RALEIGH, N.C. — Interest in COVID-19 vaccines has surged in the week since North Carolina’s governor announced that his administration would boost the financial incentive from $25 to $100 for unvaccinated residents who come in for their first shot this month. While a number of factors are contributing to people’s […]
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See’s Candies Is Celebrating 100 Years And Wants To Know What Your Sweet Idea Is
See’s Candies exterior. See’s Candies As someone who grew up running to the local See’s Candies excitedly anticipating samples of my absolute favorite chocolates, I couldn’t be more excited to hear that See’s is celebrating its 100-year anniversary with the launch of “What’s Your Sweet Idea?” – a first-ever contest […]
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Signet Jewelers sees jump in pandemic engagement proposals ahead of holiday season
Signet Jewelers (SIG), the world’s largest diamond jewelry retailer, has seen a boom in engagement ring purchases, months ahead of the traditional holiday shopping season — and more of those big-ticket purchases are happening online. “We knew that customers would be shopping longer this holiday season. More than 60% of […]
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Reggie Ragland sees growing role on Detroit Lions defense
After the Detroit Lions defeated the Atlanta Falcons with an improbable late-game comeback last Sunday, the team posted a video of the locker room celebration. Right in the thick of it was linebacker Reggie Ragland, holding up an over-sized boombox and showcasing his dance moves while surrounded by his teammates. […]
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Online furniture segment sees sudden spurt in growth post COVID-19
© India Today Group Online furniture segment sees sudden spurt in growth post COVID-19 Constituting merely 3 per cent of the organised furniture market in India, the online furniture industry has emerged as one of the fastest-growing e-commerce segments in the country. While the segment has been growing at 35-40 […]
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Mary Cappello’s ‘Lecture’ Sees Distraction as Valuable
Take, for instance, a lecture I recently gave my freshman composition students on the stealthy manifestations of ingrained misogyny on readers’ and critics’ responses to books by women. The lecture was relevant to all 23 of my students, but relevant, I imagine, in 23 different ways. Not every student needed […]
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EBay Modernizes Platform, Sees Major Uptick in Sales During Pandemic
Brands and retailers have swiftly amped up the online shopping experience to meet consumers’ needs during the coronavirus pandemic — and now, e-commerce is primed to enter the next frontier. But for older e-commerce brands, such as eBay, that means modernization of its platform and reevaluation of an evolving and […]
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Italy sees drop in coronavirus cases and tests
ROME — Italy’s day-to-day new case numbers dropped for a second straight day, but so did the number of swab tests performed to detect coronavirus infections. According to Health Ministry figures on Monday, 320 coronavirus cases were registered since the previous day, and 30,666 swab tests were carried out at […]