Lucy Tassel

From The Daily Oz, I'm Lucy Tassel.

I'm Zara Seidler.

It's Friday the 22nd of May.

Here's what's making headlines this evening.

Mexican-themed chain Guzmín y Gómez has pulled out of the US market, closing all of its restaurants in Chicago effective immediately.

The decision was made because the financial performance of the US business was not acceptable or meeting targets, the company said in a statement to investors.

Guzmín's US experiment lasted about six years after it opened its first store in Chicago in January 2020.

Founder and co-chief executive Stephen Marks said he had, quote, realised this was going to take significantly more time and capital than we had expected.

The chain's restaurants in Australia, Singapore and Japan will stay open.

And today's good news, Las Vegas is set to host a parade celebrating female athletes following a push from American rapper Flava Flav.

The rapper is a longtime supporter of women's sport, taking the role of official hype man for the women's water polo team back at the 2024 Olympics.

And after this last Olympics in Milano Cortina, inviting the gold medal winning US women's ice hockey team to celebrate their achievement with him earlier this year.

That invitation to the hockey players has expanded into the four day She Weekend, which will see more than 100 female athletes gather in Vegas for events, activities, concerts and community moments.

This week, the local council approved a parade down the Las Vegas Strip as the centrepiece of the festival, which will take place in July.

And if you're listening, Flavor Flav, I'm not an athlete, but I am a woman and I would love to come.

gone viral we'll be back next week with another deep dive until then have a great weekend bye