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Wall Street Journal
What’s News: World-Wide
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-news-world-wide-b6f780f1
U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online sales, reflecting a year marked by higher prices and a strong U.S. job market.
Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region.
