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Amazon set for 'record-breaking' holiday season with nearly half of online sales: Analyst

Amazon set for ‘record-breaking’ holiday season with nearly half of online sales: Analyst

Almost half of all online shopping will be on Amazon.com this holiday season, cementing Jeff Bezos’s commercial grip over one of the most important seasons, according to one analyst.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey said Amazon’s ever-broadening product selection and the popular shift toward online shopping will lead to big profit for the e-commerce giant. In a note to clients, analyst Youssef Squali…

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Protective Order Filed Against WWE Star

David Otunga and his fiance of 10 years, Grammy award winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, have split. According to People, the couple had been in the process of breaking up for several months, and Hudson received a protective order against Otunga.

“They have been in the process of ending their relationship for a number of months,” Hudson’s rep told People in a statement. “Today, Jennifer…

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Those ‘biological age’ tests probably can’t tell you how fast you’re aging

Don’t waste money on tests that promise to tell you how fast you’re aging, researchers say. A new study suggests that we don’t know enough about the body’s aging process for them to be useful.

Plenty of expensive tests claim that looking at your genes, a drop of blood, or other physical indicators can tell you your “biological age” — or how fast your body is physically breaking down, regardless…

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Watch this supercut of Elon Musk unveiling Tesla’s new Semi truck and Roadster

Last night, Tesla had a bit of a celebration for itself, unveiling its new Semi truck and (in a surprise) a second-generation Roadster. It was a typical Tesla event, full of twists, shocks, and plenty of smoke and mirrors. The soundtrack rocked, the starry-eyed fans lapped it up, and now you can watch the highlights in this supercut we made for you. You’re welcome.

The Semi was as foreboding and…

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The title of the next Fantastic Beasts film teases an important part of Harry Potter lore

Today, Warner Bros. announced the title of the second installment of its projected five-part Fantastic Beasts series: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which teases a major part of Harry Potter lore.

The film is set after the events of 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in which Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander visits New York City and unwittingly disrupts the plans of a…

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Google will stop letting sites use AMP format to bait and switch readers

Google today announced a forthcoming update to its Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, web format that aims to discourage website owners from misusing the service. The company says that, starting in February 2018, AMP pages must contain content nearly identical to that of the standard page they’re replicating.

Currently, because AMP pages load faster and more clutter-free versions of a website,…

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Microsoft unveils big Xbox One game discounts for Black Friday

Microsoft revealed earlier this week that it’s cutting the Xbox One S price to its lowest point of $189 for Black Friday, and now it’s discounting games to match. Xbox Live Gold members can get early access to the deals, with a range of games seeing discounts up to 65 percent.

New games like Call of Duty: WW2, Assassin’s Creed: Origins, and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus are all on offer,…

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Buying Chase Sapphire Travel Rewards

Almost anyone is going to be considered by Chase, so long as they haven’t applied for over five credit cards before 24 months. Chase, on the flip side, lets you earn the bonus again in the event that you haven’t owned the card within the last two years. It periodically offers the opportunity to earn points for referring its credit cards through…

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Amazon card benefits

Using Amazon Card Benefits

With your very first order Amazon saves your information and will instantly recognize you whenever you revisit the website to get another commodity. It’s self-evident why Amazon is not only a favorite name once it comes to shopping online, but veritably one of the greatest examples of a new-age success story, of a little company that has risen to be a worldwide…

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Top Property for Sale on Usa Reviews! Property for Sale on Usa – the Conspiracy

You’re hiring somebody else to handle the property that’s right for you, so all you must do is collect on the profit. These foreclosed properties would give you an opportunity to find a real-estate without over shooting your financial plan. Therefore, if you’re attempting to obtain a vacant property then it might be a…

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The Debate Over Looking for Property for Sale The Benefits of Looking for Property for Sale

Choose from thousands of properties to purchase and it’s possible to be certain you will have the ability to find the house of your dreams and the house you want anyhow. Moreover, in buyer’s markets, because of the extraordinary amount of extra inventory, it’s practically impossible to examine every house…

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Chick-fil-A offers free food for a year if you can solve this crime

A Georgia Chick-fil-A restaurant is pleading with the public for information concerning the theft of one of their catering vans. And in return, Chick-fil-A is offering something chicken sandwich enthusiasts can get behind – free Chick-fil-A for a year.

But first, you have to solve the case.

The chain said the crime was committed Sunday around 9:45 p.m. at the parking lot of a Chick-fil-A in…

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Stoneman, Cook lead dominant batting display

England’s maligned batting order fired back at critics with a dominant showing on day two of their warm-up match against the Cricket Australia XI on Thursday (November 16). In-form opener Mark Stoneman starred with 111 to compile England’s first century of the tour and it was his fourth consecutive score above 50. Stoneman’s 159-ball knock highlighted England’s 3 for 337 in Townsville – a lead of…

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It’s dirty and disgusting. So why do we bite our nails?

I’ve been biting my nails ever since I can remember. I do it automatically, without even realizing it: I’m focused on writing a story, and before I know it, my finger is in my mouth and I’m greedily chewing a nail or a cuticle. I hate that I bite my nails; it makes me feel ashamed, and I’ve tried quitting multiple times. So why do I keep doing it? The answer is more complicated than you’d think.

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Volvo’s parent company just bought a ‘flying car’ startup

In another huge confidence boost for the nascent “flying car” industry, Volvo’s Chinese parent company announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Terrafugia, a startup founded by MIT engineers and MBA students.

News of the purchase first leaked back in July, when the South China Morning Post reported that China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. was considering adding the…

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Google Docs went down for ‘a significant’ number of users for over an hour

Google Docs went down for a little over an hour today for what Google says was a “significant subset of users.” For a product with a user base that reaches into the hundreds of millions at a minimum, that’s certain to mean a huge number of people who experienced a disruption.

Oddly, the outage was limited only to Google Docs — other portions of Drive and G Suite were still working for everyone.…

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Pip is like a Nintendo Switch for child hackers

As every child hacker knows, even if you can convince your parents to buy you a Switch, and you can find one in stock, the prospect of homebrew software on a Switch is still a ways off.

A new Kickstarter project called Pip appears to be an interesting alternative. It has that familiar Switch form factor, with a touchscreen in the middle and detachable controllers on the sides, but inside the…

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