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The holiday shopping season is losing some of its power in US

November and December now account for less than 21 percent of annual retail sales at physical stores, down from a peak of over 25 percent, and experts believe it’ll keep dropping.

 
YouTube star says Delta kicked him off flight for speaking Arabic

Nearly 200,000 people have posted on Twitter using #BoycottDelta after a video surfaced showing two men being removed from a Delta Air Lines flight for reportedly speaking Arabic on the phone and making passengers uncomfortable.

Uber ordered to park self-driving cars in San Francisco

Hours after Uber began offering people in San Francisco rides in self-driving cars Wednesday, California regulators told the ride-hailing company to stop and said it could face legal action if it does not get a state permit.

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Just back from Mideast, Gov. Sandoval flies to Morocco for conference

Gov. Brian Sandoval was en route Tuesday to the north African nation of Morocco, where he will attend a three-day conference on cross-regional issues of security, migration, trade and energy, his office said.

US officials say air bag recall will affect 42M vehicles

The U.S. government says automakers will end up recalling 42 million vehicles with potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp.

Trump lashes out at union leader who criticized Carrier deal

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam a union leader who criticized his deal to discourage air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. from closing an Indiana factory and moving its jobs to Mexico.

Supreme Court sides with Samsung in Apple patent dispute

A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone.

 
Shoppers take advantage of discounts, spend less over Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving weekend shoppers picked up hot toys, TVs and new Apple products, buying both online and in stores, but spent less per person because of rampant discounting that they’ve come to demand.

Are you really ready for Black Friday?

Black Friday is right around the corner, and if you don’t have a game plan for shopping the biggest sales of the season, you could miss out on some of the best deals of the year.