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I visited Banana Republic and J.Crew to see which upscale mall clothing store is better and the winner had more variety

Ann Matica/Insider Banana Republic and J.Crew both struggled financially during the pandemic.  J.Crew filed for bankruptcy in 2020, and Banana Republic has been closing some store locations.  The two brands are now trying to bounce back, so we visited both stores to see which one is better.  The upscale clothing retailers Banana Republic and J.Crew…

Man says Russia tortured him for 10 days for taking photos of destroyed tanks and sending them to Ukraine’s army

Alesha Babenko, 27, left, Vitaliy Mysharskiy, 14, center, and family member Tanya Babii sit in the yard of the family house in the recently retaken village of Kyselivka, outskirts of Kherson, on November 15, 2022. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue A Ukrainian man told the AP he was locked up and tortured by Russian soldiers for 10…

Activision Blizzard eases SMS verification requirements for Call of Duty and Overwatch

Activision Blizzard has relaxed its SMS verification rules, and now allows players to now link their Battle.net accounts with a prepaid (pay-as-you-go) mobile phone number. SMS Protect is a system first rolled out in Overwatch 2 that is designed to stop banned players from creating new accounts and continuing to play. It was later extended…

Sonic Prime trailer shows a multiverse of new frontiers

Netflix has released a new trailer for the forthcoming Sonic Prime, revealing its multiverse storyline. Back in September, the first teaser trailer showed Sonic racing against Shadow in the Green Hill Zone. Now, though, it seems Sonic will be travelling across a shattered multiverse – check it out in the trailer below. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/Sonic-Prime-_-Official-Trailer-_-Netflix-After-School-1-25-screenshot.png”…