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Indulge in luxury shopping without going bankrupt. If you’re a shopaholic and a bargain hunter, there are some fantastic bargains around the world where you can enjoy luxury shopping at bargain prices. From fashionable outlet villages to elegant shopping districts, here are the best places to find luxury items at bargain prices.Bicester VillageOxfordshire, United KingdomOur personal favourite for luxury shopping is Bicester Village just outside London – a haven for people who love designer fashion but don’t want to spend too much. Bicester Village is part of the Chic Outlet Shopping brand and is known for some seriously deep discounts…

Kettering purchased the land more than 20 years ago after the owners of Hills and Dales Shopping Center contacted the city saying the site was dilapidated, according to Kettering records.Kettering Vice Mayor Steve Bergstresser said the city is redeveloping the site into a mixed-use business park, selling about 20 acres to businesses that will create hundreds of jobs and establishing a 30-year tax incremental financing (TIF) district to help maintain the area’s infrastructure.ExploreRELATED: Dayton STEM School sets groundbreaking ceremony for Kettering Elementary SchoolBergstresser called the upcoming improvements “the first major maintenance project we’ve done since Governors Place Boulevard was first…

To borrow the words of Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreation, sometimes you just need to “treat yourself.” From the iconic ski slopes of Park City to the stunning red rocks of Southern Utah, Utah offers more than just breathtaking scenery and outdoor adventures — it’s also home to some of the most luxurious hotels you’ll ever visit.Whether you want to splurge on a dreamy ski-in/ski-out chalet or a luxurious desert hideaway, these top-class accommodations will make you feel like royalty for the price you pay. So pack your bags, apply for your Platinum Card, and get ready to enjoy…

Bucknell led 7-3 after the first quarter, but Merrimack scored 28 points in the next two quarters to beat Bucknell, 31-21, on Saturday night at Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg. Going into halftime, Merrimack led Bison 17-14 on a 25-yard touchdown run by Jermaine Corbett with 1 minute, 46 seconds left in the half. From there, Merrimack never trailed and continued to hold off Bucknell. The Bisons’ only score of the second half came when Sam Milligan caught a 26-yard pass from Michael Hardiway with 46 seconds left to cut the deficit to 10. Ralph Rucker IV…

A much-loved mixed-breed cat believed to be the world’s oldest living cat has died aged 33. Rosie, a fluffy tortoiseshell cat, passed away this week in the hallway of her home in Norwich, Norfolk, surrounded by her proud owner Lila Brissett, 73. Born in 1991, she was the unofficial holder of the title of “world’s oldest cat”, but the current holder is Flossie, a 28-year-old cat from Kent, born in 1995. Rosie turned 33 on June 1st of this year, which would be 152 years old in human years when she passed away. A much-loved mixed-breed cat believed to be…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Phoenix Awards Dinner on Saturday, conveying the message that lawmakers are in a “battle for the soul of the nation.”Biden highlighted the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) ties with black voters.”In 2020, I ran for president to save the soul of America and bring class and dignity back to the office of the presidency,” he said. “I ran to rebuild the backbone of America: the middle class. And I ran to unite our country and remind ourselves that there is nothing we can’t accomplish when we come…

Being in the SEC is very different than competing in the SEC, and it won’t take long for the conference’s newest members, Oklahoma and Texas, to figure that out.The increased self-esteem and revenue that comes with SEC membership is substantial, but arranging the SEC schedule for most sports is difficult at best.Oklahoma’s first SEC football game will be next Saturday against Tennessee in Norman, and it should be a challenging and historic matchup.But there are challenges on both sides. The Vols have struggled on the road in SEC games recently, and a trip to Norman, Oklahoma, rarely goes well for…

IIf any town symbolizes the vicissitudes of blue-collar life in America, Springfield, Ohio, might be as good a choice as any. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Springfield’s prosperity was built on manufacturing and publishing. But its decline began early: The enormous Crowell-Collier publishing plant closed on Christmas Eve, 1956. Thirty years later, in 1983, Newsweek magazine dedicated an entire issue to Springfield. Entitled “The American Dream,” it concluded plaintively that “these are no good times for dreaming.”The next few years saw the city become even more unlivable, as manufacturers left and wages plummeted. A 2016 Pew Research Center…

CNN — Backstage, Vice President Kamala Harris pulled Rep. Jahana Hayes aside to draw local media attention to the congresswoman and give her a photo opportunity, but first she needed to address why she was stopping in Connecticut in the final month of the 2022 midterm election campaign: Rep. Hayes hadn’t raised enough money. Harris told Hayes to “figure it out for yourself,” and that if Hayes didn’t figure it out for herself, the DNC wouldn’t endorse her. Long before she became the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris had quietly begun cultivating a network of the next generation of politicians –…

The Florida police officer who arrested NFL player Tyreek Hill had been suspended six times and received multiple reprimands before his encounter with the Miami Dolphins wide receiver, according to the officer’s agency records.Danny Torres, the Miami-Dade Police Department officer who forcibly arrested and handcuffed Hill last Sunday, has a tainted disciplinary record that includes 50 suspensions between 2014 and 2019, according to employee records reviewed by NBC.He received two five-day suspensions, one in February 2014 and one in February 2016, and two more five-day suspensions in September 2016. Torres was also suspended for 20 days in October 2018 and…