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Now that Halloween's behind us, the holiday shopping season is underway, but this year brings new challenges for shoppers. From higher prices and tariff uncertainty to rumors of inventory shortages and smaller discounts, planning ahead could make all the difference.

So what should you buy now, what can wait, and how do you avoid falling for fake deals or "too good to be true" discounts?

Lifestyle journalist and money-saving expert Trae Bodge joins Erica to break it all down — from AI-powered shopping tools and changing discount trends to her best advice for sticking to a budget and still spreading holiday cheer.

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On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest on the government shutdown from CBS's Nikole Killion on Capitol Hill and CBS's Linda Kenyon at the White House. CBS's Jim Axelrod has a report on affordable health care - one of the issues driving the shutdown, and a new option being offered in Maine. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a look at how the economy is driving a new population to food banks.

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Diplomats in Tanzania say there's credible evidence at least five-hundred people have been killed in days of clashes between protesters and security forces over disputed election results. The protests broke out after the President's main challengers were excluded from the ballot. A senior opposition politician told the BBC that police and foreign mercenaries were killing "with impunity". Tanzania's foreign minister has denied reports of widespread killings.

Also: US judges rule the Trump administration must maintain food aid for millions of Americans, despite the government shutdown. The Israeli judge who has resigned after revealing evidence that a Palestinian prisoner was sexually abused. Scientists create a single anti-venom that protects against 17 different poisonous snakebites. And Egypt's long awaited billion dollar Grand Museum finally opens its doors.

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