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Super Saturday—the last Saturday before Christmas—saw store visits across retail rise 21.8% compared with the average foot traffic of the six preceding Saturdays, according to data from Placer.ai.

From Barron's

Through midday Christmas it ranked in the 10 wettest for Southern California — a complete opposite from last year, when a record dry start to the water year preceded devastating wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

Key also said he previously looked into reports that white-ball captain Harry Brook and batter Jacob Bethell were drinking the night before a match on the limited-overs tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.

From BBC

In the past, similarly low readings — which suggest investors aren’t all that worried about a bond-market selloff — have preceded stretches of strong equity returns.

From MarketWatch

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track I Wanna Be Adored played on speakers.

From BBC