Businesses Split On Merits Of Overhauling Patent Process

Since ‘retiring’ from dressing A-listers, Roach is now teaching his techniques to aspiring stylists. In March 2023, celebrity stylist Law Roach shocked the fashion world with his Instagram retirement announcement, stepping back from his role in celebrity styling. Known for styling stars like Zendaya and Celine Dion, Roach has returned with a fresh focus, launching School of Style, an innovative online platform to empower aspiring stylists.

World Weather Attribution said climate change is the most likely explanation for extreme downpours in southern Spain, as a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to heavier downpours. Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role in extreme weather.

Amid inflation, consumers are dropping pricier treats but clinging to soda as a low-cost comfort, shaking up the beverage landscape. Amid rising inflation, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper are seeing a surge in popularity as go-to choices for consumers seeking more budget-friendly indulgences, outperforming the likes of Starbucks coffee, McDonald’s Big Mac meals, and Heineken beer.

Crypto exchange Kraken and online course giant Coursera were also among the firms to cut jobs. The good news is, tech layoffs in general appear to be on the decline. A number of big-name tech companies continued to make job cuts in the month that just ended. October saw job losses in the thousands at some of the industry’s biggest players, according to job site layoff tracker Layoffs.fyi.

Now that Lutheran Hospital has moved from its 100-acre campus in Wheat Ridge to the new Lutheran Medical Center at Interstate 70 and 40th Avenue, Wheat Ridge has a unique opportunity to develop the area and better serve the community. On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to approve an amended charter to increase the height restriction from 50 feet to 70 feet in the campus center and lower it from 35 feet to 30 feet along the perimeter. Wheat Ridge is one of the few Colorado cities that restricts building height.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN Wendy’s plans to close 140 U. S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in a conference call with investors Thursday, the company said those closures will be offset by new restaurant openings. Wendy’s said it plans to open between 250 and 300 restaurants this year. Wendy’s President and CEO Kirk Tanner said the restaurants that are closing are underperforming compared to others. “They’re just in locations that don’t build our brands,” Tanner said.