2019

Economy, tariffs cloud retail outlook as 4Q approaches

Finance /

The weakening economy has made Kim Hawkins’ bridal customers hesitant about splurging, even for their big day. “They’re getting some of the more simple centerpieces, like glass vases or candles rather than the more extravagant centerpieces,” says Hawkins, owner of Events Wholesale, a Watkinsville, Georgia-based company that sells decorative items for weddings, parties and other […]

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Walmart’s Sam’s Club launches health care pilot to members

Lifestyle /

Walmart’s Sam’s Club is teaming up with several health care companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers might delay or skip because of the cost. Starting early October, Sam’s Club members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, will be able to buy one of four bundles of health care services ranging in annual

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Ebonixsims: ‘Making custom content for gamers like me’

Entertainment /

When Danielle, aka Ebonixsims, wanted to make a computer game character in her image, she found that she couldn’t. London-based Danielle realised there was something missing, and that black gamers were underrepresented in character creation – so she started making custom video game content. After Grammy award-winning rapper T-Pain used her creations, Danielle wants to

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2020 Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Call Is a ‘Smoking Gun’ for Impeachment

Politics /

KEENE, N.H. — Senator Elizabeth Warren’s message on impeachment was blunt and brief. On a college campus here, Ms. Warren reminded a crowd of hundreds that she had called for President Trump’s impeachment last spring, after the release of Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Taking action against Mr.

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Coming soon: Alexa in your ear and on your finger

Technology /

Amazon wants Alexa everywhere. The online shopping giant said Wednesday that it will soon start selling wireless earbuds, finger rings and prescription eyeglasses with its Alexa voice assistant built in. The goal: Get Alexa outside the home and wherever customers are. “You can have Alexa with you 24/7,” said Werner Goertz, a personal technology analyst

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Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call

Politics /

WASHINGTON — The intelligence officer who filed a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s interactions with the leader of Ukraine raised alarms not only about what the two men said in a phone call, but also about how the White House handled records of the conversation, according to two people briefed on the complaint. The whistle-blower,

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