CHIEFS of a casual dining chain have closed all their remaining restaurants in an entire state.

A raft of Shari’s Café and Pies establishments have abruptly closed across the state of Oregon.

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Shari’s chiefs have pulled the plug on the 17 remaining establishments in Oregon[/caption]

Shari’s has been a constant in the American dining scene since 1978, but the chain has faced financial difficulties and has been embroiled in legal battles.

Restaurant chiefs have been gradually whittling down the chain’s portfolio of restaurants, which stood at nearly 100 at its peak.

But, it appears the chain, whose competitors include Denny’s, is now pulling the plug on its 17 remaining establishments in Oregon.

At the start of the year, there were 42 Shari’s establishments across the state.

Diners in Portland and Oregon City are among those that have suddenly closed, according to The Oregonian.  

Six restaurants were padlocked and had signs stuck to them informing that they had closed, as reported by the CBS affiliate KOIN.

An email seen by the outlet paid tribute to workers who had tried to overcome the challenges the business had faced over the past year.

Oregon lottery officials have been removing terminals from the restaurants that have shuttered.

Execs have warned about the impact such a closure could have.

“A closure this large is uncharted territory for us,” Oregon lottery director Mike Wells said.

Workers claimed they were told by text that the restaurants were shutting.

Tiffany Johnson, the general manager at the Farmington location, told KOIN it would have been nice if staffers had been given an advanced warning.

“I get there’s issues that you can’t fix. I get that,” she said.

“But giving us some sort of notice, or at least informing the employees, would be awesome.”

There has been a trickle of Shari’s closures over recent months.

Eateries in Keizer, Redmond, Bend, and Medford, Oregon, have closed.

Bosses have shuttered restaurants in other states, including Idaho and Washington state.

The company’s final restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, closed in July.

FINANCIAL WOES

Bosses have been firefighting a series of challenges in recent months.

The company was hit with eviction notices over allegations that it failed to pay rent, as reported by the NBC affiliate KGW.

The restaurant chain had racked up an unpaid tax bill totaling $220,000, according to Idaho tax chiefs.

Shari’s execs reportedly owed money to construction, plumbing, and local marketing companies.

But, the restaurant chain is not the only company that has been forced into store closures.

Chains with rich histories, including Applebee’s, Chili’s, and IHOP, have closed restaurants.

Even iconic brands revered worldwide, such as KFC and Pizza Hut, have trimmed their portfolios.

Hundreds of Red Lobster restaurants closed their doors as the chain fought for survival.

Execs filed for bankruptcy earlier this year before the company successfully emerged in September.

The company is headed by the new CEO, Damola Adamolekun.

The chain encountered financial headwinds, and its endless shrimp promo was identified as one of the factors.

But Adamolekun hasn’t ruled out bringing back the promotion in a different format.

AN extinct species could make its comeback nearly 100 years after it disappeared as scientists claim they are 99.9% done with the animal’s revival.

A biotech company, based in Dallas, Texas, revealed it has resurrected  the long-lost Tasmanian tiger.

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The last known thylacine, also known as a Tasmanian wolf, died on 7 September 1936 in captivity and countless expedition efforts were unable to find the animal in the wild.

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences, understood to be the world’s first de-extinction company, has claimed it has nearly completed its resurrection project for the Australian animal.

This group said it has completed 99.9% of tiger’s genome reconstruction and added the remaining gaps will be filled soon.

Attempts to bring back this animal started in 2017 when a 107-year-old tiger pouch, preserved in alcohol, was put through gene sequencing.

This attempt failed as too many genetic gaps appeared.

Colossal Biosciences started their resurrection attempts in 2022 when they sequenced a 120-year-old thylacine tooth to fill the previous gaps.

A professor and member of Colossal Biosciences’ scientific advisory board, Andrew Pask, explained how this sample led to their breakthrough.

“The sample we were able to access was so well preserved that we could recover fragments of DNA that were thousands of bases long,” Pask told the New Scientist.

The company revealed its next step would be to implant the finished genome into a Dasyurid egg, a marsupial believed to be the Tasmanian tiger’s closest relative.

Colossal Biosciences had predicted the first Tasmanian tigers could be born within six to 10 years.

The initial group of tigers would firstly be raised on private land before being introduced into the wild.

The Tasmanian tiger’s extinction caused huge issues on the island of Tasmania due to the disruption of the food chain.

This animal was once the top predator on the island but invasive species have been able to spread in the century since its extinction.

Its wipe-out has since led to a rise in disease on the island.

Therefore, the reintroduction of the tiger could be a win for science and a win for Tasmania’s ecosystm.

The CEO of Colossal Biosciences, Ben Lamm, previously told The Sun that his company was not looking to stop its work at the Tasmanian tiger.

CEO Lamm’s company could move onto bigger animals like the woolly mammoth.

About 4,000 years after its extinction a mammoth it set to be born via an artificial womb by 2028.

The biotech business also revealed it was working to bring back the infamous dodo from the dead.

Lamm said the woolly mammoth could be the last to make its comeback as the tiger and dodo have shorter development times.

A HEARTWARMING video shows a mum and daughter both have twin growths removed, after keeping them hidden for years.

“Life now is for living again,” Joyce, 79, announced after having a giant sweat lump removed, which had been growing behind her ear for over 40 years.

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The growth started off as “a small lump” behind Joyce’s ear.

The mum visited a GP about it 35 years ago and was told it was a cyst.

“It’s nothing like a cyst now,” Joyce said, indicating the kidney-shaped growth.

“It’s got veins in it, it’s horrible,” she went on, saying it remind her of an “alien”.

Joyce kept the lump behind her ear carefully hidden for years, camouflaging it with her hair.

Her own daughter Dawn, 57, didn’t know about it about until recently.

“I learnt of my mum’s condition a few months ago,” Dawn said.

“I was just so shocked that she’d covered it for so long. I can’t believe I’ve just never noticed it.”

Joyce explained: “I just hid it from the world.

“I can’t believe that I’ve allowed this to happen to my body, and I am ashamed what has happened to my body,” she tearfully added.

The Essex-based mother and daughter duo had more in common then they thought, as Dawn also noticed a large bump starting to protrude from under her bra strap.

“I’ve got a lump on my back,” she said.

“To me, this lump is huge, but my mum’s lump is on a different level.”

The bump started off as pea-sized but grew bigger and bigger over nine years.

Together, Joyce and Dawn visited consultant dermatologist Dr Emma Craythorne at her clinic in London, to see if they can finally have their lumps removed.

Their story appears in the brand new series of the The Bad Skin Clinic, whose third episode will air tonight at 9pm.

‘It’s run my life’

At her initial consultation at Dr Craythorne’s clinic, a visibly emotional Joyce explained the lengths she’d gone to to hide the lump behind her ear for 40.

She even began cutting her own hair to hide it from a hairdresser.

“It’s just run my life, I cut my own hair, I have done for years,” the 79-year-old said.

Joyce said she hadn’t taken action sooner as she’d nursed a secret fear that the growth could be cancerous.

“What if they find it’s cancer, that’s just what I worry about,” she explained.

After taking a look behind Joyce’s ear, Dr Craythorne was able to pinpoint its cause – sweat.

“We can see that this is a very firm lump. This is made up lots of tiny, tiny little balls inside it.

“It’s on a little stalk underneath, so although it looks quite big, the attachment to you is much smaller.

The dermatologist went on: “To me this looks like something called an ‘eccrine’ – which just means from sweat – ‘giant’ -because it’s pretty big – ‘spiradenoma’.

“It’s related to the sweat glands, and so you make lots and lots of these in one place.

“And the material that you’re kind of seeing through this watery substance is like a sweat.

“Now, why some people get this, we don’t really understand, the cells have just gone into overdrive, and you’re making more and more and more of them.”

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Dr Craythorne then addressed the concern that had been weighing on Joyce for years – whether or not the lump was cancerous.

“I also want to just tell you one thing to make you feel a bit calmer, I really do not think at all that this is any type of a cancer, so I want you to feel relieved about that,” she said.

A joyful and relieved Joyce burst into tears.

Dr Craythorne was able to remove Joyce’s lump that very same day.

With the mum prepped for surgery, Dr Craythorne injected the lump to numb it, and got to work with her scalpel, slowly and precisely making incisions to detach the lump.

“I’m really excited to do this for you Joyce, I can see how much this has been worrying you,” she said, to which Joyce replied, “what you’re doing today is a miracle. It’s a long time coming.”

“40 years in the making, and about 4 minutes to get removed!” Dr Emma joked as she pulled the lump free.

Next, she sealed off the blood vessels that had been supplying and growing the lump, before stitching Joyce back up.

“You don’t know what this means to me,” an overjoyed Joyce said upon seeing herself without the lump that plagued her life for 40 years.

‘On to the next lump’

Dr Craythorne wasted no time in seeing to Dawn’s bump too.

The 57-year-old said: “I first developed a lump on my back here,” indicating the spot beneath her bra strap.

“It started off as a small pea, but over 9 years, it’s got bigger and bigger.

“It’s a different feeling to my mum’s, it’s squidgy, it moves around.”

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Dr Craythorne said: “Undoubtedly this is a lipoma.

“‘Lipo’ means fat, and ‘oma’ is just a benign tumour.

“So this is not a cancer either, you don’t need to do anything about it.

“However, people often do because it might just keep getting bigger, and is often why we then operate on them.”

Dawn shared some of the bizarre ways she’d tried to shrink her lump at home.

“I read online that if you got a tomato, cut it in half and strap it to the lipoma, it shrinks overnight.

“I believed it! But it didn’t happen!” she laughed

Dawn was also prepped for surgery and the dermatologist got to work with removing it.

“Some of these lipomas come out in a thick capsule, this is a pretty fibrous, but very weakly encapsulated lipoma,” Dr Craythorne said.

“So we’re just teasing apart where the fibres are.”

The dermatologist’s assistant Mottie put it into simpler terms: “Basically it’s not a squeezy one, it’s a teasy one!”

Dr Craythorne slowly wiggled out the lipoma from Dawn’s back and stitched the wound back up.

‘A new woman’

Joyce and Dawn met back up in the waiting room, beaming.

“For me and my mum, this means the absolute world,” Dawn said.

“You come in nearly in tears, and come out of her beaming don’t you?” Joyce replied.

Two weeks after their surgery, Joyce finally felt confident enough to have her hair cut by a hairdresser for the first time in 40 years.

Both were pleased with how their lumps have healed, with Joyce saying “my confidence has gone up from one to 10.”

Dawn said: “It’s healed tremendously. I can wear the clothes I want to wear, I can go and put a bikini on in the summer now, which I couldn’t do before.

“I feel like a new woman, do you? This is the start of a new chapter,” she told her mum.

“Exactly, life now is for living again isn’t it?” Joyce replied.

CHRIS Kaba was a feared “core member” of the notorious 67 Gang and was involved in a nightclub shooting just days before he was shot by a cleared cop, it can be revealed today.

The 24-year-old drill rapper had served prison sentences for firearms offences and possessing weapons.

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And Kaba – nicknamed ‘Mad Itch’ – was a leading member of the notorious ‘67’ gang based in Brixton, South London.

When he was shot dead by Met Police firearms officer Martyn Blake, Kaba was facing the prospect of a long prison sentence, according to the officer’s barrister.

In the week leading up to his death on the night of 5 September 2022, Kaba was linked to two shootings.

Kaba was caught on CCTV shooting a gang rival at a packed nightclub in Hackney, East London.

The Old Bailey heard during legal argument there was “strong evidence” Kaba was one of a gang who carried out a shotgun attack in Brixton the night before his death.

Sgt Blake’s defence counsel argued the shootings explained why Kaba tried to ram his way out of a police trap in Streatham before he died.

Patrick Gibbs KC suggested that had Kaba lived, “he would have been tried for attempted murder in this court over many weeks.”

But jurors trying 40-year-old Sgt Blake for murder, were barred from knowing about Kaba’s life of crime.

Mr Justice Goss ruled Kaba’s background and the shootings before his death, offered no “important explanatory evidence” to the case.

Blake – cleared of murder yesterday in just three hours after a three-week trial – had been briefed about the Brixton shooting before going out on patrol but had no knowledge of Kaba when he killed him.

The judge this morning lifted a contempt of court order allowing reporting of Kaba’s background for the first time.

Until now, Kaba has been painted as a loving dad-to-be who worked as a construction worker.

But he had convictions dating back to the age of 13.

Kaba was found guilty for his part in a vicious nine-man fight in 2014 during which he was shot.

And he was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 2017 for possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Kaba was jailed for five months in 2020 for possessing a knife – and failing to stop for police.

The dad-to-be was also handed a 28-day domestic violence order in April 2022 preventing him contacting the mother of his unborn child.

It emerged during legal submissions that Kaba had previously been subject to an interim gang order.

He was due to face an application for a permanent order which was due to take place 10 days after his death.

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It was also revealed in legal argument how Kaba had gunshot residue on his sleeve when he was shot dead by Blake.

The only evidence the jury heard about Kaba’s character was from a friend who knew him for two years and claimed he was a “calm” person.

It contrasted evidence from an earlier three-month Old Bailey trial this year which heard how Kaba brutally shot a rival in a drug feud.

CCTV showed Kaba shooting rival gang member Brandon Malutshi at the packed Oval Space nightclub in Hackney, East London.

Kaba then ran after his target into the street and continued firing, hitting him in the leg.

Jurors in that earlier trial were told the shooting was part of a County Lines feud between Kaba’s 67 gang and the rival 17 gang, which Malutshi was associated with.

The court heard how Kaba’s fellow gang member Marcus Pottinger, 30, smuggled a handgun through metal detectors into the Open Space club, where he had previously worked.

Kaba and his gang were carrying metal nitrous oxide canisters and balloons when they entered the club on the night of 30 August 2022.

Hundreds of party-goers were in the club at the time, continuing Notting Hill Carnival celebrations.

Another gang member, 31-year-old Shemiah Bell, was initially seen on CCTV inside the club holding a bag containing the gun.

The 67 gang members were seen loitering around the bar with drinks before Kaba spotted rival Malutshi.

Kaba was seen approaching Bell, who made a gun signal with his hand and handed the bag to him along with a single black glove.

Putting on a face covering and lifting up his hood, he then moved towards his enemy and drew his right hand.

Kaba opened fire and Malutshi then sprinted off with Kaba and Bell in pursuit.

CCTV showed Malutshi cowering behind a car as Kaba emerged from the club wearing a grey tracksuit with his hood up and mask still on.

Kaba chased Malutshi down the street and three further shots were fired at Malutshi.

One of the bullets pierced his right leg just under the buttock.

Kaba then made his way with Bell towards the Audi Q8 getaway car, which he was driving when shot dead by gun cop Blake.

Malutshi was given a blood transfusion and despite medical advice, discharged himself later that day with a bullet fragment still embedded in his right leg.

Bell was jailed for 10 years in April this year and Pottinger got nine years.

Both were convicted of wounding with intent and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following a three-month trial.

Another of Kaba’s associates, 28-year-old Connel Bamgboye, was jailed for five years and six months after he was convicted of the firearms offence.

Bamgboye’s passport was in Kaba’s car when he was shot dead by Blake.

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Sentencing over the Hackney shooting, Judge Simon Mayo told Pottinger, Bell and Bamgboye: “I am sure that you and Kaba had brought that gun to the scene.”

The judge said Kaba was a “core member” of the Brixton-based 67 gang.

Judge Mayo also told Bell as he jailed him: “The jury’s verdicts mean they were sure that….you and Pottinger encouraged Kaba in his plan.

“The risk of grave or life threatening injury occurring when someone is shot by a gun is clear and obvious.

“I am satisfied that the intention you shared with Kaba fell not that far short of an intention to kill.”

Blake’s defence KC Mr Gibbs said the Hackney incident explained “an enormous amount“ on “why he did what he did” when Kaba tried to escape the police trap.

His legal team were also barred by the judge from suggesting another shooting on the night before Kaba died could have influenced his behaviour during the police stop.

Kaba’s Audi Q8 was linked to a shotgun attack on a car containing two people outside a Brixton school on the night of 4 September 2022.

Witnesses reported seeing three men with a shotgun at the time of the shooting.

Nobody had been arrested and the weapon was still outstanding when Kaba was killed as he tried to ram his way out of a police stop.

Phone cell site analysis showed Kaba’s movements mirrored the Audi’s before and after the Brixton shooting.

However, there was no data available at the time shots were fired – suggesting the phone might have been switched off.

Mr Gibbs, said: “One of the things the Crown say is that there is no evidence Mr Kaba was one of the gunmen on 4 September.

“In my submission there is strong evidence suggesting that he was.”

Mr Gibbs said what Kaba “actually was and what he had done” was “relevant” to the murder trial.

He also applied for Kaba’s criminal history to go before the jury as agreed facts – which Mr Justice Goss turned down.

Mr Gibbs told in legal argument how Kaba’s life of crime began when he was aged 13.

In 2015, when he was 17, Kaba was convicted of affray and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a belt.

Mr Little said a revolver-style handgun was found nearby following the incident but there was no link to Kaba and he was not charged.

However, Kaba was convicted of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after shots were fired in Canning Town on 30 December 2017.

Kaba was jailed for four years over that offence at Snaresbrook Crown Court in 2019.

He was released on licence the following year after being held in custody awaiting trial.

In August 2020, while still on license, he was sentenced to five months jail for possession of a knife and failing to stop for police in his car.

And far from being a loving dad-to-be, it was revealed how Kaba had terrorised the mother of his unborn child.

He was handed a 28-day domestic violence protection order in April 2022.

The order barred him from contacting her on social media or even entering the street where she lives.

But Mr Justice Goss said the evidence about the shootings in the week leading up to Kaba’s death was irrelevant to the case against Blake.

Ex-Met firearms officer Tony Long – cleared of murdering a London gangster in 2015 – said after the case: “The jury were kept in the dark about who Chris Kaba really was.

“It was unfair to Martyn Blake as Kaba’s past history explains why he acted in the way he did when he was shot.

“To speak ill of the dead seems in this case to be considered worse than prosecuting someone for a murder they have not done.

“The law has asked 12 members of the public to make a huge life-impacting decision without key evidence.”

GABRIELLE Union has baffled fans after showing off her new look – leaving them asking, “Why does she look so different?”

Actress Gabrielle, 51, put on a gorgeous display while attending the 2024 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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The former America’s Got Talent judge stunned in a purple Elie Saab gown comprised of dazzling sequins.

Accessorising with a giant stone necklace, she was joined by her former basketball player husband, Dwyane Wade, 42.

Gabrielle undoubtedly turned heads on the red carpet. However, it was her facial appearance that caught attention, with many speculating about potential cosmetic changes.

“Why would she do this to her face? I am devastated,” one Instagram user commented on a post by Fashion Bomb Daily of her look at the event.

Others echoed similar concerns, with commenters adding, “What. Happened. To. Her. Face,” and “Needs to take the fillers out.”

A fourth asked, “Why did she mess with her face?” while another added, “I hate those fillers. She was aging beautifully.”

But someone else pointed out, “I hope that’s just a really sharp cheek contour and not buccal fat removal.”

Another added, “This contour is crazy. MUA wrong for this…” with one more saying, “Please be the makeup.”

The Nebraska-born actress landed significant supporting roles in 1999’s blockbuster teen films She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You.

It would be her breakthrough role in 2000s teen comedy classic Bring It On as confident cheer-captain Isis, that helped the actress rise to greater prominence. The now cult-classic was a critical and commercial success, grossing over £71 million in the box office.

Back in 2016, Elle magazine asked the Flawless Curls founder what her anti-ageing secret was. Gabrielle told Elle told the popular magazine that staying hydrated and having oily skin helped her to reverse the ageing process.

The Bad Boys II actress said: “I drink lots of water, I don’t smoke and I have oily skin. Oil is like an embalming fluid that’s sort of keeping me youthful looking.”

She continued: “Organic camellia oil does the trick. I use a couple of drops on my neck or my face. It works wonders.”  

The California-raised stars’ winning streak and youthful glow followed her into the 2010’s with standout performances in a string of hit movies such as  2002’s Bad Boys II alongside movie giants Will Smith, 55 and Martin Lawrence, 58.

The film star kept audiences laughing with a meme-worthy lead role the following year in 2003’s classic Deliver Us From Eva starring rap legend LL Cool J.

Gabrielle also appeared in the critically acclaimed 2012 film Think Like A Man, and its sequel, 2014’s Think Like A Man Too.

The age-defying starlet isn’t shy to the TV screen also, with notable lead roles in television shows such as BET drama series Being Mary Jane from 2013 to 2019.

Gabrielle can also add best-selling authors to her CV, with four books and two memoirs: 2017’s We’re Going to Need More Wine, 2021’s You Got Anything Stronger and two children’s books 2020’s Welcome to the Party and 2021’s Shady Baby. 

In 2020, the Teen Choice Award winner was included on Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, for her emboldened stance on issues centering around violence against women, women’s health including infertility and LGBTQ+ equality. 

Last year, Gabrielle alongside her basketball-legend husband Dwayne Wade 42, received the prestigious President’s Award from the NAACP Image awards for their humanitarian efforts. 

In recent years, the actress has taken her acting powers to streamers such as Disney+’s 2022 remake of family comedy Cheaper By The Dozen, as well as Netflix’s 2023’s rom-com The Perfect Find.

The red carpet head-turner often posts hilarious viral comedy clips on Instagram to her 21 million followers,  with her children Kaavia, 5, and step-daughter Zaya, 16.

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