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A Santa Barbara Superior Court upheld its July preliminary injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting the Las Flores onshore pipeline system that ruptured at Refugio State Beach in 2015, requiring 10 court days' notice before any restart. The ruling also clarifies that the Trump administration's December move to seize control of the system and issue an emergency special permit does not affect the court's prior decision.

Levi Strauss & Co. closed the sale of its Dockers khaki-pants brand to brand-management firm Authentic Brands Group, a deal first agreed in May 2025 for $311 million with a potential earnout to $391 million, as Levi's narrowed its focus to its core denim business.

Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha, of Ha's Snack Bar, open a French bistro seasoned by Ha's Vietnamese heritage on Eldridge Street.

The United States (Operation Epic Fury) and Israel (Operation Roaring Lion) opened a joint air and missile campaign against Iran; President Trump said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, and Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases across the Gulf.

In the first year of a multi-year deal, Lululemon dressed the tournament's staff, officials and ball crew, ran an 8,000 sq ft pop-up, and Frances Tiafoe debuted its first sweat-concealing ShowZero fabric on court.

Debris from two intercepted drones, launched as Iran struck its Gulf neighbours, started a fire at Saudi Arabia's largest domestic refinery, a 550,000 barrel-a-day plant, and Aramco halted it as a precaution.

Qualcomm and Google disclosed a memory-corruption bug in an open-source Qualcomm graphics component, affecting more than 230 chipsets, that 'may be under limited, targeted exploitation'.

OpenAI updates GPT-5.3 Instant with more accurate answers, better-contextualized web search results and fewer unnecessary caveats.

Ferrero split its top job: Alessandro Nervegna will run the core confectionery, biscuits and better-for-you business, while CEO Lapo Civiletti moves to lead Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co from 1 September 2026.

Florida shopper Alix Widmia sued Nike in federal court in Portland on 4 March 2026 on behalf of everyone whose data was exposed in the breach Nike found on 21 January, accusing it of lax security and of waiting until 25 February to warn customers.

Adidas's supervisory board extended Bjørn Gulden's appointment as chief executive to 31 December 2030, crediting him with driving the company's turnaround since he took over in January 2023.