of the remaining systems were being attempted. Understanding the HTTP 503 Error Among the interruptions were HTTP 503 error occurrences. "Service Unavailable" is an error that indicates that servers are either temporarily overloaded or undergoing maintenance. When this happens, servers could suggest that users try again after a predetermined amount of time, which is defined in a Retry-After header field. Routine maintenance may cause the 503 error, but more thorough investigation is frequently needed for persistent problems. Steps to Address the HTTP 503 Error Deactivate Plugins and ThemesFor WordPress users, deactivating plugins or themes can resolve conflicts causing the error. Disable Content Delivery Network (CDN)Temporarily disabling the CDN may help if the error stems from network issues. Adjust Heartbeat APILimiting WordPress Heartbeat API activity can reduce server load. Increase Server ResourcesExpanding server capacity can alleviate overloads contributing to HTTP 503. Analyze Logs and Enable DebuggingChecking error logs and activating WP_DEBUG can identify root causes. Broader Impact on Microsoft Platforms Access to vital cloud services was disrupted for users in several countries. Many people complained that their productivity was disrupted by issues with Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook. Even though Microsoft has almost fixed the issue, certain systems still have persistent problems that are being fixed. Users are encouraged to keep an eye on the situation and verify service availability when updates are made. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Technology Science and around the world.
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No. 21 Arizona State on the rise in Kenny Dillingham's second season as coachShopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A pop-up spinning wheel offers the chance to win a coupon. Rotating captions warn that a less than $2 camouflage print balaclava and a $1.23 skeleton hand back scratcher are “Almost sold out.” A flame symbol indicates a $9.69 plush cat print hoodie is selling fast. A timed-down selection of discounted items adds to the sense of urgency. Pages from the Shein website, left, and from the Temu site, right. Welcome to the new online world of impulse buying, a place of guilty pleasures where the selection is vast, every day is Cyber Monday, and an instant dopamine hit is always just a click away. By all accounts, we’re living in an accelerating age for consumerism, one that Temu, which is owned by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, and Shein, its fierce rival , supercharged with social media savvy and an interminable assortment of cheap goods, most shipped directly from merchants in China based on real-time demand. The business models of the two platforms, coupled with avalanches of digital or influencer advertising, have enabled them to give Western retailers a run for their money this holiday shopping season. A Christmas tree ornament purchased on Temu. Software company Salesforce said it expects roughly one in five online purchases in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada to be made through four online marketplaces based or founded in Asia: Shein, Temu, TikTok Shop — the e-commerce arm of video-sharing platform TikTok — and AliExpress. Analysts with Salesforce said they are expected to pull in roughly $160 billion in global sales outside of China. Most of the sales will go to Temu and Shein, a privately held company which is thought to lead the worldwide fast fashion market in revenue. Lisa Xiaoli Neville, a nonprofit manager who lives in Los Angeles, is sold on Shein. The bedroom of her home is stocked with jeans, shoes, press-on nails and other items from the ultra-fast fashion retailer, all of which she amassed after getting on the platform to buy a $2 pair of earrings she saw in a Facebook ad. Neville, 46, estimates she spends at least $75 a month on products from Shein. A $2 eggshell opener, a portable apple peeler and an apple corer, both costing less than $5, are among the quirky, single-use kitchen tools taking up drawer space. She acknowledges she doesn’t need them because she “doesn’t even cook like that.” Plus, she’s allergic to apples. “I won’t eat apples. It will kill me,” Neville said, laughing. “But I still want the coring thing.” Shein, now based in Singapore, uses some of the same web design features as Temu’s, such as pop-up coupons and ads, to persuade shoppers to keep clicking, but it appears a bit more restrained in its approach. Shein primarily targets young women through partnerships with social media influencers. Searching the company's name on video platforms turns up creators promoting Shein's Black Friday sales event and displaying the dozens of of trendy clothes and accessories they got for comparatively little money. But the Shein-focused content also includes videos of TikTokers saying they're embarrassed to admit they shopped there and critics lashing out at fans for not taking into account the environmental harms or potential labor abuses associated with products that are churned out and shipped worldwide at a speedy pace. Neville has already picked out holiday gifts for family and friends from the site. Most of the products in her online cart cost under $10, including graphic T-shirts she intends to buy for her son and jeans and loafers for her daughter. All told, she plans to spend about $200 on gifts, significantly less than $500 she used to shell out at other stores in prior years. “The visuals just make you want to spend more money,” she said, referring to the clothes on Shein's site. “They're very cheap and everything is just so cute.” Unlike Shein, Temu's appeal cuts across age groups and gender. The platform is the world’s second most-visited online shopping site, software company Similarweb reported in September. Customers go there looking for practical items like doormats and silly products like a whiskey flask shaped like a vintage cellphone from the 1990s. Temu advertised Black Friday bargains for some items at upwards of 70% off the recommended retail price. Making a purchase can quickly result in receiving dozens of emails offering free giveaways. The caveat: customers have to buy more products. Despite their rise, Temu and Shein have proven particularly ripe for pushback. Last year, a coalition of unnamed brands and organizations launched a campaign to oppose Shein in Washington. U.S. lawmakers also have raised the possibility that Temu is allowing goods made with forced labor to enter the country. More recently, the Biden administration put forward rules that would crack down on a trade rule known as the de minimis exception, which has allowed a lot of cheap products to come into the U.S. duty-free. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to slap high tariffs on goods from China, a move that would likely raise prices across the retail world. Both Shein and Temu have set up warehouses in the U.S. to speed up delivery times and help them better compete with Amazon, which is trying to erode their price advantage through a new storefront that also ships products directly from China. 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