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Cards hit air at World Series of Poker main event
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7.3.2009 : 6:14 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Cardplayers, celebrities and amateurs with deep pockets are back in Las Vegas and hoping for a handsome score as the World Series of Poker main event begins.
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Essence Fest celebrates black music, culture
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7.3.2009 : 5:43 pm
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NEW ORLEANS -- Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night.
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Andy Murray fails to reach 1st Wimbledon final
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7.3.2009 : 5:31 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- With an often boisterous crowd fully behind him, it was the man in front of Andy Murray that kept the third-ranked Scot from becoming the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final in 71 years.
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Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
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7.3.2009 : 8:39 am
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CONCORD, N.H. -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.
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Czech film fest opens with Milos Forman premiere
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7.3.2009 : 8:13 am
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PRAGUE, -- The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.
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Obituaries in the news
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7.3.2009 : 7:18 am
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Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, died Thursday. He was 91.
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NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees a who's who of stars
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7.2.2009 : 9:40 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class.
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Neverland just a shell without Jackson
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7.2.2009 : 8:04 pm
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LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- The gates to Michael Jackson's fabled Neverland Ranch swung open Thursday to reveal a shell of the fantasyland the boy-man had created in his heyday.
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Big payday could help Mayweather fend off IRS
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7.2.2009 : 7:29 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed "Money" owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others.
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Immigrant high school student endures detainment
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7.2.2009 : 3:07 pm
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TRENTON, N.J. -- He was born on the Fourth of July, an irony he would only appreciate later, during the dark period of his life, when liberty and freedom became far more than mere words in his high school history book.
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Immigrant high school student endures detainment
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7.2.2009 : 3:06 pm
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TRENTON, N.J. -- He was born on the Fourth of July, an irony he would only appreciate later, during the dark period of his life, when liberty and freedom became far more than mere words in his high school history book.
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White House garden tests positive for lead
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7.2.2009 : 1:49 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The White House says its high-profile garden on the South Lawn has tested positive for lead although it is not at dangerous levels.
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White House garden tests positive for lead
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7.2.2009 : 1:49 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The White House says its high-profile garden on the South Lawn has tested positive for lead although it is not at dangerous levels.
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Essence Fest to celebrate black music in La.
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7.2.2009 : 1:09 pm
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NEW ORLEANS -- The celebration of black music and culture at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will provide comfort to artists and fans alike after a tough week following Michael Jackson's death.
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Italy unveils antiquities returned by US museum
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7.2.2009 : 10:32 am
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ROME -- Italian officials on Thursday unveiled 14 artifacts spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages that were looted or stolen from Italy and recently returned by The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Italy unveils antiquities returned by US museum
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7.2.2009 : 9:18 am
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ROME -- Italian officials on Thursday unveiled 14 artifacts spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages that were looted or stolen from Italy and recently returned by The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Hawaii's cheapest cruise sails into sunset
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7.2.2009 : 5:33 am
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ABOARD THE MELISSA ANN -- Crewmembers hooted and applauded as the last boat in Honolulu's failed city ferry service sailed into another gorgeous Hawaii sunset to end one of the seas' best bargains for tourists and commuters.
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Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities
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7.2.2009 : 1:51 am
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MOSCOW -- One of the glitziest symbols of cash-splashing Russians vanished from Russia's cityscapes as a law banning casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls outside four remote regions of the country came into effect.
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Police: Bomb kills 2 officers in NW Pakistan
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7.1.2009 : 11:08 pm
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying police in northwest Pakistan, killing at least two officers and wounding five others.
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Uncertain future for Jackson's Neverland Ranch
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7.1.2009 : 9:50 pm
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LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.
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Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
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7.1.2009 : 8:37 pm
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NEW YORK -- A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
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7.1.2009 : 8:19 pm
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NEW YORK -- A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar
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7.1.2009 : 8:19 pm
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint raid with Fort Worth police on a gay bar that left one man with a head injury.
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Utah bar crawl to mark end of liquor restrictions
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7.1.2009 : 8:19 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Jeremy Kristic and several of his friends pounded on the door at Oscar's bar Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. They wanted it to open immediately, and they wanted to drink. They had after all other bars to go to — before closing time at 1 a.m.
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Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar
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7.1.2009 : 7:55 pm
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint police raid on a gay bar that left one man hospitalized with a head injury and sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations.
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Utah bar crawl to mark end of liquor restrictions
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7.1.2009 : 7:52 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Jeremy Kristic and several of his friends pounded on the door at Oscar's bar Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. They wanted it to open immediately, and they wanted to drink. They had after all other bars to go to — before closing time at 1 a.m.
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Uncertain future for Jackson's Neverland Ranch
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7.1.2009 : 6:59 pm
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LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.
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Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget
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7.1.2009 : 6:01 pm
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California officials said Wednesday they are trying to avert the federal government's threat to seize six parks that could be closed to help reduce the state's ballooning budget deficit.
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Masses yearn to huddle in Liberty's reopened crown
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7.1.2009 : 5:33 pm
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NEW YORK -- It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.
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Plan for Revolutionary War museum moves to Philly
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7.1.2009 : 5:32 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar project to downtown Philadelphia.
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Plan for Revolutionary War museum moves to Philly
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7.1.2009 : 4:58 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar project to downtown Philadelphia.
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Masses yearn to huddle in Liberty's reopened crown
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7.1.2009 : 4:37 pm
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NEW YORK -- It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.
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Ariz. lawmakers approve bill allowing guns in bars
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7.1.2009 : 2:27 pm
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PHOENIX -- The Arizona Senate has given final approval to a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.
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Ariz. lawmakers approve bill allowing guns in bars
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7.1.2009 : 9:41 am
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PHOENIX -- The Arizona Senate has given final approval to a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.
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Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
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7.1.2009 : 6:14 am
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TOKYO -- When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979.
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Jackson death hurts some parts of London economy
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7.1.2009 : 4:04 am
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LONDON -- Now that the reality of Michael Jackson's death has sunk in, some Londoners are assessing the economic impact of his sudden departure — and they don't like what they see.
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Forgotten evolutionist lives in Darwin's shadow
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6.28.2009 : 8:36 pm
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SANTUBONG, Malaysia -- As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist.
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Gay Pride Parade marks 40 years after NYC uprising
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6.28.2009 : 7:20 pm
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NEW YORK -- Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday's gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage.
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Gay Pride Parade marks 40 years after NYC uprising
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6.28.2009 : 7:20 pm
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NEW YORK -- Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday's gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage.
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Arizona moves to allow concealed guns in bars
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6.28.2009 : 12:26 pm
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PHOENIX -- There was a time in the Wild West that cowboys had to check their guns before they could pull up a bar stool for a drink — rules that protected against the saloon gunfights that came to define the frontier era in places like Arizona.
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Arizona moves to allow concealed guns in bars
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6.28.2009 : 12:26 pm
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PHOENIX -- There was a time in the Wild West that cowboys had to check their guns before they could pull up a bar stool for a drink — rules that protected against the saloon gunfights that came to define the frontier era in places like Arizona.
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Mushers sign up for 2010 Iditarod
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6.27.2009 : 10:10 pm
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WASILLA, Alaska -- Three-time defending champion Lance Mackey and past winners Jeff King and Martin Buser have signed up in person for the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Mushers sign up for 2010 Iditarod
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6.27.2009 : 9:19 pm
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WASILLA, Alaska -- Defending champion Lance Mackey and past winners Jeff King and Martin Buser have signed up in person for the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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What will signal consumers are back? Check the spa
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6.27.2009 : 11:49 am
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WASHINGTON -- Dayne Morris eats out less, cooks at home more. He hunts for online bargains and shops at discount stores.
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What will signal consumers are back? Check the spa
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6.27.2009 : 11:49 am
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WASHINGTON -- Dayne Morris eats out less, cooks at home more. He hunts for online bargains and shops at discount stores.
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