Arizona is packed with events this weekend, especially holiday parades, festivals, and markets.

I’m feeling so tired this week, but I hope I can make it out to at least one festive gathering. I always feel such an urgency to spend time outside this time of the year since we know the cool temperatures only last so long!

Here are some of the events going on starting today:

What are you up to this weekend? Let me know!

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at a news conference about her lawsuit against Chinese online retailer Temu in Phoenix on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sejal Govindarao)

by The Associated Press

💬 “[The Temu app] can detect everywhere you go, to a doctor’s office, to a public library, to a political event, to your friends’ houses.” 

— Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes

Mayes announced Tuesday that Arizona is the latest state to sue Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings Inc. over allegations that the Chinese online retailer is stealing customers’ data.

She said the app deceives customers about the quality of its low-cost products and collects what she described as a shocking amount of sensitive data without the consent of users, including GPS locations and a list of other apps on users’ phones.

According to the lawsuit, prosecutors are concerned about Temu being subject to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government, and that its code is designed to evade security reviews.

Arizona’s top prosecutor also said the state wants to protect businesses from being “ripped off” by the online retailer, alleging the company has copied the intellectual property of brands that include the Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State University.

In a statement early Wednesday, Temu denied the allegations.

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