Nordstrom hiring for upcoming Chinook Centre store

Iconic American retailer Nordstrom Inc. plans to hire for 30 management positions at its Chinook Centre store and those jobs will be posted on the company’s website beginning Thursday. The retailer announced Monday that interested applicants can apply for the jobs at careers.nordstrom.com and management hiring will begin in February 2014. The Calgary store will be the company’s first Canadian location and it will open Friday September 19,...

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Fire causes $2 Million in Damage to Hollister Business

A fire at a machine business in Hollister, Missouri Sunday destroys the building, causing millions in damage. More than 50 firefighter from four fire departments responded Sunday to a commercial structure fire in Hollister.No one was injured, but initial estimates of damage total about $2 million at Branson Pattern Works on Mo. 165, according to a release from Western Taney County Fire District Assistant Chief Bruce Bjorge.The district was...

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Maria Callas Google Doodle celebrates 90th birthday

Google has marked the 90th anniversary of the birth of the iconic Greek soprano Maria Callas with a celebratory doodle. Callas was born on 2 December 1923, in New York and made her debut in Boccaccio for the Royal Opera of Athens, and took her first major role in Tosca. Her Italian opera debut took place at the Verona Arena in 1947 and her American one in 1954. Callas died in Paris in 1977. Callas's dramatic off-stage life often...

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Cyber Monday deals lure shoppers on the job

Cash registers and crowds are giving way to keyboards and monitors. Millions are expected to fill virtual shopping carts on Monday, swapping Black Friday for Cyber Monday. “On Cyber Monday we tend to see deeper discounts. Deeper discounts are anything 40 percent or above. If you see anything 40 percent and above, take it. It's a good deal,” said Kristen Nelson, spokesperson at retailmenot.com. The website features coupon codes for retailers. On Cyber...

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Tom Brady covers for poor defensive showing by Patriots

The Patriots’ defense was awful on Sunday, allowing the lowly Texans and their undrafted rookie quarterback to run up and down the field. The Patriots couldn’t tackle, they couldn’t cover and they couldn’t rush the passer. So quarterback Tom Brady did what he does best, stepping out of the phone booth to save the day for the Patriots once again in their 34-31, come-from-behind victory. Brady didn’t do it by himself, of course. Rob Gronkowski...

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4 Dead in Metro-North Train Derailment in the Bronx

Four people were killed after a Metro-North Railroad train derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx, officials said, in what is believed to be the deadliest train crash in New York City in more than two decades. Sixty-three people were injured, including 11 critically, the authorities said. By the afternoon, federal investigators had begun what they said would be a 7- to 10-day examination of the circumstances that sent all eight cars of a Hudson...

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Nick Foles stays hot ; Eagles hold off Cards for key win

Another sharp performance by Nick Foles and tough defense at the end kept the Philadelphia Eagles on a roll. Foles threw three touchdown passes and the Eagles held on for a 24-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Zach Ertz had two TD catches, LeSean McCoy ran for 79 yards to help the Eagles (7-5) win their fourth straight game to remain tied with Dallas for first place in the NFC East. Carson Palmer threw for 302 yards and...

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