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On the verge of a trial in Chesapeake, George Christian of Financing Alternatives Inc. accepted responsibility for collecting payments from hundreds of customers nationwide for layaway purchases never delivered.
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Month later, Norfolk mall remains devoid of teens in evenings
In October, MacArthur Center downtown enacted a no-teens-after-5 p.m. policy. Most stores are silent about the effect on sales, but at least one employee notes, "It's just dead in here."
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While shelters everywhere find it difficult to place black animals in homes, some worry the Norfolk Animal Care Center’s half-off sale event flier may provoke some growls.
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