Retailers try to downplay worries about lower-income shoppers, as bargains reign supreme
Earnings Watch: Burlington, Kohl’s, Best Buy and other chains report this week ahead of Black Friday as concerns about the economy linger.
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Footage Shows Possible Drone Strike On Major Power Station Near Moscow
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Elon Envisions Grokipedia As Humanity's Cosmic Knowledge Vault
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'Almost Every German City Is Now On The Verge Of Bankruptcy'
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Central Bankers Disagree About Gold
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US To Launch "New Phase" Of Venezuela Operations, Options Include Overthrowing Maduro: Report
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The Problem Of Fake Science
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Washington Moves To Soften Penalties For Child-Sex Sting Suspects
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The AI Trade: Opportunity Or Warning?
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Netanyahu Says Rubio Assured Him Saudi Arabia Will Not Receive F-35s On Par With Israel
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Court Lets Government Keep $1 Million Found Buried Under Garage... Even After The Resident Was Acquitted
Court Lets Government Keep $1 Million Found Buried Under Garage... Even After The Resident Was Acquitted In 2009, Thunder Bay police searched a rural Ontario home for an illegal .22-caliber handgun. They didn’t find the gun, but they did uncover cash hidden throughout the property: C$15,000 stuffed into a floor vent, C$9,750 tucked in a garage suitcase, and about C$1.2 million sealed in a Rubbermaid tub buried beneath the garage floor, according to the New York Times.The tenant, Marce
The Telefon Problem: Hacking AI With Poetry Instead Of Prompts
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Chicago's Revolving Door Of Doom: 72 Prior Arrests Revealed For Train Torcher
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VTOL Air Taxi With Military Applications Flies On Hybrid Power For First Time
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