Post-Christmas sales pick up with bargains and gift card use
Shoppers crowd malls in search of post holiday discounts as stores push deeper price cuts to meet targets after a slow retail season. High end chains report strong results while online sales shine with Amazon noting its busiest holiday period and a 2.1 million unit single day tally.
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After Christmas bargains draw in shoppers in Aiken
Shoppers mob stores in Aiken on Friday morning grabbing 50 percent off Christmas items at Target and Hobby Lobby. Dora Butler, Dawn Fisher and Phyllis Carpenter noted plans to buy ornaments and gifts after Christmas for next year while Kevin Laird and store managers reported high turnout and brisk lines before opening.
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Aiken
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Washington cow calves quarantined amid mad cow case
Agriculture officials quarantined the offspring of the slaughtered Holstein cow that tested positive for mad cow disease. The move affects two Washington farms, despite low risk of mother to calf transmission, as recalls of over 10,000 pounds of meat continue and a beef import ban persists.
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Mad cow scare spreads in U.S. beef trade
A 2002 report lists the top ten U.S. beef importers and notes total exports of 2.6 billion dollars. Washington official DeHaven cites concerns over calves, with a third calf dying shortly after birth in 2001, signaling potential cattle health worries.
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Journalist Marilyn Thompson Pursues Thurmond Tale 2 Decades
Greenville based investigative journalist Marilyn Thompson, who faced personal illness in 2003, finally published the long‑stalled Thurmond story. The Washington Post reporter revealed Essie Williams Washington as Strom Thurmond’s daughter, after years of work across two decades.
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