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'Holiday home dream left us crippled with debt'
Families who lost tens of thousands of pounds buying holiday caravans want the industry to change.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Mattel, Hasbro lower guidance ahead of holiday season
Toy giants Mattel and Hasbro decreased 2024 guidance prior to the holiday season as toy sales continue to fall during the third quarter.Business - CNBC - October 24 -
How Amazon Sellers Can Boost Their Holiday Sales
Cyber Week should be brands’ top priority this holiday season. These strategies can help.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
At your service: the holiday homes with a significant difference
Second residences with the perks and services of a hotel and members’ club is thriving sector — with buyers paying a premium for ‘lifestyle per square foot’World - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Apple cautious on holiday outlook as it starts AI rollout
Shares fall despite solid earnings as analysts weigh impact of new ‘Apple Intelligence’ featuresBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Retailers Stock Supersize TVs Ahead of Holiday Season
In Q4, giant TV sales see a marked holiday boom.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
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Russia says it captured a southern Ukraine village in a push before winter comes
Russia says it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line before winter arrivesWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Israel widens Lebanon campaign with air strike on northern village
Attack on Christian-majority area follows targeting of Israeli army base by HizbollahBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Israel Destroys Nearly All of a Lebanese Village, Photos and Videos Show
About two dozen buildings were demolished in the village, which The Times identified as Mhaibib, just over a mile from Israel’s northern border.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Welsh village becomes UK area where everyone has ultrafast broadband
Before the changes, one resident said it was quicker to send a postcard than message.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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India’s start-ups look to villages to drive next leg of growth
Indian start-ups are shifting their focus to rural consumers, hoping to tap into a new wave of growth.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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‘Pole of Cold’: life in the coldest inhabited village on Earth – photo essay
The Siberian republic of Sakha in the Russian far east is one the coldest inhabited regions in the world. The photojournalist Natalya Saprunova spent almost two months documenting the daily lives ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Navy issues apology for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882
The attack on Angoon was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the U.S. bought the territory from Russia in 1867.Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
'Outnumbered by puppets': Depopulated village in Japan crafts dolls for sense of life
With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come up with a novel plan to make it less lonely — replacing people with puppets.Top stories - NBC News - October 27 -
In England’s Most Haunted Village, Halloween Means Screams and Skeptics
Pluckley is said to count at least 12 spirits among its 1,000 residents. Come October, ghost hunters arrive in droves to a place where even nonbelievers concede they’ve had eerie encounters.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages
Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people. At dusk, Piyulaga ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms
Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple. Kamala Harris may never have visited Thulasendrapuram, a sleepy village ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain's floods
Irene Cuevas says she has the roar of the waves produced by a flash flood burned into her memoryWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia
The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to ScotlandWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond flown home from North Macedonia
The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been brought back to Scotland on a private jet, six days after the politician died suddenly in North MacedoniaWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Catfish killer who abused thousands brought down by phone calls and seized devices
How does a Northern Ireland teenager end up as one of the UK's most prolific online child sex abusers?Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Janey Godley, Scottish Comic Who Brought Humor to Harrowing Topics, Dies at 63
A Scottish performer, she said she believed there were “funny sides” to terrible experiences, including some that she drew from her own times of loss and hardship.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Scottish government facing £170m court case over axed bottle recycling scheme
Ministers could face a huge bill if they lose a legal fight over beleaguered bottle return plans.Top stories - BBC News - 5 hours ago -
Retailers Are Tossing Out Traditional Holiday Calendars. Here’s Why
Holiday shoppers have driven retailers to change their seasonal strategies.Business - Inc. - October 13
