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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Activists are planning a Black Lives Matter demonstration that they say could bring hundreds of protesters to the Mall of America in Minnesota. This afternoon's protest is aimed at drawing attention to the police shooting last month of a black Minneapolis man, Jamar Clark. The 24-year-old died the day after he was shot in north Minneapolis by police responding to an assault complaint. The mall sought a court order blocking the planned protest. A judge barred three organizers from attending the demonstration but said she doesn't have the power to prevent others from showing up to demonstrate.
ATLANTA (AP) — Southerners in large parts of Louisiana and Arkansas have awakened to tornado watches two days before Christmas. Forecasters warn that powerful tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding could soon spread across Mississippi, Alabama and parts of Georgia. In Alabama, heavy rains overnight left some downtown Mobile streets flooded during the morning rush hour. The city was under a tornado warning before the workday began. No touchdowns or damage were reported.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks have opened higher, led by big gains in oil and gas companies as the price of crude moves higher. Drilling rig operator Transocean jumped 3 percent in early trading Wednesday, and Hess rose 4 percent. The price of crude oil rose 3 percent to $37 a barrel in New York.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weak showing in October, U.S. consumer spending has rebounded -- increasing three-tenths of one percent last month. The government also reports that personal income rose three-tenths of one percent in November, reflecting solid gains in wages and salaries. A key inflation gauge was up 0.4 percent in November compared with a year ago, the biggest year-over-year jump since last December.
NEW YORK (AP) — It won't be a hard day's night for Beatles fans tonight. At a minute after midnight, local time, all over the world, the Beatles' music will be available for streaming from a wide range of outlets. A representative announced today that the streaming services will include Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play and Spotify, along with several others. The 17 Beatles albums span from "With the Beatles" and "A Hard Day's Night" to "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be," plus subsequent greatest hits collections.
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