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                <title><![CDATA[One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative Could Be Largest Global Economic Platform]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edwin Kee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[China's One Belt One Road initiative lends a modern touch to the ancient Silk Road]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ The One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is set to revolutionize the way trade works across several continents. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[5 June 2017: China intends to relive the glories of its past through the Maritime Silk Road with the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, making it the largest economic platform in the world if it succeeds. This network of trade routes will certainly open up untapped markets in the modern world and bring about development to rural areas along the OBOR route.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Memorial Day Sales 2017: Where You Can Get The Best Deals]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edwin Kee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Memorial Day Sale]]></media:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[You might want to relax this Memorial Day or go shopping instead, but if it is the latter, then check out what are the best best deals around for different niches.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Amazon Captured 31% of Online Spending Over Cyber Weekend]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Precious Gem de Peralta]]></dc:creator>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Amazon dominated the Cyber Weekend with a 30.9 percent share of online sales compared to other retail stores. Best Buy came in second with 7.4 percent from last year's 6.1 percent. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Amazon still reigned supreme over the Cyber Weekend among other retailers. Based on a data collected by research firm Slice Intelligence, the online shopping giant captured 31 percent of online spending. More people chose to shop in Amazon from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday than in Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart and Apple. ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Wants Apple to Start Manufacturing in the US]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Raizel Albano]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[An Apple manufacturing facility in China. ]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ An Apple manufacturing facility in China.  ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[With President-elect Donald Trump's campaign call to "make America great again," he wants Apple to move their manufacturing site from China to the US in the hopes of creating more jobs.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bank of America's Stocks Most Likely to Shoot up by December]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Raizel Albano]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[BAC stock saw its all-time high in eight years last Friday. ]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ BAC stock saw its all-time high in eight years last Friday.  ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[With US President-elect Donald Trump coming to the fore as Head of State by January 2017, Bank of America Corporation's stocks (NYSE: BAC) have been on the spike and are expected to rise phenomenally by December.
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                <title><![CDATA[E-commerce Thrived During Black Friday, More Expected To Buy Online on Cyber Monday]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Precious Gem de Peralta]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Check out Sprint's offerings for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.]]></media:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[There were more Americans who shopped online than those who patiently waited in line in stores last Black Friday. E-commerce thrives the most during this season. Based on a recent survey, an even bigger turn out is expected on Cyber Monday.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘Thanksgiving Holiday’ No Longer a Big Retail Day: ‘Christmas Shopping’ May Now Be On Top]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Chiu]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Stores Open on Thanksgiving Day 2014 ]]></media:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving in America may be about to lose its popularity as one of the busiest shopping days in the year, as retail experts agree that it's not worth to set-up shop during this holiday.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2016 Store Hours: Macy's, Sears, Walmart, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Target]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edwin Kee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Thanksgiving ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It is always good to know when stores such as Macy's, Sears, Walmart, Toys R Us, Best Buy, and Target will close on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, so that you do not end up disappointed when facing a front door with the "Closed" sign on it.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Amazon Black Friday 2016 Deals: Echo Dot, Fire HD 8 tablet]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edwin Kee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Amazon's countdown to Black Friday deals]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Amazon.com ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Black Friday 2016 has yet to kick off officially, but this does not mean that there are no good offers available. Join us on our quest in keeping a lookout for the best Black Friday 2016 sales on Amazon to date!]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Backs Against the Wall: Trump Victory Casts Pall over Mexico]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Graham, Reuters]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Mexico Reactions after Trump Wins]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ People watch a broadcast of the U.S. presidential race between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump in a restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY - Mexico was pitched into deep uncertainty by Donald Trump's U.S. election victory on Tuesday after a bitterly divisive campaign, raising the prospect of major clashes over trade, immigration and security.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme May Soon Recoup Another $247 Million]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Bernie Madoff]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Bernard Madoff (R), who confessed to defrauding investors of 50 billion dollars, arrives home after a hearing at Federal Court, in New York, January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Nearly 7-1/2 years after Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme was unmasked, the court-appointed trustee recouping money for the swindler's victims on Thursday sought court approval to free up another $247 million to help cover their losses.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[N.C. Attorney General's Lack Of Defending Transgender Bathroom Law Prompts Legalities]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Brown Patton]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Roy Cooper]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat who is also running for governor, said he won't defend the state against the Justice Department's lawsuit regarding HB2 because he thinks the new law is discriminatory and ''a national embarrassment.'' HB2is a law that requires people to use public restrooms according to the sex they were assigned at birth, rather than the one with which they ''identify.''
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                <description><![CDATA[Battle lines now exist between North Carolina and U.S. federal government representatives regarding the state's controversial bathroom law, which has become the epicenter of a larger fight over transgender rights. The N.C. law, HB2, requires people to use public restrooms according to the sex they were assigned at birth, rather than the one with which they currently they "identify." Everyone's suing everyone, except one defector:  N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat who is running for g]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Personal and Business Tax Due Date 2016 Delayed; Last Minute Guide To Filing Your Taxes]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rollins]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Taxes 2016]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Taxes 2016.  ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[The year of 2016 is unique for taxes as it will be one of the latest times for you to file on April 18.  Here is the reason why the personal and business tax due date for 2016 is delayed, as well as some last minute guide to filing your taxes. ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[U.S. Healthcare Expenses Overtake Social Security For First Time, Public Debt Fueling Financial Crisis]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Delaney]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[U.S. Healthcare and Economy]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Medical records clerks work in Clinica Sierra Vista's East Bakersfield Community Health Center ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Last year was the first time in history that healthcare spending exceeded what the nation was receiving in Social Security payments from the work force. The CBO reported on Monday that Medicare, Medicaid, The Children's Health Program and Obamacare all combined meant that the nation had forked over $936 billion, which is $54 billion more than Social Security received in labor force payments. That along with the 2016 federal deficit increase and significant increases in public debt means that a n]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[RBS Warns of Stock Market Crash, Investors Should 'Sell All Except  High Quality Bonds']]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Delaney]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[The head office of the Royal Bank of Scotland]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ The head office of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, Scotland  ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has predicted that 2016 will be a financially "cataclysmic year." They are warning their clients to, “Sell everything except high quality bonds. This is about return of capital, not return on capital. In a crowded hall, exit doors are small.”
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                <title><![CDATA[Experts Reveal Why The Holidays Make Us Dumb About Spending]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Holiday]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ People shop at holiday vendors near Central Park in New York December 14, 2013.  ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Financial planner Barry Eckstein has heard a lot of extravagant spending stories. But when clients were chatting with him about the holidays a couple of years ago, he could not believe his ears.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Alibaba Says Singles' Day Online Shopping Sales Surpass Last Year's $9.3 Billion Total]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma gestures as he attends Alibaba Group's 11.11 Global shopping festival in Beijing, China, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday the value of merchandise it has sold so far during the Singles' Day online shopping extravaganza had surpassed last year's total of $9.3 billion.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[China Says Two-Child Policy Will Contribute 0.5 Percentage Point To Growth Rate]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Anan, a two year old girl, plays in an indoor playground in Beijing, China October 30, 2015. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[China's adoption of a two-child policy is expected to boost the country's economic growth rate by about 0.5 of a percentage point, stemming from a rise in the size of its work force, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday.
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