When Amazon announced that it would be running what's effectively a second version of Prime Day during the first half of October, many retailers rushed to get in on the action -- and serve up a healthy dose of competition. Last week, Target ran a Deal Days promotion that included discounts on thousands of products across a wide range of categories. Initially, I was expecting to run up a pretty hefty credit card tab in the course of shopping during Target's Deal Days promotion. Read More...
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Melbourne floods will ‘break records’ – State Premier
STORY: Large parts of Victoria state, southern New South Wales and the northern regions of the island state of Tasmania were pounded by an intense weather system with some taking more than a month’s worth of rain since late Wednesday (October 12), officials said.Many rivers in Victoria, including the Maribyrnong in Melbourne’s west and the Goulburn further north, reached major flood levels, prompting the night time evacuation of residents. Though heavy rains are expected to ease from late Friday, flooding could continue through the weekend, officials said. Devastating floods have repeatedly struck Australia’s east coast since early last year because of a multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon, which brings more rain.
