Guide to Massachusetts' sales tax holiday this weekend, Aug. 10-11, 2024 – WCVB Boston
A guide to Massachusetts sales tax exemptions this weekend, August 10-11, 2024 Updated: August 9, 2024, 9:20 PM EDT Things you need to know to save money. Sales Tax Weekend. Think big, but not too big. You can’t save on taxes on cars or anything over $2,500. But what about that expensive piece of jewelry […]
Protesters arrested after mobbing Holiday Inn Express migrant hotel
Potentially violent protests erupted across Britain on Sunday after a false rumor spread about a teenage boy who allegedly stabbed three children to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last week. Right-wing protesters clashed with police and counter-demonstrators at the Holiday Inn Express Rotherham in South Yorkshire, which houses migrant asylum seekers. More than […]
January 1 or December 6, Not June 19, Should Be the National Holiday
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Today [June 19] has been declared a national holiday—Juneteenth. But if we really want to celebrate a day that was a landmark in America’s journey toward a freer, less racist society, we should not be celebrating Juneteenth—we should be celebrating January 1, the day in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation […]
CBS Sports sees impressive John Deere Classic numbers despite July 4th holiday weekend
CBS Sports garnered record ratings for the John Deere Classic, even though the Fourth of July holiday fell on a Thursday, giving millions of Americans days off over the weekend. The final round on Sunday, when Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title, averaged 2.102 million viewers, a 32 percent increase from last year, […]
Gas Prices: Decrease at the pumps to the end the holiday weekend
Gas prices decreased slightly on Sunday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.506, according to AAA. On Saturday, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.509. A week ago, it was $3.492. A month ago, it was $3.471, and a year ago, it cost $3.537 per gallon. California had the […]
Pontins booted to bottom of UK holiday park table again | Travel & leisure
Well-established Pontins has been ranked the UK’s worst holiday park brand in a survey by consumer group Which?, with smaller, more independent resorts taking top honours. Topping the list was Potters Resorts, which has bases in the Essex countryside and the Norfolk coast. Which? surveyed more than 1,700 people about their experiences at UK holiday […]