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US retail sales grew by 0.3% in November, down October’s growth of 1.7%, amid an inflation spike that has raised prices of all products, Commerce Department data showed on Wednesday.

Democratic mayors are raising eyebrows with their responses to the rising crime plaguing major cities like New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia.

New York’s top ethics panel on Tuesday ordered disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pay the state $5.1 million in book profits he made on the backs of taxpayers amid the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"CNN threw a gigantic hissy fit when the Trump WH revoked the press credentials of Jim Acosta...acted as if he were getting the Assange treatment. Now Don Lemon is explicitly advocating Fox be banned completely from WH Briefings," notes Glenn Greenwald.

“The world has nothing to fear.”

Republicans are far more enthusiastic about former President Donald Trump running again for the White House in 2024 than Democrats are about President Joe Biden seeking a second term, according to the December I&I/TIPP Poll released on Tuesday.

In Hollywood, the overwhelming attitude is one of selfishness and pride. For this reason, it is always refreshing to hear someone break that mold.

“Monsanto is a serial violator of federal environmental laws,” said U.S. attorney Tracy L. Wilkison. “The company repeatedly violated laws related to highly regulated chemicals, exposing people to pesticides that can cause serious health problems.”

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a pivotal vote for the Democrats on the bill, calls the CBO's latest cost analysis "very sobering."

"The world has nothing to fear."