we start in china where earlier today we got to see more evidence of its economic difficulties. new home prices fell for the fifth straight month in november while property investment dropped 9.4% over the year so far. retail sales growth missed forecasts but on the plus side, industrial output, what those factories churn out, expanded in november at its fastest pace since the start of last year. the world bank is forecasting that china s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling from 5.2% to 4.5%. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macroeconomics. he told us more about the economic data we ve seen come out today from china. the general picture is pretty soft, soggy. one standout piece of data, actually, is the accelerated decline in existing home prices. now, property market, as i m sure everyone knows, is very weak in china. but part of the process is going to be clearing some of the excess overhang. there s a lot of investment properties boug
group after the group s founder was given the steepest penalty yet among those charged in the insurrection. and stunning revelations from newly unearthed fbi documents revealing a plot to kill queen elizabeth back in the 80s while she was here in the u.s. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. two more sentences are being handed down today for members of the oath keepers, a far right extremist group for their role in the january 6th capitol attack. one of them is army veteran jessica watkins. she was just sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. sentencing for the other member, kenneth hairalson, is happening this very hour. it all comes one day after the group s founder stewart rhodes was hit with the most severe sentence yet tied to the capitol insurrection, with the judge describing him as an ongoing threat to democracy, the unrepentant rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison. evan, starting with you h
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