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For the Outlets, they are seeing shopper traffic up 40% compared to last year even though online shopping has become so prominent recently.
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The military payroll is just one of thousands of federal accounts that would be affected by a shutdown, but it’s one of the most visible.
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(CNN) Luigi Mangione had a busy Thursday, with a whirlwind two-state courthouse tour turned spectacle featuring a helicopter ride, a throng of escorts including the mayor of New
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STEADY MIX OF IN PERSON AND ONLINE SALES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS… FIRST RESPONDERS… AND VERMONT STATE TROOPERS STOOD IN TODAY FOR SANTA AND HIS ELVES. AT THE U-V-M CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. THIS AFTERNOON, AGENCIES FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE HELPED TO DELIVER TOYS TO CHILDREN WHO WILL LIKELY SPEND THEIR HOLIDAY IN THE HOSPITAL THIS YEAR. THE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS KNOWN AS OPERATION FIRE CUFFS, STARTED MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO. IT GROWS MORE AND MORE EACH YEAR. THIS YEAR, POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, TEACHERS, AND EVEN U.S. MARSHALS COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF NEW TOYS AND GIFT CARDS, FILLED UP THEIR TRUCKS, AND BROUGHT SOME JOY TO THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
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Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire – in Southampton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Totton, and parts of the New Forest – have low pressure or no water at all.
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First-time buyers and home movers are paying the highest mortgages since records began a new housing report has claimed.
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Soon, police departments in Miami Gardens, West Miami, Davie and Plantation will be starting up their own school zone camera systems.
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Jess Zorge is the founder of Raptor Tales Rescue, a rehabilitation center for birds that also works to educate the public
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Business manager of Autumn Leaves retirement home accused of embezzling money from community members and families.
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Ampion Renewable Energy has brought five community solar farms in Maine online, adding nearly 25 MW of clean energy to the grid annually.
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FROM 9 TO 5 TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WELL, HER TALENT AND HER PASSION FOR CHRISTMAS LANDED HER A SPOT ON THE WHITE HOUSE DECOR TEAM. AND ITS A DREAM OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS KANSAS WOMAN. KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE SPOKE TO HER ABOUT THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. FOR MANY, DECORATING YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MEANS HANGING LIGHTS OR MAYBE A WREATH ON THE DOOR. BUT FOR WENDY CLAY, HER HARD WORK TOOK HER TO 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. IT STARTED WITH A LOVE FOR TRANSFORMING ORDINARY SPACES. ILL DO A MANTEL, A TABLESCAPE. ILL DECORATE THEIR TREE. ONE DAY IN 2008, WENDY CLAY SAW A TELEVISION PROGRAM WHICH DOCUMENTED WHITE HOUSE DECORATORS. SHE DECIDED THAT WAS HER GOAL. I THOUGHT, THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO. SO I KIND OF GEARED UP EVERYTHING IN MY GOAL TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, DECORATING THE WHITE HOUSE. IT WAS JUST OVER THE TOP. AMAZING. IT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT I COULD HAVE IMAGINED. AND THIS IS IM GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS TO COME. WENDY SHARED THAT SHE WAS ONE OUT OF 300 SELECTED OUT OF THOUSANDS ACROSS AMERICA THAT APPLIED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THERE WAS ALSO A TIFFANY AND CO DESIGNER IN THE GROUP. SHE FEELS HONORED TO BE SELECTED. REPORTING IN DE SOTO DARICE WHITE KMBC NINE NEWS. WOW. WENDY DOES HER OWN BUSINESS AND ITS CALLED CLAY POTS, AND SHE SAYS SHES FOCUSED ON FAMIL
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Case Study: Optimizing Inventory Management for an E-Commerce Store Client: Online home goods store specializing in seasonal products. Challenge: Client faced frequent overstocking of slow-moving items and stockouts of bestsellers, resulting in lost revenue and high warehousing costs. Solution: Demand Forecasting: