Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at 90
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LOS ANGELES – Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90.
The company, based southeast of Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, announced Van Doren’s death on social media Friday but didn’t provide any details.
“Paul was not just an entrepreneur; he was an innovator,” the company said. “Paul’s bold experiments in product design, distribution and marketing, along with his knack for numbers and efficiency turned a family shoe business into a globally recognized brand.”
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Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans sneakers, has died at the age of 90.
The shoe company announced his death on their social media pages on Friday, noting that Van Doren was an innovator. It s with a heavy heart that Vans announces the passing of our co-founder, Paul Van Doren, the company s statement read. Paul was not just an entrepreneur; he was an innovator. We send our love and strength to the Van Doren family and the countless Vans Family members who have brought Paul s legacy to life.
Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is allowing U.S. diplomatic posts around the world to fly the LGBT “Pride” flag on the same flagpole as the U.S. flag during “Pride season.”
In a cable first reported by Foreign Policy magazine on April 22, Blinken granted U.S. diplomatic outposts “blanket written authorization … to display the Pride flag on the external-facing flagpole, for the duration of the 2021 Pride season.”
The authorization was given to fly the flag before May 17, which is observed as the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia, Foreign Policy reported. June, during which embassies can also fly the “Pride” flag on the external flagpole, is celebrated as “Pride” month by people identifying as LGBT.