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Why stores are ditching the traditional retail calendar

NEW YORK (AP) — After sipping pumpkin spice lattes in August and hanging Halloween decorations in late September, Samantha Kowalczyk is already looking forward to drinking eggnog-flavored coffee and decorating her Wilmington, Delaware, home with cinnamon and sugar cookie-scented candles and other fillings with holiday flavors. The 30-year-old believes that seasonal flavors and scents should […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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“Terrifier 3” displaces “Joker” to take No. 1 at the box office, while “The Apprentice” fizzles out

NEW YORK (AP) — This weekend's box office selection is included Joaquin Phoenix as Joker, a film about Donald TrumpA The origin story of “Saturday Night Live.” and even Pharrell Williams as Lego. In the end, everyone was felled by an axe-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a low-budget, bloodthirsty slasher from small-distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Ethel Kennedy's children gather in Hyannisport. This also applies to the curious

HYANNISPORT — On a particularly beautiful October afternoon, a police officer sat in a patrol car on Marchant Avenue, his lights flashing. An American flag was lowered to half-staff on the private road leading to the Kennedy compound. That was fitting, since the latest in a line of Kennedys had died hours earlier. Ethel Kennedy, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat due to listeria

A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products produced at an Oklahoma plant because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, which can cause illness and death. BrucePac of Woodburn, Oregon, recalled the roughly 5,000 tons of ready-to-eat food this week after U.S. Department of Agriculture officials discovered listeria in […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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Celebrities mourn Ethel Kennedy on X, from Sinatra to Obama to Shriver

Ethel Kennedy has died at the age of 96 Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday morning as a result of a stroke she suffered earlier in the week. Soon after Ethel Kennedy's death, public news, celebrities – out former US President Barack Obama To Nancy Sinatra to many members […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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Social Security Recipients Will Receive a 2.5% COLA Increase in 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients are getting one 2.5% higher cost of living for their monthly checks starting in January, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. The Cost of Living Adjustmentor COLA, for retirees means an average increase of more than $50 each month, agency officials said. Um 72.5 million People including […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

TD Bank pays billion in historic money laundering settlement

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TD Bank pays $3 billion in historic money laundering settlement

WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay about $3 billion in a year historical settlement with U.S. authorities saying Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices enabled significant money laundering over several years. Canada-based TD Bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money, becoming the largest bank in U.S. history to do so, Attorney General […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Disney World and Universal closures halt tourism in Orlando as Milton approaches

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism in Orlando quickly came to a halt Wednesday as the main airport and at least three theme parks and other businesses were suspended switch offcausing Florida residents and visitors to flee Hurricane Milton to settle in hotels in the area. Milton, which is expected to come ashore late Wednesday like […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Ratan Tata, former chairman of India's Tata Sons, dies at the age of 86

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died Wednesday evening in a Mumbai hospital. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death, describing him as his “friend, mentor and guide” in a statement. Tata was admitted this week to Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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Brazil lifts ban on Musks X after complying with court demands

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday approved the restoration of social media platform X's service Brazilmore than a month after the statewide shutdown, according to a released court document. Elon Musk's De Moraes ordered closure after a Months of argument with Musk about freedom of expression, right-wing extremist […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024