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Here’s where your Black Friday returns really end up

Here’s where your Black Friday returns really end up

Apple News Today
Dec 1, 2025 15 min
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<p>A strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean has prompted bipartisan scrutiny. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzuW1yy6VSsu00k6oUqWYsA">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Alex Horton details why lawmakers on both sides are seeking greater transparency.</p> <p>The suspected shooter of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C. arrived in the U.S. via a program meant for Afghans to resettle after the war. The <a href="https://apple.news/AoHWmbS20SnK9f7xzmz5mMA">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Michelle Hackman joins to discuss how Trump is now expanding his immigration crackdown.</p> <p>Americans return a lot of purchases. As we emerge from Black Friday, <a href="https://apple.news/Av8JrT8cCR2eQ_zGlb6aqAA">Wirecutter</a>&rsquo;s Annemarie Conte explains where it all ends up.</p> <p>Plus, bad winter <a href="https://apple.news/A_qYbl50VTmuA0c2SqNqHGA">weather</a> is snarling post-Thanksgiving travel and more is on the way, why U.S. officials say there&rsquo;s still <a href="https://apple.news/AaW5ksFfRQpKN1iwafCG9uQ">work</a> to be done on a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and how three octogenarian nuns became Instagram <a href="https://apple.news/ArY0C7ALQSkG5FI8-QcIGrQ">darlings</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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