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Moon River in denim pedal pushers and a terry cloth turban in the 1962 classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s, she sparked not only a fashion revolution—she helped ignite an economic phenomenon. By the 1980s, denim had become a symbol of youth and minimalist style. Read this | When street fighter Manu Chhabria laid siege to Shaw Wallace Lalbhai recognized the potential for India, a country with a rich textile history but hampered by outdated machinery and processes, to make a mark in the global denim market.

Juneteenth 2024 is here and the US is celebrating what is considered to be its second Independence Day. This marks the end of slavery in the US. After President Joe Biden signed the legislation adding June 19 to the list of federal holidays in 2021, millions of Americans get a paid holiday on this historic day. The American civil war ended on this day after General Gordon Granger marched into Texas with his troops in 1865 and released over 250,000 individuals working as ‘slaves’ in the various agricultural fields of the southern states. Will the retail stores, food restaurants and other eateries be open?

private plane that vanished on a snowy night in Vermont in Lake Champlain. The jet vanished after leaving Burlington Airport for Providence, Rhode Island, in 1971. It had two crew members and three employees of Cousin’s Properties, an Atlanta company working in Burlington.

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Thursday: Salesforce, Agilent fall; HP, Foot Locker rise

Solar eclipse 2024 is here and millions of Americans will be able to witness the rare phenomenon. On April 8, there will be no sun light for more than 4 minutes in the total solar eclipse path, as per reports. Total solar eclipse 2024 path will cover areas such as Buffalo, Indianapolis, Dallas, and Cleveland.

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Thursday: Burlington Stores, Kroger rise; Victoria’s Secret, Infinera fall

Investing.com — U.S. futures edged higher Thursday, as investors await the second day of testimony of Fed chief Jerome Powell’s two-day testimony before Congress.

Investing.com — Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) has posted fourth-quarter income that topped average analyst estimates, although the off-price department store chain flagged some caution around the short-term operating environment.

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The man charged with shooting three college students over the holiday weekend in Vermont has had a peripatetic, on-again, off-again career in the retail securities industry, working as a registered broker at five different firms over more than two decades.

(Reuters) — Three Palestinian students attending U.S. colleges were shot on Saturday night in Burlington (NYSE:BURL), Vermont, and were being treated for injuries on Sunday, according to the students' former school in the West Bank.

Investing.com — U.S. futures edged higher Wednesday, rebounding after the previous session’s weakness in the wake of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting which suggested interest rates could stay elevated for longer.

On Oct. 20, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie came back from her temporary leave to overrule a previous rejection by city council and allow the building of four-unit housing on low-rise residential lots.

Ontario, Canada, were faced with a frantic situation when approximately five million bees were accidentally released when a truck carrying crates of beehives fell on a Burlington roadway. The mishap occurred when the straps securing the beehive crates became loose, leading to a ‘bee spill’ on the morning of August 30. The incident occurred in Burlington during the shift of Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson, who reported receiving a distress call soon after 6 a.m. Local law enforcement responded by issuing a social media alert advising residents and drivers to avoid the area. Thankfully, the local community came to the rescue, with perhaps six or seven beekeepers offering to assist retrieve and protect the displaced bees. «Within a couple of hours,» Anderson said, «the majority of the bees had been safely returned to their hives within the crates and were loaded back onto the trailer.» Michael Barber, proprietor of Tri-City Bee Rescue in Guelph, was among the volunteers who responded to a call from the police at 7 a.m.

bees fell off a truck in Burlington, Ont.Police said the load of bees can be found along Guelph Line just north of Dundas Street.An image from Halton police shows several beehive boxes spilled onto the side of the road.Officers are warning passing vehicles to close their windows and pedestrians to avoid the area until the bees have been cleared.Global News spoke to the commercial bee keeper who was driving the truck with the beehives, Tristan Jameson, who said they were doing a “hive move” from Milton when he lost control.“I was driving down the road, something ran across, or a bag, and I swerved,” Jameson said. “Nearly swerved into the ditch, tried to correct, and dumped all the hives.”Jameson said it happened around 5 a.m.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Petco, Spirit AeroSystems fall; Nvidia, Guess rise

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes Thursday: Petco, Spirit AeroSystems fall; Nvidia, Guess rise

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Ontario-based Global Fuels Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire all of U.K.-based Greenergy’s Canadian retail fuel business.

The Associated Press.  On Monday, the US Army Corps of Engineers said they expected two dams to release water overnight, causing ‘severe flooding’ downstream likely to affect multiple towns.  Floods hit Vermont's state capital with Montpelier Town Manager Bill Fraser estimating Monday night that knee-high waters had reached much of downtown and were expected to rise a couple more feet during the night.  “For us, this is far worse than Irene. We got water but it went up and down. There were some basements flooded but it didn’t last long.