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What led to the demise of Toys R Us?
Toys R Us announced plans to start closing down all of its U.S. stores. The iconic toy store will liquidate overnight after 70 years in business. The move puts around 30,000 employees out of a job. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the ripple effect this will create.
Toys "R" Us to close U.S. stores
Toys "R" Us is expected to start court proceedings to liquidate as soon as Thursday, the retailer's CEO told employees. The company could possibly close all of its 850 stores in the U.S. and lay off up to 33,000 workers.
Toys "R" Us stores closing
Dozens of Toys "R" Us stores are closing, in what is the latest hit for brick and mortar stores. The news comes as malls struggle to stay open, while online giants like Amazon thrive. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.
Toys "R" Us closures
Toys "R" Us said it will shutter about 180 underperforming stores across the country, citing the need to strengthen its financial position before exiting from bankruptcy.
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Toys R Us files for bankruptcy
Toys R Us, the largest toy store chain in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 11 filing is among the largest ever by a specialty retailer. It comes as the toy chain gears up for holiday shopping season, which accounts for most of its sales. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what this means for the future of the retail giant. Schlesinger also offers tips for those who might be impacted by the Equifax data breach.
MoneyWatch: San Francisco banning cashless retail
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N.J. may require company severance in mass layoffs
"Toys R Us" bill would make companies give a week's pay for every year worked when laying off more than 50 people.
Toys R Us opens first physical store since going bankrupt
More than a year after its liquidation, retailer re-emerges in time for holidays with new store in the Garden State.
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Congress probes private equity's impact on employers
Former Toys R Us worker wants Wall Street held accountable for profiting while laying off tens of thousands of workers
Toys R Us return begins with baby steps: 2 new stores
Company that bought the Toys R Us name in a bankruptcy court sale will start a new toy story with outlets in N.J. and Texas
Toys R Us' bankruptcy lawyers get $56M. Fired workers? $2M
The award amounts to about $60 per worker for 33,000 former retail employees represented in a class-action suit
When retailers go bust, workers often get nothing
Like industrial and mining workers, they're losing jobs and pensions while lawyers, bankers and execs are made whole
Moving workers to front line in corporate bankruptcies
Toys R Us collapse prompts calls to treat laid-off workers the same as bankers and lawyers in bankruptcy courts
After Sears, which retailers could be the next to fall?
Crippling debt could push a number of other name retail chains over the edge this year, Moody's predicts
Payless ShoeSource is closing all of its 2,100 remaining U.S. stores
The chain joins a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last year
Toys R Us plots a 2nd act with new look, new name
Richard Barry started his career at the toy seller pushing shopping carts -- now he's planning its comeback
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Toys R Us workers just started receiving severance checks - one woman got $735
Thousands of employees laid off without severance are eligible for checks ranging from $200 to more than $12,000
Toys for Tots takes hit from Toys R Us closing
Donations in some areas down 25 percent from last year, though some other corporate sponsors are trying to help make up the difference
$20 million severance fund started for Toys R Us workers
Two private equity firms are each chipping in $10 million, but labor activists say the payouts are inadequate
Trump heads to China today for high-stakes meeting with Xi
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Mediator Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields
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The Nancy Guthrie investigation could hang on a strand of DNA
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
CDC leader says hantavirus not "a five-alarm fire bell"
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Supreme Court clears path for Alabama to redraw congressional map
The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
What to know about today's primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
Voters are going to the polls in Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday, with Democrats vying for the chance to run in an open seat in Nebraska that the party has long been eyeing.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate blocked congressional map
Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court to restore its congressional map that aimed to give Democrats an edge in the midterms, days after it was blocked by the state's highest court.
Elon Musk and other CEOs invited to be in Trump's delegation to China
Elon Musk, Tim Cook and other high-powered business leaders have been invited to be a part of the U.S. delegation traveling to China this week.
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The Nancy Guthrie investigation could hang on a strand of DNA
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
Texas sheriff says 7th body could be tied to shipping container deaths
The body of a seventh person was located Monday nearly 150 miles north of a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, where six bodies were discovered on Sunday afternoon.
Supreme Court clears path for Alabama to redraw congressional map
The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate blocked congressional map
Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court to restore its congressional map that aimed to give Democrats an edge in the midterms, days after it was blocked by the state's highest court.
Supreme Court continues to temporarily maintain mail access to abortion pill
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
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Suspending the federal gas tax would have a modest impact on fuel prices, while also requiring congressional approval.
ChatGPT developer sued over FSU shooting: "They planned this shooting together"
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Dua Lipa alleges Samsung uses copyrighted image of her to sell TVs
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Fed unlikely to cut interest rates until 2027, Bank of America says
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Supreme Court continues to temporarily maintain mail access to abortion pill
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WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken ship
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Americans from hantavirus ship quarantining
The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.
NIH director on hantavirus risk
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil about what risks hantavirus poses to the U.S. public.
CDC leader says hantavirus not "a five-alarm fire bell"
Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
Why hantavirus is not like COVID, according to infectious disease experts
Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to the wider public.
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WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken ship
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Iran hangs another man as executions increase during war
Since the start of the war, Iran has ramped up executions, particularly in cases involving alleged espionage or security-related charges.
Trump heads to China today for high-stakes meeting with Xi
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American climber dies in avalanche on Nepal's Mount Makalu
American climber Shelley Johannesen died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal's busy spring climbing season.
CDC leader says hantavirus not "a five-alarm fire bell"
Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
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Dua Lipa alleges Samsung uses copyrighted image of her to sell TVs
Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.
Annette Bening talks "Dutton Ranch"
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sued over movie
Inspired by a true story, Netflix's "The Rip," starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows two Miami-Dade police officers as they discover more than $20 million of cartel cash during a drug raid and reveals corruption within the department. But now the real-life officers involved in the raid are suing Damon and Affleck through their production company. Carter Evans reports.
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Online learning platform Canvas hacked
The online learning platform Canvas, which is used by 30 million students around the world, was hacked Thursday in a massive cyberattack. The platform is used by thousands of schools, including major universities. Jo Ling Kent reports.
Canvas back online after cyberattack hit learning platform for U.S. schools
A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline due to a cyberattack.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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Here's how AI can help with retirement planning, and where it struggles
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Google unveils screenless Fitbit
Fitness trackers started as devices for measuring workouts, but now they are designed for 24/7 monitoring and the passive collection of health data. Fitbit announced its latest device, called the Fitbit Air, to compete with other screenless trackers like the Whoop. Tech journalist Lexi Savvides joins CBS News with more.
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What's in the released UFO files?
The Pentagon released UFO documents on Friday, with President Trump telling the public to "have fun" deciding for itself what is going on. Carter Evans reports.
Trump: UFO files released for transparency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it's time for the American people see it for themselves, as the Pentagon started releasing previously classified documents related to UFOs and UAPs. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
"The Age of Disclosure" director on UFO files
The Pentagon on Friday released and declassified numerous files on UFOs, including eyewitness testimony, photos and reports. Government knowledge of non-human intelligent life was the subject of the documentary "The Age of Disclosure," released in February. Its director and producer, Dan Farah, joins CBS News to discuss.
Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.
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The Nancy Guthrie investigation could hang on a strand of DNA
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
Gymnast speaks out about alleged abuse by coach
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School principal reflects on stopping shooter
Kirk Moore, an Oklahoma high school principal, took a bullet tackling a gunman in his school's lobby. He told CBS News what he did was "just instinct" and said he didn't even realize he'd been shot at first. Matt Gutman has more.
Palisades fire suspect appears in court
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Cole Allen's lawyers challenge D.C. attorneys
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UFO files reveal astronauts saw mysterious objects and lights in 1972
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
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Artemis II crew reveals what snack they ate right after splashdown
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SCOTUS clears way for Alabama's new House map
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