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Are those Black Friday deals really worth it? 11/17/2023 06:06am • You can find Black Friday deals pretty much everywhere. But buyers beware. Whether it's 40% to 70% off on the sales price, experts will tell you most of those deals are not legitimate. "Most retailers these days, just continuously offer sales off prices that they rarely ever charge," said Kevi Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store 11/16/2023 10:43pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store nearly 22 years ago and burning her body was executed Thursday evening. David Renteria, 53, was pronounced dead at 7:11 p.m. CST following an injection at the state penitentiary in Hun Want to get cheaper car insurance? Experts say shop around 11/16/2023 08:40pm • With the cost of inflation, a lot of people are feeling the pinch and trying to save money. One way consumers can cut costs, according to experts, is by checking the rates on their auto insurance policies. "After a few years of holding steady, auto insurance premiums are rising. They're expected Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store during a Christmas shopping trip 11/16/2023 08:28pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store during a Christmas shopping trip. These 10 toys may not be safe to buy your kids for the holidays, group warns 11/16/2023 07:15pm • For parents in the market for toys this holiday season, there's a new list out with some products that could pose a safety hazard. The group W.A.T.C.H., World Against Toys Causing Harm, has released its list of the 10 worst toys this holiday season. "Although intended for fun and entertainmen How Long Is Law School and What Is it Like? 11/16/2023 07:00pm • Law school is a commitment of several years for students who already completed their undergraduate program, and there's no easing into coursework. In a traditional full-time law school program, students graduate with a juris doctor, or J.D., in three years. In the third year, students often have one Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law 11/16/2023 05:52pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. Atlanta was awarded the 2021 All-Star Game in May 2019, but MLB move Which vehicle brands rank the highest for the 2024 model year? 11/16/2023 05:22pm • There's a lot to consider when buying a new car, but a new annual list hopes to help buyers decide which brands to consider when shopping. As 2024 model vehicles roll onto showroom floors, U.S. Â鶹´«Ã½ & World Report crunched the numbers to see which brands do the best when compared to one another. General Motors becomes 1st of Detroit automakers to seal deal with unionized workers 11/16/2023 04:59pm • DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious labor dispute and a series of punishing strikes. A vote-tracking spreadsheet on the union’ Man arrested in suspected carjacking and shopping spree with UDC police cruiser 11/16/2023 04:09pm • A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing a University of the District of Columbia police vehicle last week, according to D.C. police. Officials said in a news release that 50-year-old Donald Gladden was arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. Po NYC raids net knockoff bags, apparel, said to be worth $1B if items had been real 11/16/2023 11:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — Raids on storage facilities in New York City turned up a huge haul of counterfeit handbags, shoes and other luxury merchandise that could have been worth more than $1 billion if the knockoffs had been real, federal authorities announced. Roughly 219,000 items were seized from Manha Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left 11/16/2023 10:41am • TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places white and bare as a beach. The ground reveals one of the paradoxes of the rainforest Americans are about to spend billions shopping online. Are those packages protected? 11/15/2023 10:11pm • Between now and Christmas, Americans will spend billions of dollars on online shopping. Last year just on Black Friday, more than $9 billion was spent online. In all, CNET says about $74 billion worth of packages are going to end up on doorsteps the rest of this year. It's enough to keep porch pi 5 Harsh Realities of Homeownership in Florida 11/15/2023 07:00pm • Florida has become one of the hottest states in the country for its sleepy beach towns and retirement communities. In a pandemic-fueled migration frenzy, people flocked to Florida in search of lower housing costs and favorable year-round weather. In 2022, Florida was named the fastest-growing state How to Lend Money to Family and Friends 11/15/2023 07:00pm • It can happen to any of us: One minute we're a friend or family member; the next moment, we are a loan officer at a bank. Or at least, it can feel that way if you're ever in that awkward position of being asked to lend money. There are plenty of reasons you might be asked for money. Maybe inflation,