January 2020

Target, like other retailers, did not have a Merry Christmas

Target’s rare miss in holiday sales raises concerns about the challenges ahead for the retail industry By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers January 15, 2020, 6:06 PM 5 min read Target reported a rare shortfall in holiday sales, raising concerns about the challenges ahead for the traditional retail industry even as the

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Jack Lowden: Working with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was ‘utterly bizarre’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jack Lowden has been nominated for a Bafta rising star award Scots actor Jack Lowden has described his experience of working alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as “utterly bizarre”. He was speaking to Grant Stott on BBC Radio Scotland’s Afternoon Show following his nomination for a Bafta rising star

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Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home

TALISAY, Philippines — It’s the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements. Yet to more than 5,000 people the Taal volcano is home. A lush island dotted with dozens of craters in the middle of a shimmering lake, the volcano roared into action Sunday with

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Warren Told Sanders After Debate, ‘I Think You Called Me a Liar on National TV’

DES MOINES — The nonaggression pact between the Democratic presidential campaign’s two leading liberals blew up on the debate stage Tuesday night, with Senator Elizabeth Warren accusing Senator Bernie Sanders after the event of calling her “a liar on national TV.” The tense remarks, which became public only a day later, represent a startling break

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