Tag: Consumer products and services
Mobile sports betting money tempts cash-strapped states
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — States around the country are realizing what gamblers figured out long ago: The future of sports betting — and tax...
Kohl’s names 3 new directors in deal with activist investors
NEW YORK — Kohl’s Corp. says it's adding three independent members to its board of directors as part of an agreement it struck with...
Darlington Raceway’s spring race will be called Goodyear 400
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Darlington Raceway has partnered with tire manufacturer Goodyear to sponsor its spring NASCAR Cup Series event next month.
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Belgium eases lockdown, plans to open terraces in May
BRUSSELS — Belgium is planning to reopen restaurants and bars for outdoor service next month and to lift a night-time curfew as new COVID-19...
To retain workers, Walmart moves more of them full-time
NEW YORK — Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs...
After months on lam, slaughterhouse escapee beefalo caught
PLYMOUTH, Conn. — After more than 250 days on the run, an 800- to 900-pound (360- to 410-kilogram) beefalo that has been roaming the...
Bally’s buying Tropicana hotel on Las Vegas Strip for $308M
LAS VEGAS — The Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is being sold.
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Iowa lawmakers pass bill seeking to stop farm investigations
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers for the fourth time have approved restrictions aimed at stopping animal welfare activists from documenting animal abuse at...
Czechs reject mandatory quotas on local food in stores
PRAGUE — Czech lawmakers have rejected a proposed bill to reduce dependency on food imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced food to be...
Gas prices down slightly in NH, Maine, up a bit in Vermont
CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices have fallen slightly in New Hampshire and Maine, but have increased a bit in Vermont in the past week....
