Mackenzie Hughes begins Presidents Cup with wild beer chug
The 2024 Presidents Cup got off to a rocky start Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club as Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes pumped up the crowd by chugging beer. Although Hughes was not selected to take part in the opening session of Four Ball, he appeared on the first tee box, electrifying the Quebec crowd and […]
Early voting begins in Illinois, North Dakota, Florida and Michigan
As the 2024 election moves forward, Illinois, North Dakota, Florida and Michigan all began early voting on Thursday. Here you'll find all the information about each state's elections and how to vote. Michigan is one of the most competitive states this season. In 2016, Michigan shocked the nation by supporting former President Trump by just […]
Paramount Begins Next Round of Layoffs, Cutting Staff by 15 Percent
As the entertainment industry continues to downsize, Paramount launched its second round of layoffs on Tuesday, aiming to reduce its workforce by 15% company-wide. “We are taking these steps to ensure the continued success of Paramount, and after today, 90 percent of these reductions will be complete,” said Paramount co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and […]
Absentee voting begins in Maryland, Mississippi
Maryland and Mississippi join a large and growing list of states that will open up early and absentee voting on Monday. Key lower-level races in early voting states today About 20 states are voting, including Wisconsin, Minnesota and Virginia. While the states beginning early voting today are not as competitive as the presidential election, Maryland's […]
Liberty’s WNBA title quest begins with Game 1 battle vs. Dream
The Liberty and its men's practice squad held an intense, physical scrimmage on the Barclays Center practice court on Saturday in preparation for Sunday's postseason opener against Atlanta. “Obviously, there was no crappy practice,” All-Star guard Sabrina Ionescu said. “No shooting practice, we were taped up, we were practicing live. The girls were in playoff […]
Oktoberfest, the world’s largest folk festival all things beer begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Oktoberfest has begun. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially kicked off Oktoberfest at noon Saturday by popping the tap on the first keg of beer, signalling the start of the festival's 189th edition. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated the first clinking of mugs at Munich's fairgrounds during the world's largest folk festival. Munich will open its first […]
Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam
Election season kicks into high gear on Friday, with Virginia becoming the first state to allow in-person early voting for the 2024 election cycle, and six other states — Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming — also opening up absentee voting with some limitations. Minnesota and Virginia lean Democratic, but have strong […]
Boeing begins layoffs amid labor union strike, controversy over CEO’s home purchase: ‘Very difficult time’
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg traveled to Seattle while 33,000 Boeing employees stood on the picket line. (Photos by Derrick Louis, Clarity Northwest Photography, and Laura Halliday, Realogix Sotheby's International Realty and KCPQ) Boeing is launching a series of layoffs in response to a strike by the company's largest labor union, it said in a statement […]
Federal Reserve begins policy meeting with interest rate cuts on deck
Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, explained why the Fed will gradually lower interest rates and not be too aggressive in “making money.” of Federal Reserve System Tuesday kicks off a highly anticipated two-day meeting in which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years as persistent inflation shows […]
Amazon to employees: In-person, 5-day work week begins next year
Woodshaw Financial Group Chairman DR Barton Analyses Amazon and IBM in “Varney & Co.” Starting next year, Amazon will begin expecting many employees to come to work in person five days a week. CEO Andy Jassy told Amazon employees on Monday that starting Jan. 2, the company will “return to working in offices just like […]