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You can now rent a 16,000 square meter mega-villa next to Disney – with a space rocket, bowling alley and space for 40 guests


You can now rent a 16,000 square meter mega-villa next to Disney – with a space rocket, bowling alley and space for 40 guests

YOU can now rent a huge villa right outside the gates of Disney World – with a three-story space rocket and 12 bedrooms. The house named Morlando in the gated community Reunion Resort offers space for a whopping 40 guests. 8 You can stay in a huge mega-villa with your own giant rocket shipPhoto credit: […]

TikTok and Amazon collaborate on online shopping and intensify competition with Shein and Temu


TikTok and Amazon collaborate on online shopping and intensify competition with Shein and Temu

“We’re excited to partner with Amazon to deliver a seamless and fun shopping experience,” TikTok wrote in a post on Thursday, which did not provide details on how many international markets will be covered by the collaboration. TikTok users will see Amazon product recommendations in the app’s “For You” feed, according to the post. In […]

Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ expands to New Philadelphia, Ohio, at Walmart


Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ expands to New Philadelphia, Ohio, at Walmart

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, 9 August 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Fancy hot dogs and BBQ recently announced its expansion into Walmart stores across the United States. The first location will be in Louisville, Kentucky: The most beautiful beachesCrave is pleased to announce that it will also participate in the New Philadelphia, Ohio inside Walmart. (PRNewsphoto/Crave Franchising LLC) […]

Australia will join trusted traveler screening programs at US airports


Australia will join trusted traveler screening programs at US airports

To speed up the process for its passengers, Australia has announced that it will join the United States’ airport security programs. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she wants the country to participate in the U.S. Global Entry and TSA PreCheck programs. About 1,000 Australian citizens will be able to register by the end of […]

Chicago moves closer to an urban grocery store after study finds it ‘necessary’ and ‘feasible’


Chicago moves closer to an urban grocery store after study finds it ‘necessary’ and ‘feasible’

TALIA SOGLIN Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Nearly a year after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration floated the possibility of opening a municipal grocery store to improve food supplies in the South and West, a feasibility study commissioned by the city calls a community grocery store model “necessary, feasible and implementable.” The study recommends that the city […]

Shop from home, pay taxes elsewhere


Shop from home, pay taxes elsewhere

The editorial staff of the Star | Ventura County Star Governments often take a long time to adapt their laws to societal change, and sometimes it takes even longer to get it right. Take, for example, the taxation of online retail in California. Sales there began to rise around the turn of the century, shortly […]

Stock market today: Live updates


Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on August 8, 2024. Spencer Platt | U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Friday as investors sought to gain further ground following this week’s sell-off. S&P 500 futures fell by 0.3%, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.5%. Futures linked […]

Walmart Weighted Goods Settlement 2024: When will claimants receive $500 payment?


Walmart Weighted Goods Settlement 2024: When will claimants receive 0 payment?

Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, recently agreed to a sizable settlement after being accused of overcharging customers for certain products. The store was accused of overcharging customers for groceries sold by weight. Although Walmart denies any wrongdoing, the company settled the case to avoid the costs and risks of a lengthy trial. […]

Huge forest fire in California eats through forest despite very hot and dry weather


Huge forest fire in California eats through forest despite very hot and dry weather

CHICO, California — California’s largest wildfire of the year continued to spread Thursday as it tore through forests in very hot, dry weather. The Park Fire has burned more than 650 square miles (1,709 square kilometers) since it broke out on July 24 near the Sacramento Valley city of Chico and spread north along the […]

Stock market news from August 8, 2024


Stock market news from August 8, 2024

Traders work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 8, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks rose on Thursday after new jobs data boosted investor confidence in the U.S. economy following a sharp sell-off in markets earlier in the week. The S&P500 rose 2.3% to […]