Last minute holiday shoppers turn to apps and services
ATLANTA AP reports more options for last minute shoppers with curbside delivery, buy online pickup in store, and same day delivery from Amazon Prime Now. Deloitte and NRF data show rising late shopping plans and mid-December progress, while retailers expand curbside and in store incentives. Local shoppers like Katie Bagley illustrate last minute purchases.
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Atlanta
Amazon Prime
Daphne Carmeli
Deliv
Best Buy
CVS
Ania
Target
Eddie Baeb
San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Macy's
RetailMeNot
Hoyt
Shopify
Uber
Amazon
Manhattan
Katie Bagley
Mount Olive
N.J
Bed Bath and Beyond
Colonial Williamsburg aims to draw Black visitors with bell project
Colonial Williamsburg and First Baptist Church of Williamsburg launch a Let Freedom Ring initiative during Black History Month to repair a silenced church bell and foster a national conversation on race and liberty. Influential figures like Russell Simmons and Aretha Franklin back the effort, with Obama invited to join. The project seeks to reframe Colonial Williamsburg’s portrayal of slavery while addressing declining African American attendance and historic narratives.
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Illiamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Russell Simmons
Aretha Franklin
Barrack Obama
First Baptist Church
Obama
Freedom
First Baptist
Reginald Davis
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mitchell B. Reiss
Virginia
Governor’s Palace
Capitol
Richmond
Reiss
Tina Gessler
Williamsburg
U S oil and gas rig count falls to 700 this week
Baker Hughes reports a nine rig drop this week to 700 in the United States with 538 drilling for oil and 162 for natural gas. Year ago count was 1840. Oklahoma gains two. North Dakota and Wyoming down three each. California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia unchanged.
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Houston
Baker Hughes Inc
U.S
North Dakota
Wyoming
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alaska
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
West Virginia
Cliffs to Sell Seneca Coal Unit Amid ERP Deal
Cliffs Natural Resources confirms a sale of its Seneca coal unit to ERP, moving to divest a 4.4 million ton metallurgical coal plan for 2016 and a workforce of about 811 in West Virginia and Alabama. ERP aims to rebalance domestic coal supply by purchasing and retiring 135 mining permits across five states and markets Compliant Fuel bundles with carbon credits to curb CO2 growth. Seneca plans triple underground longwall mines producing over eight million tons annually once integrated.
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PR Newswire
Goncalves
Cliffs
Seneca Coal
Seneca
West Virginia
Alabama
ERP
Bill Archer
Barcher
Community Christmas Tree helps families amid holiday rush
The Daily Telegraph hosts its 98th annual Community Christmas Tree as Santa arrives and volunteers distribute gift bags to families led by single mothers like ae King from Bluefield. Children wait, aided by advertisers and local volunteers from Bluefield High and the East River Street Reds, while tickets guide entry and shoppers enjoy music and snacks. Donations total 44,449.69 dollars in memory of Tom Coli.
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Jasiah
Tylayah
Saveyah
Asbury
Daily Telegraph
Santa Claus
Josiah
Ae King
Bluefield Gas
Samantha Perry
Eddie Fortune
Delores French
Bluefield High School
East River Street Reds
Bill Archer
Charlie Cole
Cole Harley- Davidson
Mit
Cole
Perry
Randy M
Tom Coli
Wilson
Martha Butt
Online holiday discounts surge as stores beat last year
New York AP reports bigger price cuts this season driven by Market Track. Online discounts in final days before Christmas widen the gap with Black Friday, with items like cookware, desktops, toys and electronics selling up to 40 percent below late November levels. Apple iPad mini 3 drops to 236.99 and Lego kits reach 27.99 online.
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EW York
J.C. Penney’s
Traci Gregorski
Guns and background checks in gun show sales debate
A November 12 report notes only 30 percent of defendants labeled as engaged in the business of selling guns who faced background check charges were convicted. In half the trial cases the defendants were acquitted. The report cites a 2011 Florida case where a jury cleared a man of selling over 400 guns between 2006 and 2010 at gun shows, arguing the law does not specify exact sale limits.
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Florida
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
Wisconsin
Gwen Moore
Armslist
Radcliff Haughton
Haughton
Moore
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A-1
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Congress
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