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The Best Early Black Friday Deals From Popular Stores, Available Now & Upcoming

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black Friday deal

Looking to do some early Black Friday shopping, but want to make sure you get the good stuff? Below I’ve listed out everything we know about the best early Black Friday deals from top retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, Lowe’s, Macy’s, Target, Walmart, and others. Tip: Bookmark this page, because we will update it daily until Thanksgiving.

This year, the rush to compete with Amazon Prime Day has pushed Black Friday marketing earlier than ever. Some retailers are already running Black Friday promotions that started in mid-October, and others have launched or are about to launch ongoing sales that will last through December.

Of course, just because something is on sale doesn’t mean it’s worth your money. Aside from being a product you actually want or need, there are some basic rules that make an early Black Friday deal worth considering: A discount of 30% or more; an item that rarely goes on sale; a high dollar amount off; or a lower price than last year’s Black Friday price. There’s about to be a lot out there to wade through, but these early deals are the cream of the crop as of right now. We’ll keep this list updated as more early Black Friday sales go live.

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Buying Smartphone: UGC loan for 41,500 public univ students

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Buying Smartphone UGC loan

The University Grants Commission considers providing 41,501 public university students with Tk 8,000 each interest-free loans so that they can buy smartphones and attend online classes amid the pandemic.

The money will come from UGC’s own funds.

The regulatory body of universities had sought the funds from the education ministry, but since it is taking time to respond, the UGC wants to go ahead with the project on its own.

“We don’t have the end of Covid-19 [pandemic] in sight. We did not get any concrete answer from the government. If we don’t give the money right away, students who can’t afford to buy smartphones will further lag behind in their studies,” a UGC member said. 

He said they wrote to the ministry in June, seeking the funds.

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Electoral College 2020: Trump Takes Florida, Biden Wins Minnesota, Most Swing States Too Close To Call

Electoral College 2020
Electoral College 2020

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We’ll be updating this story all night with state results for one of the most chaotic elections in modern American history – check back for the latest.

Electoral vote count: Biden 223, Trump 145

Trump took the first major battleground as the AP called Florida for him at 12:35 a.m. – the Sunshine State was a must-win state for Trump, but Biden’s campaign took pains on Tuesday to stress the Democratic candidate has several paths to victory without it.

Biden was projected to win Minnesota at 12:13 a.m. – a target state for Trump, who lost there by just 1.5 points in 2016 – while Trump was forecast to take Montana and Iowa, reach states for Biden but ones that were possible for him to win on a good night.

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Rubio Floats Conspiracy Theory: Networks Won’t Call Florida To Suppress Trump Vote

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Republican Party & Democratic Party

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) floated a baseless conspiracy theory Tuesday night that media networks deliberately are holding back from calling the race in Florida for President Trump because they want to suppress the vote in other swing states—a wild claim that was quickly picked up by the Trump campaign.

By 11 p.m. EDT, major television networks had yet to call Florida for President Trump, prompting some members of the Trump campaign to cry foul even as the results remained close, and anchors reminded viewers it was difficult to project states with speed due to the large influx of mail ballots. 

“It’s over,” Rubio argued on Twitter, “So why won’t they call the race?”

The Florida senator went on to claim the networks had held back from calling Florida “to deny Trump an early swing state” before polls closed in Arizona and Nevada—suggesting the media networks had refrained from making the call deliberately to suppress the Trump vote.

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Senate Race Updates: Hickenlooper Gives Democrats First Pickup, Graham Holds Seat

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Republican Party & Democratic Party

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Republicans are looking to hold on to their delicate three-seat majority in the Senate on Tuesday, and the balance of power could come down to just one or two races—here are the latest results: 

Colorado: Popular former governor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper knocked off Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), the Associated Press projects, handing Democrats their first Senate pickup of the night in a race they saw as crucial to taking back the majority.

South Carolina: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) survived a challenge from Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, the Associated Press projects, in what amounts to the most expensive Senate loss in U.S. history after Harrison raised a record $57 million in the third quarter and more than $130 million overall.

Arizona: Democrats are strongly favored to pick up a seat in Arizona, where former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is challenging Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who has campaigned heavily as a Trump loyalist.

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Trump Praises Drivers That Biden Campaign Says Tried To Run Bus ‘Off The Road’

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Trump Praises

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President Donald Trump on Saturday offered praise to a group of pro-Trump pickup truck drivers in Texas who surrounded and slowed a Biden campaign bus and who the Biden campaign accused of trying to run it “off the road,” underscoring allegations that Trump encourages his supporters to act violently.

“I LOVE TEXAS!” Trump tweeted, along with a video of a dozen pickup trucks, sporting American and pro-Trump flags, following a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a highway in Texas.

The scene appeared to show the same incident chronicled in other videos posted to social media on Friday and Saturday showing the trucks following the bus and, in one case, ramming a white SUV accompanying it.

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Zoom Is Now Worth More Than ExxonMobil—And Founder Eric Yuan’s Net Worth Has Nearly Doubled In Three Months

Zoom Is Now Worth
Zoom Is Now Worth

High-flying video conferencing service Zoom, which has seen skyrocketing demand during the coronavirus pandemic, is now worth more than ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.

As of 2:30 p.m. ET, Zoom sported a market valuation of $139 billion, compared to Exxon’s $138.9 billion. Zoom began the year with a market cap of $19 billion. While Zoom posted $1.35 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, Exxon, by comparison, posted $213.8 billion in revenue during that time period.

Exxon announced on Thursday that it would lay off 1,900 U.S. employees, the latest effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency during the pandemic. Exxon has seen its operations pressured by corona-virus like other energy companies, many of which have taken steps to improve balance sheets, reduce staff and in some cases suspend dividends.

West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, currently trades at around $36 per barrel, down from over $62 as recently as January.

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The Best Ultrawide Monitors In 2020, From Gaming Ultrawides To Budget Options

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best ultrawide monitors

Multiple monitors can be a great way to improve your productivity, and for certain games it can give you heaps more screen space to enjoy. But the intervening bezels can really ruin the experience, no matter what you’re trying to do.

An even better solution to improve the amount of display real estate you have to play with: ultrawide monitors.Measuring all the way up to 49-inches in some cases, these displays are gorgeous to look at, incredibly immersive, and offer a seamless display that multiple monitor setups just can’t match.

They’re not just huge either. Modern ultrawide displays can enjoy all of the same color accuracy, high contrast, HDR support, high resolutions, and high refresh rates of gaming and professional grade monitors. 

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The Best Pillows For Neck Pain In 2020, According To Glowing Online Reviews

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The Best Pillows For Neck Pain

If you’re someone who suffers from chronic neck pain, it can be difficult to get a good night’s sleep. And while even the most supportive mattress can do a lot to alleviate some amount of pain, it’s not the only factor affecting your quality of sleep.

Not surprisingly, the type of pillow you use also affects your sleep. And whether you have one of the best pillows for neck pain can really make a difference in how you feel when you wake up in the morning.

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The Best Space Heaters To Keep Your Home Warm This Winter

The Best Space Heaters
The Best Space Heaters

With winter closing in fast, making sure your home is ready for the changing weather is critical. That might mean cleaning the gutters or repairing cracks in the driveway, but it should also mean making sure there’s adequate heating for every room of the house.

But for those rooms that don’t get enough heat — maybe a home office or an extra bedroom — getting one of the very best space heaters to warm it can be quite handy.

At their simplest, space heaters are designed to keep a room warm during the cold months. But you need to be careful about the space heater you ultimately buy. For one, you need to consider how big of a space you want to heat.

And since space heaters come with different heating capacities, you’ll want to make sure you get the right space heater to keep your room warm.

Design is also a major component in the buying decision. Since space heaters will need to be in the rooms you’re in, you’ll want to make sure that they actually look nice and don’t detract from your decor. (Trust us, not every space heater comes with a nice design.)

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