Temporary Truce in the Middle East
Israel and Hamas reached a breakthrough truce deal, releasing 50 hostages from Gaza and 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison. It is the first release since the assault on October 7th. This 4-day truce allowed reunions that hadn’t met for weeks.
Black Friday from Home
Black Friday crazes became less intense, and the rush for discounts slowed down. Previously marked by stampedes and injuries, people are now scaling back on online stores, scoring deals in their pajamas, and gearing up for Cyber Monday. Since the pandemic, retailers rolled out discounts online in October, encouraging customers to make purchases earlier.
Black Friday is the penultimate attempt for retailers to ratchet up their sales. So far, people have spent $10 billion online, marking a 7.5% increase from last year. Adobe Analytics predicts online spending to reach $12 billion. They also reported notable 47% increases in buy-now and pay-later options, compared to last year.
*Vocabularies; breakthrough, zip, craze, score, Cyber Monday, scale back, roll out, penultimate, ratchet up
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Temporary Truce in the Middle EastIsrael and Hamas reached a breakthrough truce deal, releasing 50 hostages from Gaza and 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison. It is the first release since the assault on October 7th. This 4-day truce allowed reunions that hadn’t met for weeks.
Black Friday from Home
Black Friday crazes became less intense, and the rush for discounts slowed down. Previously marked by stampedes and injuries, people are now scaling back on online stores, scoring deals in their pajamas, and gearing up for Cyber Monday. Since the pandemic, retailers rolled out discounts online in October, encouraging customers to make purchases earlier.
Black Friday is the penultimate attempt for retailers to ratchet up their sales. So far, people have spent $10 billion online, marking a 7.5% increase from last year. Adobe Analytics predicts online spending to reach $12 billion. They also reported notable 47% increases in buy-now and pay-later options, compared to last year.
*Vocabularies; breakthrough, zip, craze, score, Cyber Monday, scale back, roll out, penultimate, ratchet up
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