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Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season

Merit Street Media | Dec 16, 2024

U.S. — The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.

Trump appoints longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as special missions envoy

Merit Street Media | Dec 15, 2024

West Palm Beach, Fl. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he's picked longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as...

Colorado star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

New York — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy.

ABC News agrees to give $15M to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

New York — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos'...

Trump attends Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump was huddling with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday's Army-Navy football game, a chance to...

Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at US military hospital in Germany after fall

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

Washington — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an...

US officials had direct contact with Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

Amazon and Meta to contribute $1M to Trump’s inauguration fund

Merit Street Media | Dec 14, 2024

New York — Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies...

De'Vondre Campbell won't be part of the 49ers after his refusal to enter a game, Kyle Shanahan says

Merit Street Media | Dec 13, 2024

Santa Clara, CA — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said linebacker De'Vondre Campbell won't be part of the 49ers moving forward after he refused to...

Still rockin': As singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

Merit Street Media | Dec 13, 2024

New York — Her memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy. She remembers the producer placing decorations around the...