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Walmart plans to close stores on Thanksgiving

Black Friday deals aren’t limited to just the Friday after Thanksgiving. Retailers start their sales on Thanksgiving, but this year, it’ll be different at Walmart.  The retail giant said Friday it’s giving workers the day off on Thanksgiving due to their work during the pandemic. It joins Target, which said in January it wouldn’t be open on Thanksgiving.  “Closing its …

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Older people are increasingly likely to own a smartphone, Pew finds

There’s a well-worn cliché that older people only use flip phones but three in five people over 65 in the US now own smartphones, according to new research.  A report on smartphone and broadband use by Pew Research published on Thursday says the number of people 65 and older who have a smartphone has increased from 53% to 61% in the …

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