December 14, 2024

Dealing with rude customers and a shorter holiday shopping season

14 minutes

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

Working Well When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace.

Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season.

Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others.

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year.

McDonald's employee who called 911 in CEO's shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time.

Play the lottery and skip the line for a chance to see the Supreme Court in action.

Luke Littler was an unknown a year ago. Now he's making millions and taking darts into mainstream.

More beans and less red meat Nutritionists weigh in on US dietary guidelines.

US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening.

Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple.

The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024.

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers.

Ukrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey through Romanian mountains.

Rural resurrection: A Greek village leans into faith in fight against demographic collapse.

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish.

Journalists' rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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