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Facebook Opens Pop-Ups In Macy's Stores Facebook Opens Pop-Ups In Macy's Stores
Facebook Opens Pop-Ups In Macy's Stores While traditional brick-and-mortar retail locations continue to survive on life support, social media giant Facebook is going in the opposite direction, opening a series of pop-up stores at Macy’s throughout the country. Facebook is opening small business pop-up locations at nine Macy’s stores, marking the social media giant’s first foray into traditional retail sales. The stores will highlight nearly 100 brands that are sold and popular on social media, allowing entrepreneurs the opportunity to expand their businesses. The stores will be open through the holiday season, and housed in “The …

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by Zak Failla
News
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report The "super rich" are getting richer and the middle class are poorer in Bridgeport, according to a national study of the widening wealth gap. The Bloomberg news ranking found the change in the gap between the super rich to middle class widened in 98 of 100 U.S. metropolitan areas, led by Bridgeport.  The gap narrowed in Ogden, Utah and Colorado Springs, Colo., Bloomberg reported here. (The super rich to middle class gap was defined by those in the top 5 percent of income versus households in the middle 20 percent.) The average income gap widened by $59,000 nationwide. In Bridgeport…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
YouTube Shooter Claimed Site Discriminated Against Her YouTube Shooter Claimed Site Discriminated Against Her
YouTube Shooter Claimed Site Discriminated Against Her UPDATE: The armed woman who police said killed herself after critically wounding her boyfriend and injuring two other people at YouTube headquarters in northern California on Tuesday previously complained that the site had discriminated against her. "I'm being discriminated and filtered on YouTube and I'm not the only one," Nasim Aghdam, 39, said in several videos she'd posted. She also had a website with several complaints about YouTube -- including that it was age-restricting her videos and limiting the number of views they received. "Videos of targeted users are filtered …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Macy's To Close Seven Stores, Cut 5,000 Jobs Macy's To Close Seven Stores, Cut 5,000 Jobs
Macy's To Close Seven Stores, Cut 5,000 Jobs Department store chain Macy's announced the locations of seven store closures as well as plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs.The latest move comes after a slight uptick in holiday sales in which Macy's reported a 1 percent boost in sales in November and December compared to the same period last year. Macy's had previously announced it would be closing 11 stores, identifying four. The seven that were not initially identified are: Miami (Downtown), Miami, FL The Oaks, Gainesville, FL Novato (Furniture), Novato, CA Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot Township, MI Fountain…

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