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Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
The 24 bright green baby parrots chirp and bob their heads the second anyone nears the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March
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Quarterly results from Best Buy, Ralph Lauren and Dollar Tree show divergence in consumer spending
As inflation on necessities like groceries remains stubbornly high, the well-heeled consumer appears to still be spending, while the lower-income shopper continues to cut back their purchases, according to the latest batch of earnings reports
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New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it wants to do the same with wind power
The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly before 5:00 Wednesday afternoon carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines
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German airline Lufthansa signs deal for minority stake in Italy's struggling ITA Airways
German airline Lufthansa on Thursday signed a deal with the Italian government for a minority share in the long-struggling ITA Airways, formerly Alitalia
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Twitter's launch of DeSantis' presidential bid underscores platform's rightward shift under Musk
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk
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Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.
Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for president, struggled with technical glitches and a near half-hour delay Wednesday
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits but labor market remains tight
U.S. applications for jobless claims rose slightly last week but remain at healthy levels as companies seem reticent to let go of employees in a tight labor market
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Swedish online fashion retailer blocks 42,000 customers for returning too many purchased items
Sweden-based online fashion retailer Boozt AB says it has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items they had purchased
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Delaware taps artificial intelligence to evacuate crowded beaches when floods hit
Delaware officials are hoping an influx of federal infrastructure money means that future evacuations of crowded beaches during floodwaters can happen automatically through artificial intelligence
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DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has entered the 2024 presidential race with an announcement plagued by technical glitches
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