Brits are due to buy an extra 145million presents online this year due to the Covid-19 crisis – meaning more than one billion presents will be purchased electronically, a study has revealed. Experts have calculated that the excess packaging from all the presents being delivered online is going to see […]
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the tiny homes making a big difference
Restful place: Chloe Massey and Talib Saleh made their first small home on their travels. They now live in a converted American school bus – Indigo & Olive In March, Ikea unveiled its latest project. Tiny Home, made in partnership with Escape Homes and Vox Creative, was designed after a […]
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The best meat delivery deals for Black Friday: ButcherBox, Omaha Steaks, Crowd Cow and more
Porter Road It’s all about those sweet Black Friday deals this week, but they’re not limited to gorgeous enameled cast iron, amazing Instant Pots and Keurig coffee makers. You’re definitely going to need something to cook in your fancy new cookware. Thankfully, all the best meat delivery companies and online butchers are vying for your Black […]
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UK offers on Apple, HP and Microsoft surface products
Whether it’s for working from home, gaming or studying at uni, now is the time to invest (The Independent ) Black Friday 2020 is nearly here, and some of the biggest bargains can be found on pricier items like laptops. Whether you’ve just started uni, are an avid gamer or […]
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Remote school is leaving children sad and angry
Sophia Sanchez, age 9 and stuck in perpetual Zoom school, is crying a lot lately. Her mother and sister rush in and ask what went wrong. Did the Internet go out again? Is her computer plugged in? Is the math too confusing? Sophia can’t really answer. She’s too upset, wondering […]
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Grab your copy of the new Real Homes magazine for all your new year interiors inspo
© Provided by Real Homes null Love what you see on Realhomes.com? Real Homes magazine gives you even more homes and project inspiration, plus you can have the every issue delivered direct to your door or device every month when you sign up to one of our latest subscription offers, […]
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Offers on Samsung, Nintendo Switch and Shark
Currys’ Black Friday sale is not one to miss, so start making your shopping list now (The Independent) The Black Friday sale is here, meaning that high-street stores are slashing the prices of everything from tech and home appliances to TVs and laptops, and Currys PC World is no different. […]
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Lovemore N’dou – The boxer who traded in his gloves for law and justice
A SHARP GLANCE down to the gold Rolex wrapped around his left wrist lets him know it’s almost time. In one Hollywood-like flourish, he scoops up his jacket, slips in the left arm, then the right; the finishing touch to his immaculate black Armani suit. After straightening his silver tie […]
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Support One of These Small Businesses by Purchasing Your Holiday Gifts From Them This Weekend
Refinery29 These Black-Owned Etsy Shops Have Exactly What You’re Looking For In A Gift Supporting Black-owned businesses shouldn’t be a well-meaning thought that begins and ends with a black square and a clever caption posted via Instagram. It should be sustained year-round, and we’re hoping to make that fun and […]
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SMEs in the retail sector are optimistic towards 2021
November 26, 2020 8 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. GS1 Mexico and the market research agency Psyma Latina presented the 3rd Edition of the GS1 Barometer 2020 […]
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Business works to renovate and repurpose Waterville properties | Empire Press
Brenton Lavelle and Mike Beverick are business partners who love small-town America and want to enhance and preserve it. Housebuilder (Beverick) and recently retired civil service officer (Lavelle) started the company Plain Holding LLP over a year ago. The company’s first project was to build some houses in the Plain […]
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A wartime Thanksgiving in Cairo: A lesson for our COVID era
“Let us make it a family affair,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt — trying gamely to muster up some holiday spirit — said to Winston Churchill when he invited the British prime minister to Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 25, 1943. It was a disquieting holiday season, an unsteady and baneful time not […]
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Broke your smartphone? ‘Right to repair’ rules just took another step forward
‘Right to repair’ calls for more transparency around the lifespan of tech products and better availability of repair instructions. Europe has taken a significant step towards introducing better device repair rules for consumers. Image: iStock/ golubovy The European Parliament has voted in favor of “right to repair” rules for Europe […]
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Op-Ed: Mustering up gratitude during a COVID Thanksgiving
As I was making my weekly grocery deliveries to my mother and my in-laws in El Monte last week, I spotted a line of more than 25 cars stopping traffic at Santa Anita Avenue. They were waiting to enter the parking lot of the food pantry there. The patiently inching […]
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The 26 Best Deals To Shop During World Market’s Black Friday Sale
Score clothing, jewelry, toys, and holiday accessories at deeply discounted prices. 🤑 We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, BuzzFeed collects a share of sales and/or other compensation from the links on this page. Oh, and […]
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I’m a Butterball turkey hotline expert who’s been answering wild, funny, and panicked calls from home chefs for 18 years. This year people need us more than ever.
Phyllis Kramer in the Butterball Test Kitchen in 2013. Butterball Turkey Phyllis Kramer is a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert based in Aurora, Illinois. She’s been working for the Talk-Line during the holidays for 18 years, answering customer questions about how to choose, thaw, prepare, and cook their turkeys. Over the […]
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UK offers on Apple, Microsoft Surface and HP products
Whether it’s for working from home, gaming or studying at uni, now is the time to invest (The Independent ) Black Friday 2020 is nearly here, and some of the biggest bargains can be found on pricier items like laptops. Whether you’ve just started uni, are an avid gamer or […]
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AAPI CA: Hmong, Indian American women on Sacramento councils
Mai Vang, who is running against Pastor Les Simmons for the District 8 seat on Sacramento City Council, thanks a crowd of family and friends during a watch party Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2020, in Sacramento’s Meadowview neighborhood. Xavier Mascareñas [email protected] It is Thursday, Nov. 26, and this is The […]
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10 Thanksgiving TV Episodes That Will Help You Get through This Holiday
We’ve all had to accept that this year’s Thanksgiving is going to suck. We’re closing in on 9 months in various degrees of quarantine, and it’s that “various” part that ensures we stay in quarantine. Because of that, we’re not traveling, we’re not gathering, it feels like we don’t have […]
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Columbia small businesses count on holiday sales amid COVID-19 | Business
COLUMBIA — Shuttered for weeks by public health mandates earlier this year and still struggling with reduced sales, locally owned retailers say this holiday shopping season is critical to small businesses’ ability make it through to the new year. “My lease is up at the end of the year. If […]