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Shopping
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Music Might Make You Spend More at Stores on Weekdays

Music makes shoppers feel better...which helps them linger in a store and shop more.
Laura Pence,

Background music could make you spend more money while shopping…but only on weekdays. In a recent study, researchers examined shoppers at three supermarkets in Sweden. On some days the supermarkets played background music. On other days, they didn’t. They found on weekdays…shoppers spent an average of $23.31 per person when background music was played, compared to $14.96 when there is…

Hulu
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Nicole Kidman to Return for Season 2 of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’

Kidman will return as the head of an exclusive wellness resort where we we find a new class of resort goers.
Laura Pence,

the Nicole Kidman-led drama on HULU has officially been picked up for a second run. Nearly two years after it premiered and 13 months after renewal talks were first reported, Nine Perfect Strangers is getting another season. Kidman will return as the head of an exclusive wellness resort where we we find a new class of resort goers for the…

Dog Friends
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Dogs Need Friends to Help Them Live Longer

A canine's social support network has an even bigger impact than their owner's financial status.
Laura Pence,

If you want your dog to live its best life…then you might need to get it another furry friend. New research suggests that dogs that have other dog friends and human companions, live a long and healthy life. A canine’s social support network has an even bigger impact than their owner’s financial status. But, that doesn’t mean you need to…

Cancer
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Breast Cancer Survival Rates See Improvement

The average risk of dying from breast cancer in the five years after an early diagnosis has fallen.
Laura Pence,

Most women diagnosed wtih early breast cancer will survive beyond 5 years a study reports. Death rates from breast cancer have been on a steady decline in recent decades, dropping more than 40% between 1989 and 2020. The average risk of dying from breast cancer in the five years after an early diagnosis has fallen from 14% to 5% since…