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Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns
Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns After a solid holiday season, US retail sales took a surprising step back to start 2025, snapping a streak of growth and fueling worries about the economy. Retail and food services sales fell 0.9 percent in January, according to Census Bureau data released on Friday, Feb. 14. The decline reversed the trend from December 2024's revised increase of 0.7 percent, signaling that consumers may be feeling the squeeze from rising prices. Economists had predicted only a slight decline, with Dow Jones estimating a 0.2 percent drop, NBC News reported. The sales totals were seasonally adjusted but…

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by Chris Spiker
News
COVID-19: Here Are Do's, Don'ts To Avoid Virus-Related Scams, Westchester DA Says COVID-19: Here Are Do's, Don'ts To Avoid Virus-Related Scams, Westchester DA Says
Covid-19: Here Are Do's, Don'ts To Avoid Virus-Related Scams, Westchester DA Says Officials in Westchester are warning residents to protect themselves and be wary of schemers looking to take advantage of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., issued a warning for area residents this week following an uptick in scams related to the COVID-19 outbreak over the past few months. “As this crisis continues, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are seeing more scams related to federal coronavirus stimulus payments as well as bogus COVID-19-related products and treatments for sale, charities, and frau…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says
More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says The mass exodus of New Yorkers leaving New York City has hit a record pace. According to new reports, as many as 277 people are leaving New York City each day, leading all U.S. metro areas, and more than double the number recorded last year. Los Angeles and Chicago were second and third on the list, with 201 and 161 residents reportedly leaving each day. The data came from the 2018 Ceneus data on migration in the largest 100 cities in the country. Between July 2017 and July 2018, New York lost 180,306 people and gained 131,746 new residents. A difference of 48,560 abandoned New York — the …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Westchester City Named New York's 'Best To Live In' Westchester City Named New York's 'Best To Live In'
Westchester City Named New York's 'Best To Live In' As if anyone who calls it home needed to be told, New Rochelle has once again been named one of the top 50 cities to live in the United States by 24/7 Wall St. In their latest "Best Cities to Live in Every State," New Rochelle earned top honors in New York (32nd overall), just behind Rio Rancho in New Mexico and a spot ahead of Raleigh, N.C. Hoover, Alabama topped the list. The ranking comes amid one of the more trying times in the city's recent history. To determine which cities made the list, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data of the 550 U.S. cities with populations greater than 65,000…

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by Zak Failla