Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced Wednesday that Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and the 2016 Olympic champion, is part of the women’s field for the single-day event set…
Gymnastics Star Simone Biles Returning to Competition in August in First Meet Since 2020 Olympics
Private Flight With 2 Saudi Astronauts Returns From Space Station With Gulf of Mexico Splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule carrying the four parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida panhandle, 12 hours after undocking from the orbiting lab. The Saudi government…
Swedish Online Fashion Retailer Blocks 42,000 Customers for Returning Too Many Purchased Items
STOCKHOLM—Sweden-based online fashion retailer Boozt AB said Thursday it has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items they had purchased, calling their actions too costly for the company and the environment. Ask Kirkeskov Riis, a spokesman for multibrand online store selling clothes and beauty products, said customers who were indefinitely blocked had sent back…
How to Make Holiday Returns With Buy Now, Pay Later
Shoppers who used “buy now pay later” to help finance gifts this holiday season may soon encounter an unwelcome surprise: Returns can be more challenging than when buying from the store with cash or a credit card. Returns and disputes are a common concern among buy now, pay later users, according to a September 2022…
Walmart Extends Holiday Return Policy Ahead of Shopping Season
Retail chain Walmart Inc. has announced an extension of its holiday return window as well as new policies aimed at making the return experience “easier and more convenient” for customers. Those who buy products from Walmart stores on or after Oct. 1 can return the items through Jan. 31, 2023, per the new “Holiday Guarantee”…
Kenya’s Jepchirchir and Chebet Win Boston Marathon
BOSTON—Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s race at the Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet won the men’s race. Jepchirchir won a see-saw sprint in the final mile on Monday as the world’s most prestigious 26.2-mile race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first…
Whoopi Goldberg Returns to ‘The View’ After Suspension
NEW YORK—Whoopi Goldberg returned to “The View” on Monday after a two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust, expressing surprise at some people who had reached out to her during her absence. Goldberg had been criticized for comments Jan. 31 on the daytime talk show where she said the Holocaust was not about race, but…
Oil Holds Above $75 as Storm-Hit US Supply Returns Slowly
LONDON—Brent oil futures dipped on Friday but held above $75 a barrel, remaining on track for weekly gains of more than 3 percent thanks to the slow recovery in output after two hurricanes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.36 percent, to $75.40 a barrel by 0838 GMT,…
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