It’s Super Saturday and retailers are hoping to ring up record sales. The National Retail Federation says shoppers are expected to spend $730 billion this holiday season. That’s about 4% more than last year. Hilary Lane reports. Source
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Trump administration aims to cut “SNAP” programs, affecting millions
Thirty-six million Americans depend on food stamps under the government’s “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” known as “SNAP.” But this week, the Trump administration moved to cut some of them off. The changes would cause an estimated 3.7 million Americans to lose their benefits. A multi-state lawsuit could be in the works by state attorneys general. Source
New Zealand’s gun buyback program takes in 50,000 guns
New Zealanders have turned in more than 50,000 guns in the country’s gun buyback program. The government banned most assault weapons after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques in March. Source
Was a killer filmed on his way to committing a murder?
Three murders in nine days in Austin, Texas, and little evidence to go on — did a man testing a thermal imaging camera inadvertently capture one of the killers? Source
Two convicts blame each other for brutal Austin murders
In 2018, Shawn Gant-Benalcazar was convicted in the 2014 murder of Kathy Blair, and Timothy Parlin was convicted in the murders of Kathy Blair and Billie and Sidney Shelton. “48 Hours”‘ Maureen Maher sat down with each of them, hoping to get answers. Instead, both men claimed they were innocent – and pinned the blame on each other. Source
WorldView: Indonesia drug arrests, Google tax dispute, New Zealand volcano search
Six foreigners were arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs in Indonesia. Google settled a tax dispute in Australia. And the bodies of two people missing after New Zealand’s volcano eruption may never be found. Rylee Carlson rounds up these global news headlines from London. Source
Navigating the holiday tipping maze
Many Americans find end-of-year tipping confusing or stressful, but large numbers of us still do it. Here’s what to keep in mind. Source
American official’s wife charged in U.K. over deadly car crash
Prosecutors in the United Kingdom announced on Friday that authorities have charged the wife of an American official over a crash that killed a teenager last summer. The woman, Anne Sacoolas, later left the country and returned to the U.S. claiming diplomatic immunity. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green has details. Source
Behind the House Democrats’ strategy in holding up articles of impeachment
“60 Minutes” correspondent John Dickerson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the delay in impeachment proceedings, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggests she may wait to send articles of impeachment to the Senate. He also addresses the impact of Christianity Today’s op-ed, which calls for Mr. Trump to be removed from office, on the president’s Evangelical Christian base. Source
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Candidates who won’t appear at debate find other ways to share their message
Democratic presidential candidates who failed to qualify for Thursday’s primary debate are finding other ways to get their message out to the American people. CBS News 2020 Campaign reporters LaCrai Mitchell and Nicole Sganga join CBSN with the details for this edition of 2020 Daily Trail Markers. Source