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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws pols to picket line 12/02/2025 08:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday, hours before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited striking ba Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday and delivered strong sales for retailers 12/01/2025 07:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday, delivering strong sales for retailers and capping a five-day spending spree that kicked off on Thanksgiving. Adobe Analytics reported that as of 6:30 p.m. EST on Monday, U.S. consumers had already spent $9.1 billion online for Cybe Shopping online? Here’s how to stay scam free this holiday season 12/01/2025 05:00pm • The one piece of advice that may save you some headaches if you plan to shop online this holiday season: “Never trust, always verify,” according to Murat Kantarcioglu, professor of computer science at Virginia Tech. Kantarcioglu said you’re going to be tempted this holiday season by online A controversial infant Jesus is stolen from a Belgian Nativity scene 12/01/2025 12:51pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Snatched from his crib on the Grand Place in historic old Brussels between late Friday night or early Saturd Instant Approval Credit Cards That You Can Use Immediately for Holiday Shopping 11/30/2025 07:00pm • The length of time it takes to open a credit card can vary depending on whether you apply online or in person, the type of card you apply for and the card issuer. In some cases, the process is instant, meaning you can get approved and use the card for purchases within a few minutes. For other cards, AI-assisted shopping is the talk of the holiday shopping season 11/30/2025 10:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season, hoping to give consumers an easier gift-buying experience and themselves an augmented share of online spending. Although AI-powered purchases a Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty 11/29/2025 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion o Consumers should do their research before giving in to Travel Tuesday temptation 11/29/2025 10:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it's Small Business Saturday. In the last 20 years, more segments of the retail industry have vied for their own piece of the holiday shopping season. The travel trade has firmly joined th Shoppers hit Black Friday sales with celebratory mood despite economic strain 11/28/2025 09:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The economic picture hasn't looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through companies. But despite those concerns, shoppers hit the stores in full strength on Black Friday, with some even sipping champag Poll: Virginians plan to spend less this holiday season as prices, job market weigh on budgets 11/28/2025 03:36pm • Virginians plan to dial back holiday spending this year, trimming budgets by about 5% even as the broader economy shows strong growth, according to a new Institute for Policy and Opinion Research survey at Roanoke College. The poll found that households expect to spend an average of $1,035 th 'Bundle up and stay warm': Black Friday brings chill and wind gusts to DC region 11/28/2025 09:55am • Those headed out on Black Friday are facing windy and freezing shopping conditions — thanks to a cold front's arrival in the D.C. area. "Winds will be the main story today," 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña said. "They will be out of the west gusting as high as 35 mph, which means our What to get the stargazer in your life for the holidays in 2025 11/27/2025 06:50am • For my annual WTOP “Gift Ideas for Stargazers,” I thought I would get this year’s suggestions out to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, to possibly help get the best deals for that special someone on your holiday gift list that loves the stars. Internet shopping and quick s Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertainty 11/27/2025 12:45am • NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into fistfights over toys or TVs. But the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the bigges Dementia Home Care: Safety, Daily Tips & Caregiver Self-Care 11/25/2025 07:00pm • For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, finding the balance between safety and support at home can be a challenging prospect. A The most climate-friendly groceries might not be in the supermarket 11/25/2025 09:02am • The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn't really causing any harm. But chances are good that you didn't pick it from a tree in your backyard. It required land and water to grow, machines to harvest and process, packaging to ship, trucks to transport a