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HIGH street shoppers have been left heartbroken after a beloved homeware store has announced it will close next week.

Conservatives in the most populous red state in America are launching a new Texas Republican Leadership Fund to elect “true" conservatives to crucial leadership roles.

Rachel Maddow explains how despite the GOP’s bogus impeachment probe into Biden coming to end, Republicans are still pushing an ex-FBI’s informants lies

The award caps a brilliant 12 months for the 22-year-old.

Building electronics requires a lot of rare minerals that are often mined, under duress, in war zones.

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks had a troublesome day Tuesday with all the major indices closing the red. The worst performer was the Dow Jones, which since closing at a record high earlier in this month, has now notched up nine consecutive days of losses, a feat not achied in 46 years. Nvidia continued its recent downtrendwith other majors also losing ground.

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, will increase to $16.50 per hour. The minimum wage for the rest of New York will rise to $15.50 per hour. The $0.50 increase is part of a multi-year agreement between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New [...]

Momeni was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Cash App creator Bob Lee. Learn about Momeni.

Six years after Pres. Trump signed Dodd-Frank reform, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued rules bringing these loans under Truth-in-Lending.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was crowned the best player on the planet, clinching the 2024 FIFA The Best Award ahead of Ballon d'Or winner Rodri.

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Noor stands trembling in the chill afternoon light of the courtyard, not from the cold, but from fear.

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Ambikapur, India resident Anand Yadav, 35, fainted at home and his family rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. During an autopsy, physicians were shocked to find a live chick lodged in Yadav's throat. — Read the rest

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The Biden administration is offering Pacific Gas & Electric a record $15-billion loan guarantee to help it improve its electrical grid and meet fast-rising energy use.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has debuted a marketplace solution for retailers. The Toshiba Commerce Marketplace is designed to connect retailers with a network of technology partners to help them stay competitive and provide a better experience for their shoppers, per a Tuesday (Dec. 17) press release. “The Toshiba Commerce Marketplace marks a significant milestone in our […]

The record loan would also be used toward increasing the deployment of energy storage, with PG&E currently logging 4.2 gigawatts of battery storage under contract.

At least 25 people are dead and dozens are missing after a boat capsizes in central Congo, officials and residents say

NBC News' Laura Jarrett examines how prosecutors included a terrorism enhancement in the charges against Luigi Mangione and how they will argue the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was meant to send a wider message.

With Nue Agency and its accompanying weekly newsletter Beats + Bytes, music marketer and talent agent Jesse Kirshbaum explores the intersection of music, technology, and brand marketing. Kirshbaum released the agency's first Beats + Bytes 2024 Trend Recap on Tuesday Dec. 17, comprising the newsletter's archives and top cultural trends at the center of those...

Al "The Bull" Ferrara (1939-2024): A native of Brooklyn, NY, Ferrara was a larger-than-life figure that played piano at Carnegie Hall as a teenager an... - NWL Spokane Indians

Canada's political landscape was rocked on Monday as Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned over disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, fuelling calls for his resignation amid plunging popularity.

Keely Hodgkinson succeeds Mary Earps, with Luke Littler finishing second

A group representing the city of Denver and the NWSL entered negotiations geared toward being awarded an expansion franchise, Sportico reported Monday

A presidential elector from Indiana who has been involved in local Republican Party politics for years once set a makeshift cross soaked in gasoline ablaze outside the home of a horrified biracial family.