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TJX, Ross, and Burlington are planning to open about 300 U.S. stores combined in 2017, according to CNBC.
Why this matters: That's about the same number that Macy's, Sears, and J.C. Penney are closing this year. This is further evidence that if retailers aren't offering extreme discounts or extreme convenience, they'll keep losing business to those who do. Plus, guess which retail chains have seen climbing stock prices over the past year? (Hint: the off-price stores).
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had $177.3 million in the bank at the end of September, per the latest Federal Election Commission filings.
Why it matters: President Trump's re-election campaign reported having $63.1 million in the bank at the end of last month, as campaigning enters the final stretch ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3.
An absentee ballot election worker stuffs ballot applications at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September. Photo: Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images
North Carolina can accept absentee ballots that are postmarked Nov. 3, Election Day, until Nov. 12, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday in a 12-3 majority ruling.
Why it matters: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling against state and national Republican leaders settles a lawsuit brought by a group representing retirees, and it could see scores of additional votes counted in the key battleground state.
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