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Disney’s latest Epcot plans include an interactive city

Thursday, February 21

TracyHornbrook/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Get excited: there's more awesomeness coming to Epcot.An interactive city will be part of a new play pavilion, with a re-imagined main entrance and experience center,... Read More.

Report: Apple, Goldman Sachs to offer joint credit card

Thursday, February 21

PeskyMonkey/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Apple is said to be teaming up with Goldman Sachs on a joint credit card that both companies plan to begin issuing this spring.Citing people familiar with the matter, the... Read More.

Weekly jobless claims drop to 216,000

Thursday, February 21

glegorly/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Jobless claims took a dip last week, falling by 23,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department. For the week ending Feb. 16, the number of people filing... Read More.

Couple hoping to identify Airbnb guests who stole TVs, toiletries in viral video

Wednesday, February 20

AndreyPopov/iStock(ATLANTA) -- A Georgia couple who says their home was robbed is looking for the thieves — people who rented the space through Airbnb.The couple rented out one of its properties on Airbnb... Read More.

Victoria’s Secret announces return of swimwear after discontinuing it in 2016

Wednesday, February 20

Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Victoria's Secret is bringing back swimwear.The lingerie and lifestyle brand will release a "curated collection" next month after getting rid of swim styles in 2016.The... Read More.

What’s next for Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat Choupette?

Wednesday, February 20

Franziska Krug/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Champagne baths. Weekly manicures. Private planes. Magazine covers. You name it. She has it. And more is likely on the way.We’re talking, of course, about the late Karl... Read More.

Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ its first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid

Wednesday, February 20

KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that fits into your pocket but unfolds into the size of a tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday."We are fundamentally... Read More.

Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ the first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid

Wednesday, February 20

Ford to stop selling heavy trucks in South America

Wednesday, February 20

fredrocko/iStock(SAO PAULO) -- Ford is ending its sales of heavy trucks in South America in an effort to make its operations in the region profitable again.The automaker announced on Tuesday... Read More.

7-year-old’s hot chocolate stand raises $5K for Trump’s border wall

Tuesday, February 19

manyakotic/iStock(AUSTIN) -- A young Texas boy has raised thousands of dollars to support President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with his hot chocolate stand.Austin resident Shane Stevens posted a Facebook... Read More.