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NH hopes out-of-staters will stay and shop

New Hampshire hotels and inns hope out-of-staters will stay as well as shop this holiday season.

Owner of famed NYC bagel biz hit with tax charges

Prosecutors say the owner of a storied New York City bagel business shortchanged the state out of a lot of dough by cheating on taxes.

License ruling stands for gun shop tied to snipers

A Tacoma gun shop linked to the D.C. sniper case isn't getting its firearms license back.

Boy blamed in NY Starbucks bomb dons ankle monitor

A teenager accused of bombing a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City will wear an electronic ankle bracelet to monitor his whereabouts as part of a deal to remain free on bail.

Dealer shutdowns mean extra towing for some owners

There are 789 fewer Chrysler dealers this week. And by the end of next year, there will be 1,100 fewer General Motors dealers.

Burned Maine topless coffee shop reopens in a tent

A topless coffee shop in Maine is now shopless after a fire, but waitresses are serving coffee again.

Maine topless coffee shop gutted by overnight fire

A deliberately set fire destroyed a topless coffee shop early Wednesday, just hours after the owner talked with local officials about making the business more like a strip club, investigators said.

Nudity complaint near Maine topless doughnut shop

Prosecutors will review a complaint that a waitress from a Maine topless doughnut shop was outside the business without a shirt on.

3 female relatives found slain in Pa. glass shop

An elderly woman, her sister and her niece were found shot to death inside an auto glass business and a handgun similar to one owned by a relative was found nearby, police said.

Ala. coffee shop customers pick up other's tabs

Some customers at Starbucks shops around the Birmingham area have been getting an extra ingredient with their coffee: Kindness. Customers at shops in eastern Birmingham, Hoover and Vestavia Hills are paying it forward by anonymously picking up the tabs of others.

NY sub shop doesn't want slaughterhouse next door

An upstate New York sandwich shop owner says plans to locate a slaughterhouse right next door will kill his business.

Stores pull all-nighters, trying to save season

The nation's stores are pulling all-nighters and deepening discounts in the final hours before Christmas, trying to draw in all the shoppers they can as they face dismal sales in what will likely end up as the worst holiday season in decades.

Hot gold puts Mich. postal worker in hot water

A Detroit-area postal worker has been charged with stealing gold from the mail after he tried to pawn his treasure to the shop that had shipped it.

Cops: Alleged burglar dresses as beauty shop owner

Authorities said a 42-year-old man, dressed up like the elderly owner of a Baldwin County beauty parlor and tried to break into her shop so he could look at himself in a mirror. The man was wearing a blond wig when he allegedly attempted to burglarize a shop owned by Rose Stevens, 76. Deputies said the man told them he wanted to sit in the owner's chair and look at himself.

Condoleezza Rice can't wait to shop

Forget long-winded foreign policy sessions, White House meetings, traveling the globe and talks with world leaders. What Condoleezza Rice really wants to do is shop.

Weak economy may be Wal-Mart’s strong suit

There was a time when Betsy Baker would have been embarrassed to be seen shopping at Wal-Mart.

3 sentenced in brawl over R.I. tribe's smoke shop

The leader of the Narragansett Indian tribe was ordered Thursday to perform community service for brawling with state troopers during a police raid on a tribal smoke shop.

Video shop bombing in Pakistan kills 3

Police say a bomb explosion at a video shop has killed three people and wounded three in northwestern Pakistan.

3 Convicted in Tribal Standoff in R.I.

In a case that pit Rhode Island against its only federally recognized Indian tribe, the chief of the Narragansett and two other members were convicted Friday of misdemeanor charges related to a 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop.

Man Kills Self After Workplace Shooting

A man is dead after allegedly shooting and injuring a co-worker at a business south of Boston, then killing himself.

Trial Begins in Tribal Smoke Shop Raid

A trial pitting Rhode Island against its only federally recognized American Indian tribe opened Friday with prosecutors saying seven Narragansett Indians should be punished for blocking and fighting state police during 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop.

New Criticism for Saudi Religious Police

Saudi Arabia's religious police are under attack again over what critics consider heavy-handed enforcement of the country's gender segregation policies and other strict social rules.

Doughnut Shop a Sweet Spot for Wedding

It was at the Honey Dew Donut shop that Cyndi LaRose and her honey said, "I do."

Police: 2 Dead, 2 Wounded at Tire Shop

A gunman shot a woman to death and wounded two men at a tire shop Tuesday, then apparently killed himself, police said.

Supermarkets Offering Personal Scanners

Stephanie Cerneck doesn't go through the checkout line at her supermarket anymore. Or even the self-checkout line. She uses a personal scanner offered by the Bloom grocery store near her home, scanning each item as she takes it off the shelf and bagging as she shops. When she's done, she pays at a terminal at the front of the store.

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Source: mybuffalo.com

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Music Store Boss Wires Up Shop To Give Yobs Electric Shock
Source: Sky.com

A peeved trader plans to give drunken revellers the shock of their lives if they continue urinating against his shop front.

Green bike shop owner is fined by council...for not producing any rubbish
Source: the Mail online

With its emphasis on re-using old materials or selling them as scrap, Mark Howard's bicycle shop is a model of environmental efficiency. So you might have imagined that his local council would be grateful to him for enhancing the area's green credentials.

Fury over psycho doughnut shop
Source: metro.co.uk

An "insane asylum"-themed doughnut shop has enraged mental health campaigners who say the "biploar disorder" snacks are offensive. Jordan Zweigoron' Psycho Donuts shop has drawn criticism over the names of his snacks, including the massive head trauma doughnut.

TheStar.com | Business | Tim Hortons wins fans in Big Apple
Source: Toronto Star

The Canadian coffee shop, Tim Hortons, opens up in NY and is proving popular amongst the residents.

Pensioner crashes into opticians
Source: Independent.co.uk

He may have needed to go for an eye test – but possibly not by car. An 89-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle while driving down a busy street yesterday and ploughed through the front of an optician's shop, causing damage estimated at thousands of pounds.

The sparrow that turned a village shop into £250,000 inferno after taking a smouldering cigarette to nest
Source: the Mail online

When the village store went up in flames, owner Paul Sheriff was at a loss to explain how it had happened. But eventually a little bird told him the truth.

Bird with cigarette 'caused fire'
Source: BBC News

A fire which caused £250,000 of damage to a Lincolnshire shop was caused by a bird bringing a lit cigarette back to its nest, investigators have concluded.

Kronk Gives New Information About Finding Caylee's Remains
Source: WESH.com

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The meter reader who discovered Caylee Anthony's remains was working in that same neighborhood one more time than had been previously disclosed, WESH 2 News reported on Sunday.

What do Casey Anthony -- and other inmates -- buy behind bars?
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Excerpt: Jail inmates can't go to the mall, but they still go shopping. In fact, last year they spent $2.8 million from their cells. That's a lot of coffee, honey buns and Texas beef instant lunch.

Town shoppers prove their honesty
Source: BBC News

A shopkeeper in North Yorkshire who wanted a day off on Boxing Day decided to leave his store open and let his customers help themselves.

Are you afraid of getting older? Here's a challenge for you...

Tell me one thing you can do at 25 that you won't be able to, or can't, do at 50!

On The Download: Britney Spears' 'Circus' Review
Source: nbcbayarea.com

With Links to Various Britney things: Photos and PLAY IT NOW: Britney Spears Lights Up Los Angeles PLAY IT NOW: Britney Takes The Boys Toy Shopping In NYC! ------------ Excerpt: To give a true assessment of a Britney Spears album, one has to listen to it in the context of th …

French jewel gang escapes with £70m
Source: Independent.co.uk

Four armed robbers, including two disguised as women, have pulled off the biggest theft in French history stealing jewellery worth €80m (£70m) from a shop patronised by celebrities just off the Champs Elysées.

It's do-or-die time for malls
Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In five short days, it could be the beginning of the end for some of the nation's malls.

Domino's Lets TiVo Users Order Pizza Via TV
Source: MediaPost | Online Media Daily

Why get up? Now, couch potatoes who subscribe to TiVo can order a Domino's Pizza through the service, thanks to an agreement between the two companies.

Living in America

Watch and Learn Here we go on the corporate marry-go-round. 700 billion to the financial industry, more for the automotive industry. Who is paying for all this? Oh the tax payers.

Woman discovers €50,000 cash in changing room
Source: thelocal.de

A 25 year-old woman discovered €50,000 in cash while using a changing room in a Mönchengladbach clothing store on Friday. According to police, the money belonged to an Armenian retiree who planned to buy a car in the city.

Amazon launches "Window Shop"
Source: CNET.com

Amazon has launched a new service called "Window Shop", using a similar service to "PicLens" but running on the new Amazon S3 storage service.

Video - Bear Breaking into Electronics Store | CNN.com
Source: CNN

Surveillance video catches a bear breaking into a Circuit City store in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

New Boston Apple Store Largest In the World
Source: Gizmodo

Later this month, Apple is opening its latest flagship store on Boylston Street in Boston. The store's main claim to fame? It's huge. We're talking largest Apple Store in the world, by square footage.

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Villagers eye donkey to help them shop
Source: metro.co.uk

Villagers fed up with hauling their shopping up a steep hill have appealed for a donkey to get their groceries home. More than 30 residents living on the narrow paths of Chalford, Gloucestershire, are unable to reach their properties by car.

Fatal shooting at US store
Source: AL JAZEERA

At least five women have been shot and killed inside a clothing shop at a suburban Chicago shopping centre, police said.

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