Both retailers are suffering from an affliction plaguing most of their competitors: A glut of unsold inventory that they’re resorting to pricing at deep discounts to move.
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Weather whiplash: Summer lurches from drought to flood
In just 2 weeks in late July and early August, the U.S. had 10 downpours that are only supposed to happen 1% of the time, and that’s not counting the Dallas region, a likely 1-in-1,000-year storm.
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U.S. to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
The money will fund contracts for as many as 3 types of drones, and other weapons, ammunition and equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or 2, they say.
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Former Louisville officer pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case
Investigators say Kelly Goodlett, 35, falsified the warrant and conspired with another detective to create a cover story when Taylor’s 2020 death started getting national attention.
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More than 100 classified documents recovered from Trump back in January
The figures make clear the large number of secret government documents recovered, well before FBI officials returned there with a search warrant on Aug. 8 and removed an additional 11 sets of classified records.
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Drought disaster declared in Rhode Island; Massachusetts city restricts water use
Most of New England is experiencing drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with about 40% of Massachusetts in ‘extreme drought.’
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Task force urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit
The task force is among the organizations and individuals weighing in as the Biden administration prepares for the first White House hunger summit since 1969, when President Richard Nixon convened the initial conference.
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Pair convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
The result was a big win for the U.S. Justice Department following the shocking mixed outcome last spring when a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the men’s 1st trial and acquitted 2 others.
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On eve of Ukraine’s national day, fears that Russia will step up attacks
The United States reinforced the worry with a security alert, insisting it “has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.”
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Back to school, with panic buttons: The post-Uvalde scramble
The technology, featuring wearable panic buttons or mobile phone apps, enables teachers to notify each other and police in the event of an emergency.