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Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the countrys most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon
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Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly ending up in the trash, creating dangerous dilemmas for trash collectors by exploding and causing fires. FOX 5 NY’s Michelle Ross has the story.
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Students in Southbury headed back to school on Tuesday, a little more than a week after historic flooding hammered the town.
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The first-ever Detroit Sandwich Party is taking place this weekend in Eastern Market and it’s free for people to attend.
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Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the countrys most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon
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Authorities arrested a 26-year-old man in California who they say admitted to throwing a firework out of his car window that sparked a wildfire that blazed through thousands of acres in July.
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SOUTHBURY, Conn. (WTNH) State leaders are stepping up to help small businesses that were impacted by the recent flash flooding. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Southbury town leaders and small business owners on Monday. He said hes fighting to apply for a federal major disaster declaration. A major disaster declaration could mean []
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A representative with the Insurance Bureau of Canada said the insured damages from the Jasper wildfire are estimated at $880 million.
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A Memphis woman who lives in Oakhaven says a once broken MPD SkyCop camera is now missing, and she’s concerned about her neighborhood.
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Siouxland Business Spotlight host Hailey Barrus talked with Mark Wheeldon from McDonalds about an exciting menu return and their flood relief efforts for the community.
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HAVING a colleague who’s convinced she influences the hormones of everyone around her is sure to raise some eyebrows in any office.But one woman who w
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A new law gives workers the right to ignore work-related calls, texts and emails after hours.