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Frugal shoppers look to China’s ‘Singles’ Day’ for online discounts

Frugal shoppers look to China’s ‘Singles’ Day’ for online discounts

HONG KONG (AP) — Alice Zhang, a 29-year-old marketer in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, has spent only roughly half what she did last year during the “Singles’ Day” online shopping festiva...

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UN shipping regulator advocates for global emissions fee at COP30, despite Trump pushback

UN shipping regulator advocates for global emissions fee at COP30, despite Trump pushback

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The head of the International Maritime Organization said Monday he’s continuing to “advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossi...

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Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene has ‘lost her way”

Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene has ‘lost her way”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said that key Republican ally Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had “lost her way” by saying that he’s spending too much time on forei...

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Residents of Michigan towns bordering Indiana and Wisconsin voted to ban or limit marijuana shops

Residents of Michigan towns bordering Indiana and Wisconsin voted to ban or limit marijuana shops

In the summer, the board in mostly rural Niles Township gave a preliminary OK to 21 cannabis stores along one road currently dotted with businesses and surrounded by farmland. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, ...

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Family says father and toddler hit with pepper spray as they headed shopping in suburban Chicago

Family says father and toddler hit with pepper spray as they headed shopping in suburban Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago father and his 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed at close range as they headed grocery shopping over the weekend and happened upon federal immigration agent...

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Wendy’s to close hundreds of US stores in bid to halt falling profit

Wendy’s to close hundreds of US stores in bid to halt falling profit

Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it...

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