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 Building Homes and Community for Arizona Youth

Flu hospitalizations have recently increased by 21% as a so-called tripledemic of flu, COVID-19 and RSV is ticking up across the U.S. (More) 

Two cities in Santa Clara County, California, were among the top 10 places for millennials to move to last year, according to a new report. More)

U.S. shoppers pounced on deep online discounts on Cyber Monday to spend a record $12.4 billion on online purchases — up 9.6% from last year

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U.S. Troops Still Train on Weapons With Known Risk of Brain Injury

A majority of Americans say they would tip 15% or less for an average meal at a sit-down restaurant. Nearly six-in-ten (57%) say this, including 2% who say they wouldn’t leave any tip. Only a quarter of people say they’d tip 20% or more. For most people, tipping is first and foremost about service. Around three-quarters of adults (77%) say the quality of the service they receive is a major factor in deciding whether and how much to tip. None of the other factors we asked about comes close.

Recruitment and retention challenges have led the U.S. Coast Guard into a system-wide service retreat. A 3500-person shortfall—a nearly 10% shortage in the enlisted ranks—is forcing the Coast Guard to take ten cutters out of service, transfer five tugs to seasonal activation, and shutter 29 boat stations.

 Gas prices. They've dropped more than 60 days in a row. $3.25 a gallon average.

Several large retailers in the US — including Publix, Walmart and Aldi — received recalled fruit, the FDA warned Tuesday. The batches of non-organic peaches, plums and nectarines have been linked with a Listeria outbreak that caused at least 11 illnesses in seven states, with 10 hospitalizations and one death, health officials said.  

France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks with an aim to create a "tobacco-free generation by 2032," the country's health minister Aurélien Rousseau said Tuesday. Smoking in forests and some other public spaces, including close to schools, will also be banned in the country. The minister did not give an exact timeline but hinted that people could face fines as early as next year.