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Ticker: Dollar General sued for deceptive pricing

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The Federal Trade Commission is suing the bargain chain Dollar General for what it says are “long-running deceptive pricing practices” by charging customers more once they reach the register than the prices that are displayed on shelves and in advertisements. Twenty states joined in the complaint, filed by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. It said that Dollar General failed to correct the issue despite what it said was “extensive corporate knowledge of the problem.” Anthropic files for possible biggest IPO ever Artificial intelligence giant ...

Economy a preeminent issue for midterm voters

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President Donald Trump would prefer that voters not worry about inflation. But it’s hard for them to ignore. Filling up a basic Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, ...

Under investigation

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Bellwood Police Chief Joe Schlecht investigates an accident involving a United Parcels Service truck that pinned a parked sedan into the HalenHardy building at 305 Main St., Bellwood, on Monday afternoon. The building sustained minor damage. The delivery driver was transported by police for a ...

Local songwriters getting ‘batty’

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Two local songwriters, Bill Dann and Jack Servello, composed a new Halloween song that’s getting some decent airplay on some internet radio stations. The inspiration for “Do the Batula” came from Dann’s desire to have a new Halloween dance, since Bobby Pickett & the Crypt Kickers’ “Monster Mash” is “really overplayed,” he said. Dann said he wrote lyrics for the song and sent them to Servello, who composed “a real fun dance number to it.” The song is about a pet bat, whose owner mimics its movements and dances as Dracula, hence the “Batula” name, Dann ...

McCormick wants SKorea, Japan to help against China

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Following a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., emphasized the importance of those alliances for the United States against China and North Korea. “We’re in an existential battle with our primary adversary in the world, China, and ...