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At Home CEO Lee Bird to leave the Dallas-based home decor superstore chain
At Home CEO Lee Bird will retire effective Dec. 31, the company said Wednesday. Bird, 58, has been at the company for 11 years and transformed it from a tired Houston-based brand called Garden Ridge into a fast-growing home superstore concept. He moved the headquarters to Plano and rebranded it as At Home. A year…
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“We are so blessed”: Attleboro community steps up to help food pantry after power outage
Community steps up to help Attleboro food pantry after power failure Community steps up to help Attleboro food pantry after power failure 02:13 ATTLEBORO – A power outage cost an Attleboro food pantry thousands of dollars in food and dozens of Thanksgiving turkeys. Now their community is stepping up big to help them out. Hebron…
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NCAA president Charlie Baker blasts “prop bets,” citing risk to game integrity in college sports
Since he took over as president of the NCAA earlier this year, former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he has grown deeply worried about the impact legal gambling is having on college athletes and the integrity of amateur sports — and he has acute concerns about a hard-to-trace form of wagering known as “prop bets.” Baker…
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Michigan reportedly sends response to Big Ten, awaits potential penalty
<!–> The University of Michigan warned Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti about overstepping his authority and rushing to judgment, insisting Wednesday that he cannot discipline coach Jim Harbaugh under the conference’s sportsmanship policy for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football. Parts of the blistering 10-page letter sent to Petitti were shared with…
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Tiffany Ford Opens Performing Arts Preschool for Low-Income Philadelphia Children
With the scholastic year in progress, many parents of children in low-income areas have found themselves disillusioned with the lack of quality education, support, resources, and extracurricular programs available to them. However, for parents in Southwest Philadelphia, there is a new option, the Leaders & Legends Preschool and Performing Arts Academy. Launched by Tiffany Ford,…
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Airbnb boss ‘listening’ to cities’ housing concerns
By Erin Delmore New York business correspondent The boss of short-let property rental firm Airbnb, Brian Chesky, denied the platform creates housing shortages in cities like New York. The company is facing criticism that it also exacerbates rising rents in cities across America. Mr Chesky denied that Airbnb has such an effect on cities like…
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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries see better health outcomes
Photo: Marko Geber/Getty Images People with Medicare Advantage tend to have stronger health outcomes than those with fee-for-service Medicare, seeing fewer hospitalizations and readmissions, according to research published by Inovalon. Using its unique data assets and analytics to look at a broad range of quality measures across care settings, the research shows that patients enrolling…
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39 Things That’ll Basically Make Your Home Look Like It’s Straight Out Of A Magazine
Before adding this to your cart, you have the option to customize it, including selecting from 14 lengths and 15 colors (including custom colors). The CovoBox is made from reclaimed books and sustainable wood. BTW — Covogoods is a small family-owned business creating home decor in Utah! Promising review: “I’m pretty sure I’ve never loved…
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Utah’s Indigenous Fashion Week: Uniting cultures and elevating dreams
Earlier this year, Hopi-Tewa artist Jessica Wiarda coordinated and launched Utah’s first Indigenous Fashion Week. In 2024, she’s doubling down. The idea for the event was initially sparked in casual conversation. “The Navajo Nation has their own fashion week,” Wiarda says. “One of my friends suggested offhand that we do that same thing here, but…
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आज 09 नवंबर 2023 का वृष राशिफल (Taurus Horoscope): रमा एकादशी पर वृष राशि वालों को होगा भारी धनलाभ, ऐसी वस्तुओं का करें दान
वृष- आर्थिक गतिविधियों में तेजी बनी रहेगी. साहस और उत्साह से सभी क्षेत्रों में अच्छा करेंगे. व्यक्गित मामलों में बेहतर बने रहने की कोशिश होगी. प्रतिस्पर्धा में सफलता का भाव बढ़े़गा. विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में नई सोच से आगे बढ़ेंगे. अनोखे प्रयास बढ़ाएंगे. रचनात्मक कार्यों से जुडेंगे. भ्रमण मनोरंजन के अवसर बनेंगे. शैक्षणिक गतिविधियों में प्रभावी…