Online deals try to spark Cyber Monday shopping surge
New York reports a tempered Thanksgiving week with deep discounts but soft sales overall. Retailers push Cyber Monday promises as shoppers delay purchases, focusing on smaller items amid job worries and tight credit. Online spending up modestly, but e commerce faces broader economic pressure. Local shoppers like Stephanie Denney from Brooklyn say families cut back on Christmas spending.
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Survey Finds 30 Percent Steal From Stores In Past Year
A Josephson Institute report based on 29 760 high school students at 100 schools shows 64 percent cheated on tests and 30 percent admitted stealing from stores with 35 percent of boys and 26 percent of girls stealing. Despite low ethics ratings, 93 percent say they are ethical.
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Dishonest habits in students from a Josephson Institute report
A survey finds over one in three boys and a quarter of girls admitted stealing from a store in the past year. It notes boys 35 percent and girls 26 percent to theft, with many also lying to save money or to a parent, and widespread use of the Internet to plagiarize assignments.
Gulf War Illnesses Gain Official Recognition and Funding Debate
An advisory panel affirming Gulf War illnesses as real urged ongoing treatment and at least 60 million dollars yearly for research. Yet only a fraction of the 340 million spent has focused on treatments, leaving 175,000 to 210,000 sick veterans with uncertain futures and ongoing hardships.
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