With the start of the holiday shopping season, the National Retail Federation estimates 68.7 million Americans will shop online this Cyber Monday. But what shoppers might not know is that the items they buy online could have been sitting on their local store shelves for a cheaper price. Michelle Miller met the bargain shoppers who buy products just to resell them online. Source
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London attacker was a convicted terrorist
Two people were killed and three others were injured in Friday’s attack. Source
Women sumo wrestlers in Japan fighting for visibility
Japan’s national sport of sumo conjures up visions of fleshy, loincloth-clad men clashing into one another. But lately a new breed of sumo wrestler is stepping into the ring. Lucy Craft got a first-hand look at them when she attended a tournament in the western Japanese city of Osaka. Source
London attacker was convicted terrorist released from prison last year
British authorities are being asked tough questions Saturday morning, as they piece together the chain of events that led to two people being killed and three others injured in a terror attack near the London Bridge on Friday. The suspect was a convicted terrorist, and he had been deemed a threat to the public in the past. The attack was in the same place of another terror incident two years ago. Holly Williams reports from London. Source
Shoppers expected to spend $715 billion this season
Many mall operators across the country reported brisk traffic on Black Friday, including the nation’s biggest, Mall Of America in Minnesota, which anticipated nearly a quarter of a million shoppers yesterday. Retailers are banking that the shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season won’t lead to a dip in how much people are going to spend. Nikki Battiste reports. Source
The future of the American mall
Almost 1,700 stores inside malls closed in 2018, according to Bank of America, and so far this year, closings have reached more than 4,000. But one company believes it has found a way to reverse the trend. The enormous American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will have a lot more than just stores behind its walls when it fully opens next year. Nikki Battiste reports. Source
Horse racing reaches critical moment following rash of deaths
Horse racing has a history full of beloved names, such as Secretariat, Seabiscuit, and Man o’ War. But growing concern over the number of horses killed on race tracks, an average of 10 a week, is forcing the racing industry to reassess how it conducts its business. Some are calling for more regulation, while others want an outright ban. Don Dahler reports. Source
Air quality a concern as Texas residents return after chemical plant blasts
Thousands of residents in a Southeast Texas town rocked by a pair of explosions are finally returning home this weekend. Authorities said a massive chemical plant fire is now considered contained. A mandatory evacuation order has been lifted, but residents are being asked to still avoid the area near the plant in Port Neches, and air quality remains a concern. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
Americans killed in crash of vintage, single-engine plane in Canada
A Texas family of five was among those killed in a small plane crash in Canada. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the plane to go down. It happened in a heavily wooded area near Kingston, Ontario. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Powerful storms threaten travel plans for millions
There are travel warnings for dangerous weather conditions across the nation, as storms punch their way from the Rockies to the Northeast. A separate system is expected to bring snow and heavy rain to the West. The National Weather Service warns travel could become impossible in some places. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli gives the forecast. Source