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 […]
PGA Tour FedEx Cup Fall begins in Napa; here’s everything you need to know, including TV, odds
Less than two weeks after Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the FedExCup fall tournament begins with this week's ProCure Championship at Silverado Resort in Napa, California. A series of eight events FedExCup Fall There will also be plenty of opportunities for players who finish outside the top 50 in the 2024 FedEx […]
Daniel Jones’ quest to regain his vintage Giants form begins with favorable coincidence
It's just a freak coincidence, a stroke of luck, a stroke of good fortune. Intellectually, we all know this. Intellectually, we know that the list of must-haves that NFL schedule writers considered before assembling their vast maze was not something like this: 1. They'll play the Chiefs at home on the first day of the […]
'The Five' reacts to a ‘Democratic mutiny’ as the DNC begins
‘The Five’ co-hosts preview President Biden’s expected speech on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. source
Mandatory ‘Climate Change’ Curriculum Begins in California Schools
California public schools will begin implementing mandatory climate change curriculum that is reportedly designed to indoctrinate the state's children when AB285, a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, goes into effect. The Federalist reported: AB285: Science classes for students in California will be adding new curriculum this year aimed at indoctrinating students about […]
Social Security Makes Historic SSI Change Official – New Era for Retirees Begins in December – La Grada EN
According to the latest Social Security data, about 65 million Americans receive monthly benefits, and more than 2.5 million are on Social Security and SSI Payments The SSI program pays monthly benefits to adults 65 and older and their blind or physically disabled children who have little or no assets or income. In 2024, eligible […]