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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]