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Top Stories: North Texans Like To Spend Money On Gifts; College Students Split on NFL Protests

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The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº News:

North Texans plan to spend more on gifts and entertainment than the average American — way more, according to the consulting company Deloitte. Plus, for the first time ever, North Texans plan to do shopping online than in brick-and-mortar stores.

ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Christopher Connelly at the firm’s annual survey of holiday shoppers.

Other stories this morning:

  • There’s been a different kind of backdrop this NFL season: the ongoing debate about players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence against African Americans. UT-Dallas researcher Alex Piquero is trying to gauge how deep the racial divide over this issue is among college students, and came up with .

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM.

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.