Why Did Walmart Just Buy a Shopping Mall?

Walmart hasn’t said much about its plans for Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania. But its partner has told some store owners that the mall will be demolished for a mixed-use development.

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America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.

The first closing of an Apple Store in mainland China hints at broader troubles facing the country’s shopping malls as developers open more of them despite a glut.

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An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

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Why Three Wealthy Bidders Are Fighting for What’s Left of Hudson’s Bay

Months after the shutdown of the 355-year-old Hudson’s Bay Company, the legal action it created continues apace.

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American Dream Mall Is Sued for Allowing Shopping on Sundays

A lawsuit argues that the American Dream mall, by allowing the sale of lumber, furniture and “wearing apparel” on Sundays, has violated a “blue law” descended from a 1798 statute.

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Apple Is Shutting a Store in China, Its First Closure in the Country

The move speaks to slowing spending by consumers and Apple’s continuing struggles in China, its second-largest market.

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With Labubus and a Cat Cafe, a Shopping Mall Thrives in New York City

The city’s newest indoor shopping center, in Queens, has defied predictions of the death of the American mall by catering to Asian American shoppers.

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Police Recover Diamond Earrings Worth $769,500 That Thief Swallowed

The police in Orlando, Fla., said that a suspect spent time in a hospital while they waited for the stolen jewels to be “expelled from his system.”

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6 Feared Dead After Medical Plane Crashes Near Philadelphia Mall

The Learjet, carrying a pediatric patient and five others, crashed in Northeast Philadelphia. It was flying to Mexico with a stop planned in Missouri.

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Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Drove Pickup Into Killeen Mall, Injuring 5

The police said the man was being investigated for possible drunken driving but instead of stopping, he smashed his pickup truck into a J.C. Penney.

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