Holiday sales rise 7.6 percent amid inflation pressures
Mastercard SpendingPulse reports holiday retail growth of 7.6 percent driven by spending on restaurants and clothing while online sales jump 10.6 percent and in-store purchases rise 6.8 percent. Inflation remains high but easing from summer peaks, with consumers reallocating budgets to necessities and experiences.
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Mastercard
U.S
Steve Sadove
Saks
Ers
National Retail Federation
Commerce Department
Taliban impose new working ban on women in aid sector
Aid groups suspend operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred women from working in NGOs. IRC Save the Children Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE International halt activities, saying female staff are essential to reach children and families in need. Global reaction includes U.S. Secretary Blinken condemnation and Taliban pushback.
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Taliban
Afghanistan
International Rescue Committee
IRC
Save the Children
The
Norwegian Refugee Council
Care International
U.S
Antony Blinken
Zabihullah Mujahed
United Nations
Kabul
Blinken
Substations Hit in Coordinated Christmas Day Attacks
Four Seattle area electrical substations were vandalized and set on fire in separate Christmas Day incidents. Tacoma Power, Puget Sound Energy crews and sheriff's deputies responded, restoring power to most customers by Sunday evening. Investigators said the fires were caused by access to fenced areas and are probing if the events were coordinated.
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Seattle-area
Puget Sound Energy
Kapowsin Highway East
la Grande
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
PSE
Sheriff’s Department
Seattle
Kapowsin
Graham
Pierce County
Ment
Agen
Oies
Tacoma Power
Spanaway
Puyallup
Ers
Pierce County Sheriff's Department
Darren Moss Jr
GOP independents drift hurt midterm results in tight races
In Minnesota and beyond, independents backed Democrats more than Republicans, limiting GOP gains. Voters cited lack of concrete plans and questions about what candidates would do, not just opposition to Biden or Craig. Independent habits across states helped Democrats retain incumbents and constrain Republican seat pickups.
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Craig
Maine
California
Republican House
GOP
Biden
David Winston
House
Minnesota
2Nd Congressional District
Twin Cities
Winston
Klang
Steve Stauff
Shakopee
Jesse Ventura
Kistner
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi
Stauff
U.S
Joe Biden
Angie Craig
Kathy Lewis
Lakeville
Lewis
Repub
St. Paul
White House
Pew Research Center
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New York
Walmart
Katie Thompson
Kearney
Consumer Institute
Din Moham
Meena Ibrahimi
Bamian
Hanif
Thomas Beaumont and
Hannah Fingerhut
Eagan, Minn
Tyler Kistner
Vickie Klang
America
Kevin McCarthy
McCarthy
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