Josh MartinBusiness reporter Getty Images Retail sales fell unexpectedly in November as Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending, official figures show. Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts at retailers across November did not lift Black Friday spending as much as in recent years, the Office for National Statistics […]
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After years of speculation, DOJ faces Friday deadline to release remaining Epstein files
After years of legal battles and online speculation, the Justice Department on Friday faces a deadline to release the remainder of its investigative files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose connection to the rich and powerful and 2019 death by suicide has generated scores of conspiracy theories. Congress last month passed the Epstein […]
Shopping mall shooting wounds 2, prompts Black Friday evacuation in the Bay Area
SAN JOSE, California — Police in California evacuated a shopping mall Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, after a shooting left two people with gunshot wounds. The shooting was an isolated incident, the San Jose Police Department said on the social platform X. Officers evacuated and cleared Valley Fair Mall in […]
Airlines cancel hundreds of flights Friday as shutdown stretches on
Major airlines say they are planning to cancel hundreds of flights on Friday — out of thousands of daily flights — as the Federal Aviation Administration is set to begin limiting flight capacity at 40 major U.S. airports amid the government shutdown. As of 2:30 a.m. ET on Friday morning, at least 814 flights within, […]
Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits by Friday, rebukes Trump
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November by Friday. “People have gone without for too long, not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable,” said U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. […]
Government shutdown updates: Judge says SNAP must be fully funded by Friday
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund SNAP for the month of November by Friday. “People have gone without for too long, not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable,” said Judge John J. McConnell Jr. Judge McConnell directly rebuked President Donald Trump […]
Epping migrant sex offender last seen in Hackney on Friday, Met says
Met Police released CCTV footage showing Hadush Kebatu in a library in Dalston Square, north London, on Friday evening A migrant sex offender mistakenly released from an Essex prison was last seen in the Dalston area of Hackney, north London, just before 20:00 on Friday, according to the Metropolitan Police. CCTV footage released by police […]