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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Nov 23, 2016
November 23, 2016
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Thanksgiving!
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, when most of us will chow down on turkey, along with ham, or prime rib, or turducken for the adventurous, and tofurkey for the Vegans.
But for most of us, the main course is you know what. The National Turkey Federation says 95 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving --average weight of the family bird: 15 pounds. Yeah, that's nearly 700 million pounds of turkey that will be eaten tomorrow.America's favorite pies:
--Pumpkin, 63 percent
--Apple, 26 percent
--Pecan, 7 percent
--lemon meringue, 6 percent
--sweet potato, 5 percent
--chocolate cream, 4 percent
--coconut custard, 3 percentHow much of your shopping is done:
Although 55.7 percent of shoppers have already started buying holiday gifts, the National Retail Federation says that's a bit less than began early last year, with NRF President MATTHEW SHAY noting that "This time of year is about finding the right gifts while staying on budget. For those looking for anything from toys to apparel at retailers large and small, in-store or online, retailers are ready with great merchandise at affordable prices." But here's an interesting fact --more than ten percent of us have already gotten half our gifts purchased... and nearly three percent of us are finished shopping!
--Not started: 44.3 percent
--1-10 percent done: 19 percent
--11-25 percent done: 13.4 percent
--26-50 percent done: 9.8 percent
--51-75 percent done: 6.8 percent
--76-99 percent done: 3.8 percent
--Finished: 2.9 percentWedding bells:
MARIA TERESA COBAR and CARLOS VICTOR SUAREZ are living proof that it's never, ever too late to find true love. Good Housekeepingreports the duo met less than one, short year ago at the Aventura Plaza Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and tied the knot eight months later, despite the fact that the bride was 80 and her dashing groom clocked in at 95-years-old!
Mr. Suarez says it was love at first sight, Maria's daughter, ANA COBAR, says she's "so happy" for her mother --and the lovebirds have moved into the "Honeymoon Suite" at the center! (Lee) -
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