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Amazon makes it so easy for consumers to return products that some shoppers are taking advantage of the policy and scamming sellers. Nicole Barton, a small business owner who used to sell clothing and accessories on Amazon described a customer returning a pair of flip-flops on an order for Nike cleats. Another shopper swapped a
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Gadgets and apps to help find lost items Gadgets and apps that can help find lost items 04:46 Google is making it easier for people to find their misplaced devices, including Android phones. The Alphabet-owned search giant on Monday released a new version of its “Find My Device” feature that integrates a new, crowdsourced network
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Consumer savings expert offers tips on how to save and spend responsibly | On Your Side Consumer savings expert offers tips on how to save and spend responsibly | On Your Side 03:46 Do you use Apple Pay or another mobile payment service to make purchases? If so, you could be spending more than if
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As millions of spectators across the U.S. gathered to watch Monday’s total solar eclipse, some were concerned over radiation, but NASA has debunked myths around the eclipse. The moon crosses in front of the sun during the eclipse, casting a shadow on Earth’s surface that blocks out the light from the sun. Only the sun’s
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Portions of 15 U.S. states and over 31 million people are in Monday’s solar eclipse path of totality, with millions more expected to travel to see the rare celestial event. But what exactly is a solar eclipse? In a 1997 clip from “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Nye explained, “An eclipse is whenever sunlight is
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Trillions of periodical cicadas will emerge from the ground this spring, bringing with them their loud buzzing and molted exoskeletons. Here’s where you will be able to see cicadas in the U.S. When are the cicadas coming in 2024? There are two groups of periodical cicadas – those that emerge every 13 years and those
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A rare event was caught on camera over the weekend at Italy’s Mount Etna, the most active stratovolcano in the world. The Sicilian volcano was seen spewing rare and nearly perfectly circular volcanic vortex bubbles – at some points, appearing pink in color against the sky. Giuseppe Barbagallo, a member of the South Etna Alpine
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump on Monday declined to endorse a federal abortion ban, saying that the issue should be left up to states despite encouragement from anti-abortion groups that he should back a national restriction. The former president has sent mixed signals on the issue for months, flirting with supporting a broader abortion
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2024 Eclipse: What to expect, from the awe-inspiring to the “very strange” – CBS News Watch CBS News On Monday, April 8, a rare total eclipse of the sun will be viewable across a swath of 13 states. Correspondent David Pogue talks with amateur astronomer Ed Ting about what to expect during the minutes of
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The Biden administration is pushing China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday after ending four days of talks with Chinese officials. She also said she and Chinese officials had “difficult conversations” about national security, including American concerns that Chinese companies are supporting Russia
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