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The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff?The answer is you probably didn’t.In...
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Trump pardons Giuliani, Mark Meadows, others involved in effort to block 2020 election result, DOJ official says | Fortune
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.Ed Martin, the government’s pardon attorney, posted...
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DBS rolls out Gen AI chatbot, as Southeast Asia’s largest bank incorporates AI in its workflow | Fortune
Southeast Asia’s largest bank is rolling out an AI chatbot for its corporate clients, giving “round-the-block” access for customer care needs. A pilot version of the generative AI-powered chatbot, named DBS Joy, was rolled out in February. It has since...
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Senate takes first step to end shutdown as Bernie Sanders says moderate Democrats voting with GOP are making a ‘horrific mistake’ | Fortune
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to...
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Donald Trump booed as the first sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978 | Fortune
There were boos from some spectators in the stands when Trump was shown on the videoboard late in the first half — standing in a suite with House Speaker Mike Johnson — and again when the president was introduced...
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Permira nears £2bn plus deal to buy JTC
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Private equity group Permira is nearing a £2bn plus deal to buy UK-listed fund administrator JTC, in a move that would...
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MLB’s Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches so gamblers could win in-game prop bets | Fortune
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged with taking bribes from sports bettors to intentionally throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.According to an indictment unsealed Sunday...
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Transportation chief rules out air travel for many Americans this Thanksgiving unless shutdown ends as flights are ‘reduced to a trickle’ | Fortune
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While many Americans are bracing for delays and alternates routes to get around canceled flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said flying will simply not be possible for many travelers this Thanksgiving if the government shutdown drags on.The warning came...
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Trump is starving America, Democrats argue as government shutdown grinds on with SNAP benefits held hostage | Fortune
The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of...
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This CEO started his career pumping gas and cleaning windshields. He said it taught him the secret to climbing the ladder without stepping on...
The battle for America’s fried chicken loyalty shows no signs of cooling. Yet amid the heat of the so-called “chicken wars,” Bojangles has quietly cooked up a comeback.Since being taken private in 2019 for roughly $590 million, the North...
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