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 Justice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme

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As reported, many of those indicted are Nigerian nationals. Separately, in Oregon, Portland Public Schools is, according to The Oregonian , “on track” to recover $2.9 Late this past week, on Thursday (Aug. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. billion stolen by victims.

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Entrepreneurial Upscale Chefs Are Plating Recovery Plans

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Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual eateries and fast-food drive-thrus keep dominating headlines throughout the pandemic as a nation is understandably obsessed with staying fed on lockdown and after, when breathing the open air still feels oddly risky. There’s no way to translate that feeling to an open-air parking lot.

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CashStar Releases New eGifting Solution

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The gift of giving just got a whole lot easier and more digital, thanks to one Portland, Me.–based According to data from the National Retail Federation, about 15 percent of holiday sales were returned last year — an estimated $90 billion worth of merchandise. based company.

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Apple Rolls Out Express Transit Payments For London Commuters

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Express Transit also works for New York’s MTA, the TriMet in Portland, Suica cards in Japan and Chinese transit cards in Shanghai and Beijing. Apple express pay is available anywhere served by pay-as-you-go with contactless in London (including national rail stations in London),” a TfL spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. “So

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Macy’s Is Hiring 80,000 Employees For The Holidays

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These positions are located in Goodyear, Arizona; Cheshire, Connecticut; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Portland, Tennessee; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, as well as in product-specific fulfillment centers in Sacramento, California; Stone Mountain, Georgia; Secaucus, New Jersey; and Joppa, Maryland.

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

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Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. Knowing that Nike and Amazon were in the process of breaking their sales agreement, we tried a third item: a copy of Thomas Piketty’s new book, “Capital and Ideology.”

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Shopper Snapshot: Millennial Dads

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And moms are typically our nation’s shoppers. Portland-based Seahorses builds classes and Wi-Fi access into the store design to attract male shoppers. They are at this point probably the biggest one. According to data from the Pew Research Center , they’ve recently surpassed baby boomers as the largest generation.