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Amazon Hiring 100,000 New Workers This Holiday Season

iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Amazon is making sure it will be ready for the holiday shopping season this year by adding even more seasonal workers than it did in 2014. The online retail giant announced on Tuesday it will create 100,000 seasonal positions Read More

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“Star Wars” Ticket Sales Shatter Records

Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) — Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a hot ticket on Monday, the day the trailer for the film premiered. How hot? It set a first-day pre-sale record at Fandango. The website says it sold eight times as many tickets for The Force Awakens as it did Read More

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New Apple TV: What You Need to Know

Apple(NEW YORK) — The latest Apple TV set top box could be in your living room as soon as next week. Apple CEO Tim Cook said pre-orders for the set top box will begin next Monday, with the first devices shipping at the end of next week. Cook announced the news at Read More

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Celebrate 'Back to the Future' Day in a DeLorean

iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The past will meet the future Wednesday: New Yorkers can get a ride in a DeLorean, courtesy of ride-sharing service Lyft. In the popular 1989 movie Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly travels 30 years into the future to Read More

How to Land a Job with Your LinkedIn Profile Picture

iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Are you looking for a new job? Well, your LinkedIn profile photo may be as important as your resume. “I think this is especially important for the younger generation of job seeker, who has grown up posting photos with Read More

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Where You Can Buy the 2015 Hess Toy Truck

Hess Corporation(NEW YORK) — For good little boys and girls (and adults) this holiday season, the newest Hess truck will be available Nov. 1, though you can’t buy it at a Hess gas station. Hess Toy Trucks have been sold at gas stations during the holidays Read More