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Target: 40M card accounts may be breached

MINNEAPOLIS — Target is grappling with security and a public relations nightmare just as the holiday shopping season is wrapping up. The nation’s second largest discounter said Thursday that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. The data […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web

Show us your Black Friday

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Posted inMaine, New England, sj-web

Thanksgiving shopping? Not in Maine, 2 others that ban it

It’s the legacy of so-called “blue laws,” which prohibit large supermarkets, big box stores and department stores from opening on Thanksgiving. Some business groups complain, but many shoppers, workers and even retailers say they’re satisfied with a one-day reprieve from work and holiday shopping. Some business groups complain it’s an unnecessary barrier during an era […]