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Sculptor Leonardo Drew on being “the crack addict of art”

Artist Leonardo Drew started out drawing superheroes. Over the past 30 years, he’s become a highly acclaimed sculptor with work in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Tate in London. Anthony Mason spoke with him about his new exhibitions and why he gave up drawing to build sculptors. Source

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12 sets of twins born at one Missouri hospital

Some of the nurses at a Kansas City, Missouri, hospital have their hands full. They’re setting a possible record while taking care of 12 sets of twins, who were all born premature. Errol Barnett reports. Source

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Retail arbitrage: The bargain shoppers who buy just to resell

With the start of the holiday shopping season, the National Retail Federation estimates 68.7 million Americans will shop online this Cyber Monday. But what shoppers might not know is that the items they buy online could have been sitting on their local store shelves for a cheaper price. Michelle Miller met the bargain shoppers who buy products just to resell them online. Source

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Women sumo wrestlers in Japan fighting for visibility

Japan’s national sport of sumo conjures up visions of fleshy, loincloth-clad men clashing into one another. But lately a new breed of sumo wrestler is stepping into the ring. Lucy Craft got a first-hand look at them when she attended a tournament in the western Japanese city of Osaka. Source

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Shoppers expected to spend $715 billion this season

Many mall operators across the country reported brisk traffic on Black Friday, including the nation’s biggest, Mall Of America in Minnesota, which anticipated nearly a quarter of a million shoppers yesterday. Retailers are banking that the shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season won’t lead to a dip in how much people are going to spend. Nikki Battiste reports. Source

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The future of the American mall

Almost 1,700 stores inside malls closed in 2018, according to Bank of America, and so far this year, closings have reached more than 4,000. But one company believes it has found a way to reverse the trend. The enormous American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will have a lot more than just stores behind its walls when it fully opens next year. Nikki Battiste reports. Source

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Horse racing reaches critical moment following rash of deaths

Horse racing has a history full of beloved names, such as Secretariat, Seabiscuit, and Man o’ War. But growing concern over the number of horses killed on race tracks, an average of 10 a week, is forcing the racing industry to reassess how it conducts its business. Some are calling for more regulation, while others want an outright ban. Don Dahler reports. Source

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