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Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6% — a slower pace than the 8.5% increase from a year earlier when shoppers began spending the money …

On this “Face the Nation” broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democrat of MarylandCBS News correspondents roundtable featuring Jan Crawford, David Martin, Nancy Cordes, Catherine Herridge and Jeff Pegues Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington. And today …

The University of California reached an agreement Friday with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike — the largest of its kind in the nation — at the prestigious state system. The strike disrupted classes …