Major realtors decided to offer deals today. This comes after a threeweek slump. And target said the debit and credit card information being hack and now those customers are getting scam emails. And the cost of a stamp is coming up. A letter will now cost 0. 45 to mail. Those are the headlines. Im tony harris. Consider this is next on Al Jazeera America. Americans showed resilience this year in the face of tornados, wildfires, floods and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Consider this after a year filled with terrible Natural Disasters, how are those affected getting their lives back together . Also for the first time in close to 600 years a pope stepped down, as the appointment of pope francis reinvigorated the Catholic Church. And dr. Wendy walsh is here to tell us how to avoid the holiday blues. And if you think of classics like its a wonderful life and miracle of 34th street, well talk about some of the classics you may not have heard of. We begin with a look back at some of the Na
Revealing how she really feels about her new album. Just hours after she surprises customers with gift cards. Her battle right now with two of the Biggest Stores coast to coast. Good morning, america. Are you ready for christmas . The Empire State Building is. Check it out right there. A Great Holiday light show last night. A little music to go along with it. It is so much fun. It was so much fun. I was actually in the city with the family and they thought it was just about the coolest thing theyve ever seen. I think theyre right. All right, everybody this morning, it is deadline day for consumers who want Obamacare Health coverage. That takes effect on january 1, 2014. Coming up quick. Going to be a real crush of people trying to sign up today. People speaking out on three major stories. Nigella lawson talking about her future the first time after that trial. Duck commander Phil Robertson saying hes not backing down. At all before last weeks controversy. And look at beyonce, releasing
Gary b. Smith. Tracy burns. John nas max ferris. Along with bernard whitn. Will pushing the minimum to the max push out jobs just as theyre coming back . Yes, absolutely, this is the wrong thing to do in an economy thats showing some signeds of recovery. Remember, theyre targeting the wrong people. This is a great union and democratic slogan to say, look at the ceo, how much hes making. You cant raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour . Take mcdonalds nor example. They will tell you, they dont set the wages for the local franchises. These are your moms and pops. These are your neighbors out there. They cant afford they dont have huge margins to raise the wages to 15 an hour. Remember, if you want to help poverty this isnt the way to do it. The earned income tax cret does it. Take this out of politics. Take this out of unions. Remember, 67 of people that make minimum wage work part time. 53,000 a year is what the average person who makes a minimum wage, that household, makes. This does not
While most Malls all over the country have spent the last few days with their Christmas tree launchings, and kicked off their holiday season promotions; leave it to the ultimate upscale Mall, Rockwell Land’s Power Plant in Makati, to do things quite differently, and have three big Christmas trees wi
Of all the holidays, Christmas can be the most difficult holiday for many to negotiate with all the expectations. Added to that equation is that Christmas will be different this year for many due to the pandemic. For those who have lost a family member or loved one, celebrating a holiday that is usually spent with loved ones is challenging, at best. Christmas is often only time of year that many see their loved ones, some wonât see their loved ones in person at all this year due to COVID restrictions.Â
While this is not the first year Emmanuel Lutheran Church â Lincolnton has held a Blue Christmas service, Pastor Michael Collins felt like it was needed this year. The service, which is available on the churchâs YouTube channel was done on Monday, the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year.Â