AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHalloween Spending: Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion this year, even as 61% say they’re cutting back; nearly one in four celebrators expect to go into debt, with Gen Z most likely to borrow. Race and Representation: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew condemnation from civil rights groups after falsely claiming Arabs do not produce science or literature; Arab scholars have won the major prizes he cited. Music and AI: Universal and Sony allege Suno used more than 60,000 songs without permission to train its music models, including tracks by BTS, Psy and 2NE1. Indigenous Culture: The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree’s Idaho send-off included Nez Perce singing and drumming to honor a tree from a forest the tribe considers sacred. Art and Independence: As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, museums are bringing out prints made by artists in 1975 in response to the question, “What does independence mean to me?”
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