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While some people came back outside, about 15, chose to stay in the lobby of the Dirksen building, which closes at 6 p.m. At one point, those who were inside locked arms and stood by the windows facing the crowd outside and began to chant. One of them, Calloway, said the group was “very peaceful” but “refused to leave until we thought our voices were heard.” Around 5 p.m., the group inside was escorted out of the lobby by U.S. marshals, and the nine were taken into custody.

The move comes as Wisconsin-based Kohl’s, which has 66 stores in Illinois alone, has received multiple buyout offers in recent weeks. Private equity firm Sycamore Partners had reportedly approached Kohl’s about a potential deal last month. A group called Acacia Research, backed by activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP, bid $64 per share, or about $9 billion.

Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year, potentially raising alarms about the economy’s trajectory. Yet even if the January employment report coming Friday, Feb. 3, 2022, were to show a deep loss of jobs, there would be little mystery about the likely culprit: A wave of omicron wave of infections that led millions of workers to stay home sick, discouraged consumers from venturing out to spend and likely froze hiring at many companies — even those that want to fill jobs. (Marta Lavandier/AP)

In the shadow of those political issues, China put on its show. As Xi took his seat, the performers turned toward him and repeatedly bowed. A simultaneous cheer went up from them, and they raised and waved their pom poms toward their president — China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. A barrage of fireworks, including some that spelled out “Spring,” announced that the festivities were at hand.

“No, not really. It’s not something that’s talked about much,” he said. “Obviously when you play with guys on our team — you got Jonesy (Seth Jones), Flower (Marc-André Fleury), Kaner (Patrick Kane), Tazer (Jonathan Toews) — a lot of guys who could probably go, you’re probably (thinking) one of those guys is going to go over me.

Like Raimann, Faalele also is new to the sport. Faalele grew up in Melbourne, Australia, as a basketball and rugby player. A football camp run by the University of Michigan in Australia, where college programs are more likely to be on the lookout for kicking and punting specialists, happened to unearth Faalele. IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., caught wind of the 6-foot-9, 400-pound giant, and during his junior year of high school in 2016 he enrolled there, learning the sport and the art of playing on the offensive line.