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NoneOnline Black Friday shopping shattered records in 2024, with spending up 10.2% this year compared to 2023, according to data provided by Adobe Analytics. Consumers spent a record $10.8 billion online on Friday, which is nearly double what was spent just seven years ago on Black Friday. How does Black Friday shopping compare to a typical day? Spending on toys was over seven times higher than a typical day, jewelry had over six times the spending, and electronics had more than four times the spending. RELATED STORY | Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: When are the better deals? Adobe Analytics said popular toys helped drive a massive increase in toy spending. Top toys sold on Friday include Harry Potter LEGO sets, Wicked toys, card and board games, Disney Princess toys and dolls, and Cookeez Makery oven playset, Adobe Analytics said. “Crossing the $10 billion mark is a big e-commerce milestone for Black Friday, for a day that in the past was more anchored towards in-store shopping”, said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst, Adobe Digital Insights .“And with consumers getting more comfortable with everything from mobile shopping to chat bots, we have tailwinds that can prop up online growth for Black Friday moving forward.” Adobe Analytics expects Thanksgiving weekend spending to remain robust. An estimated $5.2 billion is expected to be spent by Americans on Saturday, and $5.6 billion is expected to be spent at online retailers on Sunday. Cyber Monday is expected to generate $13.2 billion, a 6.1% increase from last year. RELATED STORY | Best apps to manage your money as the holiday shopping season ramps up The National Retail Federation expects that 200 million Americans will shop this weekend, nearly 4 million more than a year ago. Online shopping is projected to generate more revenue than in-person. “The five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday represents some of the busiest shopping days of the year and reflects the continued resilience of consumers and strength of the economy,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. “Shoppers exceeded our expectations with a robust turnout. Retailers large and small were prepared to deliver safe, convenient and affordable shopping experiences with the products and services consumers needed, and at great prices.”
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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Bryson Daily tied the American Athletic Conference record for single-season touchdowns and threw for a season-high 190 yards and a score to lift No. 25 Army to a 29-24 win over UTSA on Saturday. Army (10-1) finished the regular season 8-0 in the AAC and earned the right to host the championship game on Friday. Daily rushed for 147 yards, his academy-record ninth straight 100-yard game, and two touchdowns. Casey Larkin sealed Army’s 10th victory of the season, picking off Owen McCown at the Black Knights’ 10 with 1:14 left. “It was a great team win,” Daily said. “It was great to see the defense plays their hearts out like they’ve done all season. We knew a close game (at home) was coming at some point this season. That was today. I’m just proud of the fight that our guys showed.” Army won its 10th game for the fourth time in program history and third time in Jeff Monken’s 11 years. The Black Knights had outscored their opponents 188-62 in their first five home wins. “To be playing in the conference championship game in the first year is a little improbable,” Monken said. “It’s not something you anticipate. “I’m glad we joined the conference. It’s awesome to be in this position and have a chance to play for the conference championship. That’s not something you take for granted." Army’s defense rose to the challenges all afternoon. Kalib Fortner and Chance Keith combined to stop Brandon High short on 4th-and-1 from UTSA’s 16 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Five plays later, Bryson Daily scored his 24th touchdown of the season from one yard out to give Army a 22-17 lead. Collin Matteson picked off McCown for his first career interception with 11:17 left in the game. Daily scored his conference-tying 25th rushing touchdown, a 42-yard run on the second play following Matteson’s pick with 10:26 remaining in the game UTSA (6-6) fell to 0-6 away from the Alamodome. The Roadrunners opened the second half with McCown’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Devin McCuin on fourth down to take 17-13 lead with10:13left in the third quarter. Army senior kicker Trey Gronotte made a career-high three field goals. Gronotte’s 35-yard kick tied the game at 10-10 as time expired in the first half. Daily capped a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a 41-yard touchdown pass to running back Tyrell Robinson on the game’s opening drive with 7:30remaining in the first quarter. Robinson, a fifth-year senior, scored his first touchdown of the season and 14th in his career. UTSA answered with a touchdown on its first possession, a 10-yard run by Brandon High. High added a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Army converted on all three fourth downs on its opening touchdown drive. Noah Short caught a 6-yard pass and ran for four yards to move the chains. UTSA leading rusher Robert Henry missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Henry had a team-best 706 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. UTSA: Awaits a bowl invitation. Army: Plays Tulane in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) wants to reach the stars – quite literally – with plans to rebrand itself as the Royal Thai Air and Space Force. Alongside this name change, a National Air and Space Interests Coordination Center will be established in order to oversee both Thailand’s internal and external aerospace defense activities. The announcement was made last week by RTAF spokesperson Air Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee, following the first defense commanders meeting of the 2025 fiscal year. Before any of these proposals can officially take flight, legislative changes will be necessary. If all goes as expected, the process should be finalized by 2028. Thailand’s space agenda has traditionally been confined to research and socio-economic applications. In these areas, and in relative terms within Southeast Asia, Thailand is among the most advanced and active nations . Through its Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), founded as a public organization in 2000, Thailand has become a trailblazer in earth observation technology. The THEOS-1 and THEOS-2 satellites, launched in 2008 and 2023 respectively, have contributed immensely to the country’s agriculture and environmental monitoring, urban planning, and disaster management. The next generation of THEOS, projected to launch by 2027, is being mostly if not entirely developed and assembled domestically, demonstrating Thailand’s progress in both technical expertise and infrastructure. GISTDA’s Assembly Integration and Testing Center in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor, home to the making of THEOS-3, has emerged as an important facility for both private space start-ups and the RTAF. It is here that Thai Universe-1, reportedly the RTAF’s first self-made nanosatellite crafted using affordable commercial-grade components instead of expensive space-grade ones, is undergoing testing. The RTAF’s foray into space took its first major step when Napa-1, contracted to the Dutch firm ISISPACE, entered orbit in 2020. The minimally modified Napa-2 quickly followed in 2021. The RTAF’s 80-page white paper , released earlier this year as an update to the 2020 edition, dedicates substantial attention to the growing significance of space. It highlights the precarious vulnerability that comes with reliance on space assets as major powers clash. At the same time, it stresses smaller powers’ need to harness space technology for enhanced military intelligence. This is crucial for the RTAF’s effective long-term operations across three designated areas: the global area of interest (where Thai citizens are located), area of influence (Southeast Asia), and area of responsibility (Thailand’s sovereign territory). The RTAF’s area of responsibility, which includes Thailand’s flight information region and exclusive economic zone, totals 1,979,722 square kilometers. So far from being an abrupt and hollow change as some might perceive, the RTAF’s latest efforts reflect the gradual consolidation of Thailand’s military space interest, which is modest and defensive in nature. This context explains why the Space Force is not being formed as an independent armed branch, but will remain attached to the Air Force. The proposed National Air and Space Interests Coordination Center is clearly modeled after the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center (Thai-MECC), Thailand’s centralized body for maritime security governance. As I wrote in an article published by the CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Thai-MECC has proven highly effective in tackling threats to Thailand’s maritime interests, as it is legally empowered to conduct surveillance and investigations, and to mobilize resources from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and six other government agencies. Manpower isn’t much of an issue in the sense that Thai-MECC personnel are rotated from various agencies, avoiding the additional costs of new hires. An interesting point of observation will be the civil-military dynamics of the new coordination effort. The Thai-MECC is dominated by the RTN, whether on paper or in practice, leaving civilian agencies somewhat in the background. This arrangement hasn’t really raised questions because, even as the scope of maritime security has broadened markedly, the traditional military-centric lens on territorial defense remains intact. In contrast, the space domain has always been more closely tied to science. As such, it makes sense to think that the RTAF, while central, may not exert the same level of dominance in the up-and-coming Air and Space Interests Coordination Center as the RTN does with the Thai-MECC. The RTAF stands as the least conservative branch of Thailand’s military, as reflected in its relative openness to commanders with international qualifications and its ahead-of-the-curve publication of a comprehensive white paper. Both the RTN and the Army have shown a strict preference for domestically educated commanders , and it was only in the past two years that they began publishing their white papers. The restructuring initiatives currently underway are yet another demonstration of the RTAF’s commitment to staying at the forefront of Thailand’s military modernization.
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