Economy & Finance - The President is focusing on affordability, acknowledging that prices are too high and touting a new slogan: "Make America Affordable Again" [1][2][23][25] - Housing and groceries are up nearly 30%, while electricity and gas are up almost 40% [1] - The Federal Reserve is expected to make a major decision on interest rates, potentially cutting rates by a quarter point to support the job market [1][2] - AAA predicts a record-breaking 122 million Americans will travel during the holiday season, with air travel expected to surpass 8 million people [1][2] - The Powerball prize is soaring to nearly $1 billion [1] Social Media & Technology - Australia becomes the first nation to ban social media for children under 16 [1][7] - A million social media accounts have been deactivated across Australia due to the ban [7] - Two-thirds of the world's internet traffic flows through Loudoun County, Virginia, known as A I Alley [8] - A new Lending Tree survey reveals that 27% of self-check-out users have purposefully taken an item without scanning [39][41] Weather & Environment - Millions are on alert for another blast of arctic air and a winter storm set to bring more than a foot (approximately 30 centimeters) of snow to parts of the Northeast [1] - 18 million people from Montana to the Northeast are under winter storm watches or warnings [3] - Potential historic river flooding is expected in the Pacific Northwest, with some areas potentially seeing 4 to 8 inches (approximately 10 to 20 centimeters) of rain [8][9]