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For the first time this season, LSU & Tulane both unranked in AP Top 25 [Video]
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TOP 25:1. Oregon 12-02. Texas 11-13. Penn State 11-14. Notre Dame 11-15. Georgia 10-26. Tennessee 10-27. Ohio State 10-28. SMU 11-19. Indiana 11-110. Boise State 11-111. Alabama 9-312. Arizona State 10-213. South Carolina 9-314. Miami 10-215. Ole Miss 9-316. Iowa State 10-217. BYU 10-218. Clemson 9-319. UNLV 10-220. Colorado 9-321. Illinois 9-322. Missouri 9-323. Syracuse 9-324. Army 10-125. Memphis 10-2Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. 1 for the seventh straight week.The shakeup creates two top-five matchups in conference championship games coming up on Saturday, a day before the College Football Playoff bracket is announced. Oregon, the nations only unbeaten team, will face No. 3 Penn State in the Big Ten game in Indianapolis. No. 2 Texas will play No. 5 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference game in Atlanta, a rematch of their top-five meeting in October won by the Bulldogs.No. 4 Notre Dame, 11-1 and a winner of 10 straight, wont play again until the College Football Playoff.Ohio State, which lost for the fourth straight time to Michigan and was knocked out of the Big Ten title game, dropped five spots to No. 7, behind Tennessee. SMU is No. 8 and followed by Indiana and Boise State. The Broncos are in the top 10 for the first time since 2011 and the highest-ranked Group of Five team, two spots ahead of No. 12 Arizona State, the highest-ranked Big 12 team. What led to a fight breaking out at midfield after Michigan stunned then-No. 2 Ohio State?A controversial referee decisionA late hitMichigan players attempting to plant their flagOhio State fans storming the fieldIf the Broncos win the Mountain West title and are one of the top four-seeded conference champions in the final CFP rankings, they would receive a bye to the quarterfinals.Miamis loss at Syracuse cost the Hurricanes a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, and possibly the CFP, and dropped them six spots to No. 14. Clemson, which plays SMU in the ACC game, lost at South Carolina and fell six places to No. 18.South Carolina has won six straight four against ranked opponents and earned a three-rung promotion to No. 13. Mississippi remained No. 15 and was followed by Iowa State and BYU. Poll pointsOhio States 13-10 loss to Michigan marked the fifth time this season a top-five team lost to an unranked opponent, the most since it happened five times in 2017.Miamis 42-38 loss to Syracuse was the 12th by a top-10 team against an unranked opponent, the most since there were 12 such losses in 2021.Its been 10 years since South Carolina was ranked higher than in-state rival Clemson. In 2014, the Gamecocks were No. 13 following a 3-1 start and finished 7-6 and unranked in Steve Spurriers last full season as coach.Notre Dame has its highest ranking since it was No. 4 on Dec. 22, 2020.In and outNo. 23 Syracuse enters the Top 25 for the first time since Oct. 30, 2022, after winning nine games for the first time since 2018 under first-year coach Fran Brown. The win over Miami was its first over a top-10 opponent since 2017.No. 25 Memphis, which was last ranked in October 2020, knocked off Tulane as a double-digit road underdog and has 10 wins for the second straight year.Tulane, which plays at No. 24 Army in the American Athletic Conference title game, went from No. 18 to out of the rankings.Texas A&M, No. 20 last week, was bounced after losing at home to Texas and dropping its last three SEC games. Conference callSEC 7 (Nos. 2, 5, 6, 11, 13, 15, 22).Big Ten 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 7, 8, 21).ACC 4 (Nos. 8, 14, 18, 23).Big 12 4 (Nos. 12, 16, 17, 20).AAC 2 (Nos. 24, 25).Mountain West 2 (Nos. 10, 19).Independent 1 (No. 4).Ranked vs. ranked No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 3 Penn State in Indianapolis, Big Ten championship. No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia in Atlanta, Southeastern Conference championship. No. 8 SMU vs. No. 18 Clemson in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference championship. No. 10 Boise State vs. No. 19 UNLV in Boise, Idaho, Mountain West championship. No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 16 Iowa State in Arlington, Texas, Big 12 championship.

Black Friday shoppers set online spending record [Video]
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Black Friday shoppers set online spending record [Video]

Online spending hit record highs this year, including for e-commerce company Shopify. The online retailer is now the second-largest in the U.S., with sales surpassing $5 billion on Black Friday. LiveNOW’s Christina Evans spoke with Sasha Plavsic, creator of Ilia Beauty, about her company and how important big sales weekends like this are for her brand.

Asbestos with better PR and a bigger checkbook: Big tech goes unchecked in U.S. [Video]
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Asbestos with better PR and a bigger checkbook: Big tech goes unchecked in U.S. [Video]

Australia enacted a law prohibiting the use of social media for anyone under 16 in an effort to protect minors from the mental health consequences associated with social media use. Investor and former Zuckerberg mentor Roger McNamee says social media companies business model is adversarial to the consumer. And while many associate the ability to post online with freedom of speech, GWU Law Schools Mary Anne Franks says big tech companies are uninterested in democracy or expression or art. Theyre interested in you expressing yourself so they can monetize it.

Shoppers continue indulging in Black Friday sales, but mostly online [Video]
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Despite retailers offering holiday discounts earlier than usual this year, U.S. consumers did more shopping on Black Friday than the days leading up to it.Video above: Shopping online this holiday season? Here’s how to avoid being scammedIn-store and online retail sales saw a 3.4% increase year-over-year on Black Friday, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.”Shoppers are making the most of seasonal deals and enjoying a balance of experiences spending and gifts for all loved ones,” said Steve Sadove, senior advisor for Mastercard, in a news release. “They’re more strategic in their shopping though, prioritizing promotions that they believe hold the greatest value opening their wallets, but with more intentional distribution.”More people turned to online shops on Friday, while in-store sales grew less than 1% compared to last year. According to Mastercard, online sales were up 14.6% from last year. Despite warm weather lasting longer into the fall, apparel was popular with online shoppers.Mastercard said there was an increase in grocery spending during the two weeks leading up to Black Friday and people were spending big at restaurants the day after Thanksgiving.According to Adobe Analytics, online shoppers spent $10.8 billion on Friday compared to $9.8 billion in 2023. Shoppers set a record this week by spending $6.1 billion on Thanksgiving Day.Adobe expects Cyber Monday to be the year’s biggest shopping day, though. It estimated shoppers will spend a record $13.2 billion, up 6.1% year-over-year.Shopify, an e-commerce site, reported that it set a new record for its Black Friday sales, which reached $5 billion globally. The average cart price for US shoppers was about $157, with many looking for products like t-shirts, skincare and vitamins.The National Retail Federation estimated in October that Americans would spend $902 per person on gifts, food, decorations and other items during the holiday season $25 per person more than last year and $16 more than the record set in 2019 but economists didn’t expect this week to be anything out of the ordinary.The NRF estimated that shoppers would spend $261 on food, candy and decorations and other holiday items.Mastercard said jewelry, electronics and apparel were the top purchases on Black Friday, with consumers taking advantage of big discounts.But great deals don’t always mean high quality. Flora Bagenal, producer of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” documentary, told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield on Saturday that these electronics, toys and clothes are mass-produced and eventually thrown out by consumers. It creates a cycle of overconsumption that hurts the environment.”That’s where consumers have a bit more power to make some more choices around the things that we buy,” she said. “Just not falling for stuff that is probably not gonna last very long.”