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Retail sales rebound in June after 2 straight months of declines thumbnail
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Retail sales rebound in June after 2 straight months of declines

Retail sales rose 0.6% in June after declining 0.9% in May and 0.1% in April, pulled down by a steep drop in auto...

‘My personal life is a regret from A to Z’: Connie Francis, whose roofing contractor, accordion&playing father was just her first obstacle, dies at 87 thumbnail
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‘My personal life is a regret from A to Z’: Connie Francis, whose roofing contractor, accordion&playing father was just her first obstacle, dies at 87

The pop star was married four times and would say that only her third husband, Joseph Garzilli, was worth the trouble. The other...

Liberal mayor proudly outsources part of his job to ChatGPT. Up next: running the city government thumbnail
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Liberal mayor proudly outsources part of his job to ChatGPT. Up next: running the city government

By 2026, Matt Mahan wants about 15% of San Jose’s workers trained to use AI for tasks including pothole response, bus routing and...

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Elmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemetic posts

The Business Economic provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. The Business Economic is a network member of the Associated...

Tomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise thumbnail
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Tomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise

Tips TechCrunch All Stage officially kicks off tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ET at SoWa Power Station in Boston — and that’s when ticket...

This car&repair chain’s revenue skyrocketed 130x in the past five years—and 83% of its workforce doesn’t have a college degree, including its CEO thumbnail
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This car&repair chain’s revenue skyrocketed 130x in the past five years—and 83% of its workforce doesn’t have a college degree, including its CEO

Matt Ebert reflects on how he came into the car collision repair industry “literally, by accident.” Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash...

A $100 billion mystery is unfolding on tariffs and inflation and economists are cracking the case thumbnail
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A $100 billion mystery is unfolding on tariffs and inflation and economists are cracking the case

The hottest question in economics is why the massive price hikes tariffs were supposed to bring still haven’t materialized halfway through 2025. Economists...

After almost 250 years as a symbol, the Bald Eagle is finally the official bird of the United States thumbnail
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After almost 250 years as a symbol, the Bald Eagle is finally the official bird of the United States

“The eagle is finally getting the respect it deserves,” said Jim Thunder Hawk, the Dakota culture manager for a Mdewakanton Sioux band in Minnesota. Some...

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The 6 best free website builders for small businesses

By Henry Williams on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Looking to build a professional website...

Kraft Heinz could be splitting up in a deal worth nearly $20 billion thumbnail
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Kraft Heinz could be splitting up in a deal worth nearly $20 billion

Concerns Kraft Heinz is studying a potential spin off of a large chunk of its grocery business, including many Kraft products, into a...