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Looking for a leap year lift? Check out this silly French newspaper that only publishes on Feb. 29
Read full article: Looking for a leap year lift? Check out this silly French newspaper that only publishes on Feb. 29Satirical French newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur only comes out on Feb. 29, once every four years.
San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit
Read full article: San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summitWorld leaders, CEOS, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a high-profile trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image as a powerhouse in decline.
Men who conducted dope deal outside Houston IKEA while armed with Glocks, AR-15 to serve fed time
Read full article: Men who conducted dope deal outside Houston IKEA while armed with Glocks, AR-15 to serve fed timeA 38-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute meth during a drug transaction that occurred in an IKEA parking lot, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Monday.
Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in France
Read full article: Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in FranceA French court has ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay more than $1.3 million in fines and damages Tuesday over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France.
Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
Read full article: Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clientsBut at Monday's trial in the Versailles court, lawyers for Ikea France denied any strategy of “generalized espionage." Another accusation alleged that Ikea France used unauthorized data to try to catch an employee who had claimed unemployment benefits but drove a Porsche. Former Ikea France CEOs Jean-Louis Baillot and Stefan Vanoverbeke, former Chief Financial Officer Dariusz Rychert, store managers and police officers are also going on trial. Ikea France, a subsidiary of Swedish furniture company Ikea, said Monday it has cooperated with French judicial authorities. In France, Ikea employs more than 10,000 people in 34 stores, an e-commerce site and a customer support center.
4 charged in street-racing event that caused $46,000 in damage to Ikea parking lot
Read full article: 4 charged in street-racing event that caused $46,000 in damage to Ikea parking lotHOUSTON – Arrest warrants have been issued for four men, accused of taking part in an illegal racing event in the parking lot of an Ikea in the Spring Branch area, court documents confirmed Monday. Video of the racing event was shared on social media and posted to YouTube, court documents said. A manager of the Ikea, located in the 7800 block of Katy Freeway, told police the event left behind a lot of damage to the parking lot. “The [manager] informed [the officer] that the damage to the parking lot is estimated to be $46,000 to repair,” according to court documents. Both Smith and Fontenette, according to court documents, were driving a Dodge Charger seen in the video.
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
Read full article: Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspacesMillions of kids logging onto virtual school this fall has parents scrambling to find furniture for them. But John Furner, who runs Walmart’s U.S. stores, acknowledged low stocks of kid’s desks and laptops in a ABC News interview on Sept. 11. “It’s not as cute or trendy as a bought desk and I wish it had drawers for storage,” said Fry. Will the homemade desk make it through the school year? “I could not believe in three weeks how much damage he’s done to this desk.”_____Follow Joseph Pisani on Twitter @ josephpisani
IKEA announces recall of children's bed canopies
Read full article: IKEA announces recall of children's bed canopiesWASHINGTON – Children's bed canopies sold at IKEA are part of a massive worldwide recall. The Consumer Products Safety Commission says about 255,000 of the bed canopies are being recalled in the United States over strangulation concerns. The canopies were sold at IKEA stores and online from August 1996 through March 2014 for between $10 and $30. Click here to view name and model numbers of the canopies affected in this recall. If you have purchased a recalled canopy, you should stop using it and return it to any IKEA store for a full refund.