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Stores borrow from fast-food industry's playbook
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts of up to 70 percent off to lure shoppers during the busy holiday shopping season. But the...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Groceries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Black Friday (shopping)
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AFL-CIO Chief John Olsen Won't Run Again
The Hartford CourantJohn W. Olsen, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO and a longtime labor rights champion, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election next fall to the office he has held for a quarter century. First elected in 1988, Olsen, 63, is the longest serving...Tags: Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Politics, Employees, Regional Authority
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Children's hospitals come together, finally
Memo to the skeptics: Orlando appears to be supporting three children's hospitals just fine, thank you very much. Ask Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. Or Ashley Greene of "Twilight" fame. Jameer Nelson or Johnny Damon could tell you. Shaq even made a...
Tags: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Health, Johnny Damon, Orlando Health, Mark NeJame
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Ricki Lake from Tracy Turnblad to another turn at TV talk
The Baltimore SunIn 1994, at the age of 26, “Hairspray” sweetheart Ricki Lake had one of the hottest daytime talk shows in the history of television. With a daily audience of 5.8 million viewers after only one year on-air, “Ricki Lake” was...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Baby Mama (movie), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Katie Couric, New York City
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Stores Borrow From Fast-food Industry's Playbook
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts of up to 70 percent off to lure shoppers during the busy holiday shopping season. But...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Groceries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Black Friday (shopping)
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The Triangle seeks OK for new signage
A proposal to put advertising at The Triangle is again up for consideration by the Costa Mesa Planning Commission, much to the ire of some Eastside residents who say such signs can lead to visual blight. Greenlaw Partners, the Newport Beach-based...
Tags: Business, Niketown, Advertising
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End-Of-Summer Summer Sales
PIX11.comStores are stocked with Fall fashions but now's the time to find deals on Summer clothes. We're scouring the sale racks to find some of the best buys around. Fashionista Nicole Young was here with advice on how to pick through the sale racks to find a...Tags: Sears
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Hurley suing Old Navy over patent
Hurley International, a Costa Mesa surfwear company, has sued Old Navy, alleging the retailer committed patent infringement of its signature board shorts and patented technology. The dispute pits two retail giants against one another. Hurley is owned...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Trials, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Old Navy
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“Dance Moms” recap: A Tale of [Those] Two [Other] Studios
Channel Guide MagazineI'm troubled, Dance Moms Nation. No, not about the overall feeling of discord and dread that seems to have permeated Pittsburgh. No, not about the conspicuous lack off attention my beloved Ohio sign is getting thus far. Not even about how much sleep... -
Fitzpatrick, Bills a good union
Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Bills is from Harvard, and that makes him unique. He's the only quarterback from that school to become an NFL starter. But there's a common, everyman side to this son of a rocket scientist, and not just because he proposed to...Tags: St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, Jeremiah Johnson, Blaine Gabbert, Buffalo Bills
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Animal and snakeskin prints featured in fall denim looks
Los Angeles TimesThere is a wild side to fall clothing and accessories. On the runway, it showed up in fur (real and faux) attached to jackets, boots, clutches and even sunglasses. From high end to mass market, snakeskin and animal prints adorn bags and shoes. And even...Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Fashion Shows, Entertainment, New York, David Bowie
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Beach guide: Delaware's hidden treasures
Certain beaches, restaurants and stores on the Delaware Shore seem to land on everybody's "must-do" list. But there are also plenty of places and activities that get less attention. Maybe they're a few miles from the shore, or take place midweek, or don't...Tags: The Muppets (movie), Ocean View, Restaurants, Trips and Vacations, Fishing
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