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U.S. Back-to-School Spending Remains Strong Despite Household Cost Pressures

National Retail Federation data show resilient consumer spending during the back-to-school season, although tighter household budgets are continuing to steer shoppers toward discount retailers rather than luxury and other discretionary brands.
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Advertising trick: Pepsi’s Harrier Jet Commercial Led to a $700,000 Court Fight
Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Spread Beyond His Bones, Hunter Biden Says
Air Traffic Control Outage Grounded Flights Across the Midwest
Why 2027 Could Be a Strong Year for Stocks—and Why the Forecast Is Fragile
Why Markets May Look Quiet in August After Big Tech Earnings
AI’s Next Bottleneck Is Power, Not Just Nvidia Chips
Nvidia Turned Gaming Chips Into the Engine of the AI Boom
Major League Baseball and Players Union Launch Youth Baseball Initiative in U.S. Cities
NASA Completes Structural Tests for Next-Generation Artemis Hardware
Airlines Urge FAA to Address Persistent Air Traffic Controller Shortages
U.S. Back-to-School Spending Remains Strong Despite Household Cost Pressures
FCC Opens Review of Spectrum Rules for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
California Advances Penalties for Undisclosed Paid Political Influencer Posts
Health Department Proposes Looser Rules for Head Start Preschool Programs
ICE Tightens Rules Governing Release of Body-Camera and Surveillance Footage
Conservative Groups Seek Constitutional Amendment to Fix Supreme Court at Nine Justices
White House Launches Genesis Mission to Expand AI Across Federal Research
Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across Drought-Stricken Pacific Northwest
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Voter Registration Verification Law
FTC Targets Companies That Manipulate AI Chatbot Responses for Commercial Gain
Twenty-Five State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Broad Import Tariffs
White House Launches AI Initiative to Protect U.S. Power and Telecommunications Networks
Joe Biden Says His Cancer Has Advanced and Metastasized
U.S. Officials Monitor Renewed Inflation Pressure From Global Energy Shocks
U.S. Condemns China’s Environmental Designation Around Disputed Scarborough Shoal
Attorney General Todd Blanche Appoints Joseph diGenova to Investigate Former Intelligence Officials
Congress Approves Short-Term Funding Bill to Keep Government Open Through Early December
Courts Clear Path for Ending Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese and Myanmar Nationals
Pentagon Orders Rapid Expansion of Precision Missile Production Amid Iran Conflict
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Construction of Controversial White House Ballroom
U.S. Senate Passes Russian Energy Sanctions With Tariffs of Up to 100% on Importers
U.S. Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General in Narrow Overnight Vote
Lawmakers Seek Antitrust Protection for AI Safety and Cybersecurity Cooperation
White House Highlights Private-Sector Pledges to Cut Consumer Prices Ahead of Midterms
California Advances Bill to Penalize Influencers for Undisclosed Paid Political Posts
Mike Lindell Faces Legal Complaint Over Product Giveaway During Minnesota Governor Bid
White House Science Office Unveils Plan to Link Research Funding to National Security
Conservative Groups Push Constitutional Amendment to Limit Supreme Court Size
Senate Panel Examines Permitting Reform to Speed AI Telecommunications Infrastructure
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Faces Pressure as Energy Costs Revive Inflation
Bipartisan Federal AI Framework Stalls Over Dispute With State Regulations
ICE Says It Will Withhold Body-Camera Footage Unless Public Release Serves Agency Interests
White House and Health Department Launch One-Month Review of Clinical AI Standards
Senator Bill Cassidy Provides Decisive Vote for Todd Blanche as Attorney General
Washington Wildfire Forces Evacuations as State Mobilizes National Guard
Democrats Demand Windfall Tax on Oil Companies as Iran Conflict Pushes Up Energy Prices
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Law Allowing Cancellation of Certain Voter Registrations
FTC Signals Crackdown on AI Chatbots That Steer Users Toward Commercial Partners
Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Polysilicon to Protect U.S. Semiconductor and Solar Supply Chains
Washington Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro Faces White House Backlash Over Monument Vandalism Cases
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