What to do about new glitchy macbook air?

I recieved my macbook air last week and already I am experiencing problems. When I tried to power down tonight, my screen went black but my keyboard still lit up. It took me several minutes of pushing and holding the power button to finally get it working again. I'm just wondering, what do I do to make it stop glitching? It's so new and I don't want to have to deal with this.

When did you buy it ? you have 14 days exchange and 1 year warranty.
Contact Apple for appt. for full diagnostics, take advantage of your service and warranty you paid for

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