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Exclusive: Buyout firms eye Yankee Candle in $2 billion deal - sources

(Reuters) - Yankee Candle Co Inc has attracted offers from several private equity firms in a sale process that could value the largest scented candle maker in the United States at about $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Full story

Last-minute decorating tips for Easter

   If you haven’t yet figured out how to spruce up for that Easter party, expert Brit Morin has some easy tips to help get you in the spirit, like using using leftover egg cartons to hold votive candles.

Bobbie’s Buzz: Chic scarves, candles, bags

   TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas shows off a variety of products to help celebrate International Women’s Day, including fashionable scarves, candles and hand bags.

Score deep discounts on bedding, wallets

   In the latest edition of Steals and Deals, TODAY contributor Jill Martin shows off Natural Comfort bedding, semi-precious candles, Kenneth Cole wallets and more that you can get for discounted prices.

Want to Smell Space? Sniff a Cosmic Candle

NEW YORK — Space enthusiasts can now bring the smell of the cosmos into their homes without ever leaving Earth with a new votive candle created by an online toy company. Full story

Spontaneous Combustion Suspected in Oklahoma Death

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  Holiday centerpieces that work year round

If you’re throwing a New Year’s party, think outside the standard flowers and candles and go for items that can live on long after. Lifestyle expert Susanna Salk shows how you can put together four festive centerpieces you won’t have to take down on Jan. 1.

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