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People line up to purchase items at the "Black Thursday" sale at the Toys 'R Us store in Times Square on Nov. 22, 2012, in New York City. The store got a head start on the traditional Black Friday sales by opening their doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night.

Three Bits of Business News You'll Be Glad To Know

Politics dominated the news this week. But the business world also had some interesting stories. Here are just three, involving Black Friday shopping, sham bank accounts and dining out.

Bills Curbing Disney's Special District and Social Media Exemption Advance

The Senate's Community Affairs Committee approved both bills by votes of 6 to 3. They’ve now moved on for final consideration by the full legislature.

FWC: Two Burmese Pythons, Clutch of Eggs and Hatchlings Found and Removed from Big Cypress National Preserve

One of the pythons was measured 17 feet, 6 inches long.

Both home prices and the pace of home sales are falling nationally as higher mortgage rates cool off the market.

Home prices see biggest drop in 9 years, thanks to higher mortgage rates

The super-heated housing market is cooling off. Home prices have fallen about 6% since their peak in June. The pace of sales also fell for the 7th straight month.

IRSC and Local Experts Partner to Help Train First Responders to Investigate Unexplained Infant Deaths

The Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) Investigations Training course will take place on Thursday, October 6, and Friday, October 7, at IRSC’s Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex in Fort Pierce.

A Capitol rioter has received the most severe punishment to date

Texas oil worker Guy Reffitt has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The judge declined to add more punishment for domestic terrorism.

Percy Peek Gym will be opened for a cold shelter on Jan. 18 and closing on Jan. 19

Cold weather shelter to open in Fort Pierce for two nights

Free transportation offered as temperatures are expected to drop below 40 degrees

NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.

How the US Space Force forecasts weather for rocket launches

NASA is counting down to the Artemis II rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center, with liftoff scheduled for around 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

The latest on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas

NPR reports on the latest on the war in Gaza, as well as on the latest ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

Presidential candidate Ben Carson attracted a large crowd at the Iowa State Fair last month.

Ben Carson, The Other Republican Outsider On The Rise

The retired neurosurgeon is rising in Iowa. He's drawn big crowds in the state and he's catching up with Donald Trump in the polls there. Like Trump, he has no background in elected office.

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