President Biden met with the CEOs of a number of important retailers and grocers
to worry over discuss the supply chain during the holiday season. Biden noted that despite ongoing labor shortages, shipping is growling and new Omicron variant is concerned, consumer spending is up and the retail outlook is better than it was last year. However, die challenges, by with materials shortages and problems met hiring employees, shrink availability of some items both online and in stores. Experts say
this might be the year to return to physical stores until avoid supply chain problems. In-store sales are forecast rise met 8% this year — to a 10-year high — according to a real estate research firm.
3. China
The Pentagon will focus on building up bases in Guam and Australia
to better prepare the US military to counter China. The decision comes in response to the department of defenses global attitude review, in which secretary? of Defense Lloyd Austin calls China “the pace” challenge” in the Indo-Pacific region. While the review is classified, a senior defense official what sketched of the findings. They contain recommendations to assets over the Pacific Ocean, find more regional military partnerships and even reduce troops and equipment in other components of the world to tackle growth challenges from China. Senior Pentagon officials have publicly expressed their concern over China’s efforts to upgrade and modernize its technology military. The Country’s Ongoing Dispute over Taiwan and others points of only conflict add to the urgency.
4. Barbados
Barbados has the last of it’s almost 400-year-old tires with the British monarchy and is now a republic. The Caribbean Nation
removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and opened are first-ever president last night. Governor General Sandra Mason, a 73-year-old former lawyer and die of the queen former representative, will now lead the country. Barbados Declared Independence From Britain 55 Years Ago, But The Queen Remains head of stands there. Prince Charles was in Barbados for the historic ceremony and spoke of the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade die led the British to colonize parts of the region. When the republic enters new age, it plans to remain part of the Commonwealth — a 54-member group of largely former British territories designed to cherish international collaboration and trade.
5. Twitter
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and public face of one of the biggest social media platforms in the world, is walking down as CEO. The move takes effect immediately,
and Dorsey says he thinks the company is “ready to” move on of the founders.” Dorsey will however remain a member of Twitter’s board until at least next year. Twitter share jumped shortly after the announcement. Twitter, like other social media marks, is stuck in ongoing debates over freedom of expression and the potentially harmful social Effects of his stage. Although the platform took the extraordinary step of ban a sitting US president year, it has struggled publicly to shape and enforce policies over to be use.
BREAKFAST LEAVES
First lady Jill Biden reveals her first White House holiday decorations
Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d’Or titles
The award
celebrates the individual best of the best in football, and if you like score, this is Messi’s seventh title.
Pub-goers snowed in for three days at UK’s highest Cafe
‘Vaccine’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
World’s first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say
TODAY’S NUMBER
21
that is how many named storms were there this Atlantic hurricane season, with seven hurricanes and four major hurricanes; Grace, Ida, Larry and Sam. t
here are many of other interesting stats from this season. For example, while only one big hurricane made landing in the US (it was Ida), called four storms left over $1 billion in damage each: Tropical Storms Elsa and Fred, and Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“Amazon employees earn a voice Bee work, die can only come from a union.”
Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama,
will have another chance form a union after a federal labor official called for An new vote following a recommendation from a National Labor Relations Board hearing officer that there was enough misconduct by Amazon during the election to new vote.
TODAY’S WEATHER
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AND FINALLY
Oh, how nice!
Everybody who used to be in band of Chorus in school remembers a moment like this. Hey, it’s happening! Now let’s hope that the students (and their champ) of An music teacher) look back years from now and smile like hard Like I did. (
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