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U.S. retail and restaurant sales increased in September, reflecting steady consumer spending despite high prices and economic challenges, according to a report delayed by the Senate Democrat-caused government shutdown. The Commerce Department reported a 0.2 percent rise in sales from August, with the modest gain occurring against a backdrop of stubbornly high grocery and housing […]

The South African ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, was discovered dead following a reported fall from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Paris. French authorities have initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, which occurred Tuesday morning at the Porte Maillot location. Mthethwa, a former Cabinet minister and long-standing […]