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Sick of Black Friday, Cyber Monday hype? Try 'Giving Tuesday'
At this rate, soon every day of the holiday season will have a name. Thanksgiving Thursday begot Black Friday, which then begot Cyber Monday, and which nonprofits are hoping this year will now beget Giving Tuesday — a new branding effort after...
Tags: United Nations, Holidays, Charity, The Philadelphia Inquirer, NPR
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Powerball ticket-buying frenzy fuels $500-million jackpot
Fueled by a frenzy of ticket-buying, the jackpot in Wednesday’s Powerball lottery has been increased to $500 million. News of the increased pot, posted on the lottery’s website, is likely to set up even more buying as players head to the...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Washington, DC
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As Colts push toward playoffs, Luck jersey sales keep pace
Andrew Luck reigns supreme—and jersey sales back that up. MainGate Inc.—the company that handles Colts merchandise—said that 67 percent of all Colts jerseys sold this year feature Luck’s name and number. Luck’s #12 jersey is...
Tags: National Football League, New Orleans Saints, Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins, Andrew Luck
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Is this Cyber Monday the last without sales tax?
Retail analysts reported a curious trend this Black Friday. On the traditional first shopping day of the Christmas season, the number of visits to malls, big box stores and other retailers increased, according to the analytics firm ShopperTrak, but the...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Holidays, Lifestyle and Leisure, E-Commerce Industry, Amazon.com Inc.
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More money! Powerball pot at $550 million; California may soon join
Just as Powerball officials announced that the record multistate jackpot has swelled to $550 million, dejected Californians may soon have a chance to get in on the game---albeit not in time for the big Wednesday night drawing. At their Thursday meeting,...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Lotto
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Ways To Make Extra Holiday Cash
pix11 | @wpixGetting into the holiday spirit can sometimes break your spirit, which is why Craig Treadway spoke with financial expert Jen Groover on easy ways to make extra cash for the holidays. Despite the tough economic times, millions of Americans are preparing...Tags: Homes, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, MSNBC (tv network), Holidays, NBC (tv network)
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Onion to People's Daily: 'Exemplary reportage' on 'sexiest man'
The Onion declared North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un the "Sexiest Man Alive," and People's Daily said yes, yes he is. The Chinese state news outlet missed the point entirely, which media everywhere gleefully pointed out. "The Onion dupes again," said U....
Tags: Los Angeles Times, China, Onions, Kim Jong Un, Washington, DC
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In Our Opinion: Black Friday successful at local level
Is Black Friday over yet? What used to be a holiday called "Thanksgiving" has now turned into a four-day shopping weekend — five if you count Cyber Monday as a holiday. We can't knock it too much because families, for years, have gone to the...Tags: Holidays, Target, Walmart, McDonald's, Black Friday (shopping)
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Phoenix-area residents squawking about backyard chicken coops
Proponents call themselves an underground society of backyard chicken owners. Arizona authorities are squawking that they’re just a bunch of code breakers. In recent months, hundreds of Phoenix-area chicken owners have faced nuisance and zoning...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Dunkin' Donuts Coffee
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Cyber Monday sales expected to beat last year's
If you were among the millions expected to shop online on Cyber Monday, you had a hand in bumping ecommerce sales over last year's, some preliminary data is showing. Though final statistics for the day's traffic and sales are not yet out, PayPal reported...
Tags: Consumers, Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Giving Tuesday
We've had Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now, it's Giving Tuesday. Have you heard about it? It's new this year, organized by charities and nonprofits to get people to think about giving back to their local communities by volunteering or making a donation....
Tags: Charity
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Ed Norton applauds Patagonia's anti-Cyber Monday ad
The Baltimore SunActor Ed Norton might not make any retailer's favorite actor award this year after heartily endorsing Patagonia's anti-Cyber Monday stance. While most other companies were doing anything they could to lure buyers on Cyber Monday, one of the biggest...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Media Industry
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