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Black Friday sees record online sales |
| Online shoppers didn't let concerns about higher prices or a recession keep them from a record-setting Black Friday . Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion while online shopping Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks more than 85% of the top 100 U.S. online retailers. That's an increase of 2.3% over a year ago – surpassing the previous online Black Friday sales high mark of $9.03 billion in 2020. Nearly half (48%) of online sales were made on smartphones, up from 44% last year, according to the company's 2022 Holiday Shopping Trends & Insights Report. Inflation will still likely have an effect this holiday season because it leads not only to higher prices, but also more frugal spending. |
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 | | Customers visit the American Mall dream mall during Black Friday on November 25, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. | | Kena Betancur, Getty Images | |
Early voting begins in Georgia Senate runoff |
| Georgia voters headed to the polls Saturday as early voting began in the state's runoff Senate election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Warnock beat Walker by more than 30,000 votes in the Nov. 8 election, but did not clear the threshold of 50% of the vote to prevent a runoff. This year's elections are testing controversial voting reforms enacted by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and the GOP-controlled state legislature, including a shorter time frame for the runoff that has both parties scrambling to turn out voters before the race is decided on Dec. 6. Democrats have already retained control of the Senate through 2024, but winning Georgia would give them more breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber. |
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 | | Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks during a news conference, Nov. 10, 2022, in Atlanta. Warnock is running against Republican Herschel Walker in a runoff election. Democrats have secured their majority in the Senate for the next two years. But holding on to Warnock's seat in Georgia's runoff next month could be crucial to their success. | | Brynn Anderson, AP | |
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World Cup: Mbappé propels France into knockout round |
| A pair of goals from superstar forward Kylian Mbappé gave France a 2-1 win over Denmark at the 2022 men's World Cup on Saturday, making France the first team to secure a spot in the round of 16. Later in the day, the legendary Lionel Messi helped pull his Argentina team back from the brink of catastrophe, scoring the first goal in a 2-0 win against Mexico. Argentina, one of the favorites entering the tournament, would have been eliminated with a loss. On Sunday, Morocco stunned Belgium 2-0 to take the lead in Group F and position themselves for their first knockout round appearance since 1986. ⚽️ Catch up with the latest from the World Cup. |
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 | | France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his second goal during the World Cup group D match between France and Denmark, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. With the win, France secured advancement from the group stage to the knockout rounds. | | The Associated Press | |
Protesters in China clash with police as COVID lockdown tensions mount |
| Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in an astounding challenge to the government. Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China's financial capital – but hours later people rallied again in the same spot, and social media reports indicated protests also spread to at least seven other cities. Such protests are rare in China, and a direct rebuke of Xi is extraordinary. China is the only major country still trying to stop transmission of COVID-19, under a "zero COVID" policy that regularly sees millions of people confined to their homes for weeks at a time and requires near-constant testing. |
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 | | Police and people are pictured during some clashes in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where protests against China's zero-Covid policy took place the night before. | | HECTOR RETAMAL, AFP via Getty Images | |
Irene Cara, Oscar-winning 'Flashdance' singer and actress, dies at 63 |
| Irene Cara, the voice behind Oscar-winning original song and era-defining hit "Flashdance ... What A Feeling" has died. She was 63. News of her death was announced on her official Twitter account by her publicist, Judith A. Moose. Cara died in her Florida home of an unknown cause , the announcement said. Before landing an Oscar and Grammy Award for her work on "Flashdance," Cara laid the foundation for her career in the Short Circus band on the 1970s children's show "The Electric Company." One of Cara's costars, Debbie Allen, remembered her on Twitter calling her a "gifted and beautiful genius." |
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 | | Irene Cara attends the Covenant With Youth Awards Gala in April, 2007. Cara appeared in the 1980 motion picture "Fame." Photo by Todd Williamson, WireImage (Via MerlinFTP Drop) | | Todd Williamson, WireImage | |
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