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Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open

The discount chain Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores and distribution centers open. Big Lots said Friday it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm that specializes in distressed companies. ...

Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday ...

One dead, two hospitalized after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after an overnight fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked outside the plant, Mitchell County Coroner Robby Willis told ...