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☆ Costco and Sam's Club's smaller rival BJ's Wholesale will open more clubs in Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Similarly, club stores resonate with budget shoppers because they emphasize getting more for less. The smaller rival of Costco and Walmart -owned Sam's Club is just the latest warehouse club to share its goals for expansion. The company plans to open a dozen new clubs this fiscal year, including an already announced club in Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based retailer's clubs have been concentrated on the East Coast. BJ's Werner said the company's typical customer has an average household income of between $75,000 and $100,000.

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MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement in eastern Tennessee continued their search Saturday for a man who is accused of fatally shooting one sheriff's deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. More than $80,000 in reward money has been pledged for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said. Deputy Greg McCowan, 43, was killed in the shooting, while Deputy Shelby Eggers, 22, was treated at a hospital and released, the sheriff's office said Friday. A procession of law enforcement vehicles joined a hearse containing McCowan's body that traveled on Friday through Maryville, which is about 17 miles (27 kilometers) south of Knoxville. McCowan began his career as a deputy in 2020 after graduating from a regional law enforcement training class, Berrong said Friday.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee were searching early Friday for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one sheriff's deputy and left another wounded. Deputy Greg McCowan was killed in the shooting during a traffic stop. We had an officer killed tonight,” Berrong said during a news conference in which he was visibly upset. Photos You Should See View All 21 Images“We’re going to get this man off the streets of east Tennessee and put him behind bars,” he said. Dehart was last seen in the city of Maryville, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on social media.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — After spending the last eight seasons as Craig Counsell’s bench coach, Pat Murphy is taking over for his former boss as the Milwaukee Brewers’ manager. Counsell took over as the Brewers’ manager when Ron Roenicke was fired in 2015. He hired Murphy as his bench coach following that 2015 season. When the Padres hired Andy Green as their full-time manager after the 2015 season, Murphy joined Counsell’s staff in Milwaukee. Weeks played for the Brewers in 2003 and from 2005-14, making the NL All-Star team in 2011.

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☆ Other countries don't have an issue with 'tipflation.' Here's how much people tip around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In part, that's because tips make up a larger part of workers' pay in the U.S., particularly in industries like entertainment, food service, and leisure and hospitality. In fact, in some of those jobs, workers make less than minimum wage because they are considered "tipped employees." (Some states are now increasing the hourly minimum wage for tipped employees or eliminated tipping wages altogether.) This applies primarily to restaurant workers, although other employees who receive more than $30 a month in tips may qualify. For these workers, tips can boost wages by about 25%, according to data from payroll platform Gusto.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy Leans Into His Hindu Faith to Court Christian Voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Ruth Graham | More About Ruth Graham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Smith was intrigued. He liked the way Mr. Ramaswamy “stands up against the wokeness” and his plan to send the military to the southern border to combat drug cartels. He respected Mr. Ramaswamy’s acumen as a businessman worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Then Mr. Smith, 25, searched for Mr. Ramaswamy’s faith. Mr. Smith is an evangelical Christian who recently started a small church that meets at his parents’ house.

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☆ Vanderbilt’s Bold Stand for ‘Neutrality’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Lamar Alexander | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: Evanston, Ill., tries to dilute advance-placement qualifications. Images: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalMaryville, Tenn. When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the University of California’s president denounced the decision as “antithetical” to UC’s values. Vanderbilt University’s new chancellor took a different approach. Daniel Diermeier , who was appointed in 2020, reaffirmed Vanderbilt’s commitment to “principled neutrality,” in which the college and its leadership refrain from taking positions on controversial issues that don’t directly relate to the function of the university.

Below, they weigh in on today's tipping culture, who gets a gratuity and how much. Dr. Peters adds that tipped employees may also include most front-of-house restaurant employees, bellhops, parking attendants, airport service workers and food delivery workers. most restaurants), consider using the Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card. Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card Learn More Information about the Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication. And when it comes to using delivery services, consider a card that gives cardholders money they can use to tip delivery workers.

☆ Capitol riot defendant planned to kill FBI agents who investigated him, unsealed filing alleges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Zoë Richards | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kelley and Carter made their initial appearance in federal court in Knoxville on Friday. A cooperating witness earlier this week presented authorities with a printed document including about 37 names, positions and in some cases phone numbers of law enforcement personnel involved in the criminal investigation, the filing states. The list also identified which officers were present when Kelley was arrested in May, according to the filing. Marina Medvin, who has been representing Kelley in the Jan. 6 charges, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. More than 850 defendants have been arrested on Jan. 6 charges ranging from misdemeanor parading to felony seditious conspiracy.

☆ A Capitol riot defendant has been hit with new criminal charges — and this time he's accused of plotting to kill the law enforcement officials who investigated him
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new court filing alleges Kelley obtained a list of over 35 law enforcement personnel who investigated him. Kelley then discussed plans to kill the officials with an acquaintance, the filing alleges. Tennessee resident Edward Kelley, 33, allegedly obtained a list of law enforcement officials and discussed plans, starting December 3, to kill these officials with Austin Carter, 26, and a witness who eventually reported their activities to authorities, the complaint says. The witness then met with Kelley and Carter on December 3 at a park in Maryville, Tennessee, where Kelley discussed plans with both Carter and the witness. On Thursday, three men received prison sentences — one for 12 years — after being found guilty for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov.

☆ 5 ways grocery stores get you to pay more — and how to outsmart them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She asked experts about the sneaky ways grocery stores get customers to buy and pay more. I asked five experts, from recipe developers to nutritionists, to share how I can outsmart grocery stores and lower my bill every week. Grocery stores target your cell phoneOne long-standing tradition I have is hunting for coupons before heading to the grocery store. To prevent this, York advises to only use the grocery store app after your shopping cart is complete to avoid giving into any tempting deals. Veronica Rouse, a registered dietitian and nutritionist, explained how grocery stores manipulate customers into buying certain items just through the setup of the store.

☆ 8 reasons your grocery bill is sky-high right now - and what you can do about it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Rena Goldman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Flashy store signs, the size of carts, and even where you find the eggs and milk all contribute to getting customers to spend more. Sale signs at the entranceFlashy sale signs not only draw you in, but they also create what's called positive pricing, according to Edward Fox, professor of marketing at SMU Cox School of Business. People who prefer to buy items on sale will buy more when a product is on sale, which works to the retailer's advantage, said Fox. Enticing endcap displaysEndcap displays with seasonal or sale items are meant to distract you. And read the fine print on sale signs.

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