Independently-owned shops highlighted on Small Business Saturday
On Saturday, the spotlight was on those businesses owned by friends and neighbors, the ones that help keep our community thriving.
On Saturday, the spotlight was on those businesses owned by friends and neighbors, the ones that help keep our community thriving.
Davion Irvin has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty — non-livestock in connection to the Jan. 30 theft of two Dallas Zoo monkeys
Shares of Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), the department store chain, were rocketing higher on reports that activist investor Ryan Cohen had taken a stake in the company. Cohen is the co-founder of Chewy and may be best known for helping to send GameStop stock skyrocketing in 2021 as he took a stake in the company and pushed for a board shake-up and other changes. According to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, Cohen has amassed a stake in the company that makes him one of the five biggest shareholders outside the Nordstrom family.
OLDWICK, N.J., February 03, 2023--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "a-" (Excellent) of Finial Reinsurance Company (Stamford, CT). Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of "bbb-" (Good) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of "bbb-" (Good) on $200 million, 7.125% senior unsecured notes, due 2023, of Finial Holdings, Inc. (Delaware). These companies are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway I
NEW YORK, February 03, 2023--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME), having been confronted with a continuity of delays and obstacles in component delivery along with physical issues with supply chain and component manufacturing, is pleased to inform that while it has experienced delays, it is on track to imminently have its new biometric payments card come out of its factory in East Asia.
Jennifer Garner and Rita Moreno will both be in the upcoming Netflix comedy Family Leave
Brazil's finance ministry sees room for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to raise the minimum wage as of May at a cost of up to 5 billion reais ($975 million) to the government, two sources in the ministry told Reuters on Friday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the discussions are private, said a review of government spending, including curbing fraud in the Bolsa Familia welfare program, would pave the way for the new increase to be granted. The decision, which would bring the minimum wage up from 1,302 reais now, contrasts with the latest stance by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad that the current level already fulfilled Lula's campaign promise to increase workers' earnings above inflation.
Get out your pen: whether you’re a fan of friendly competition or just craving some quality time with your fellow Kanehsata’kehró:non, there’s tons for you to circle on this year’s Winter Carnival calendar. “We have pretty much two weeks filled with fun and action,” said Jadyn Lauder, child and youth program coordinator at the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC), which hosts the event. The carnival officially kicks off on February 6 and February 7 with the launch of two photo submission contests: “mo
Perennial powers frontloaded the final poll of the 2012-13 college basketball season. The top 10 included Louisville, Kansas, Duke, Indiana and Georgetown. “When you look at college basketball, there are some new bloods,” said ESPN college basketball analyst and former coach Seth Greenberg.
On Thursday, the 39-year-old Canadian TV personality shared an Instagram Reel with her followers, addressing comments she has received about her abs in a recent promo photo.
Establishment Democrats gathered this weekend in Philadelphia have one message for U.S. President Joe Biden as he weighs running for a second term: Run, Joe, run. "I am looking forward to supporting the president," Sharif Street, head of Pennsylvania's Democratic Party, said at the party's conference in this political battleground state that helped secure Biden's victory against former President Donald Trump in 2020. While Biden, 80, is popular among party officialdom, he still faces slumping poll numbers and suggestions that he step aside after decades in politics and make room for a younger generation of leaders.
The historic home maintains many of the hand-picked items she and her sister owned during their 30 years at the mid-century modern residence.
The Government of Canada is taking meaningful action on its Greening Government Strategy commitment to power federal buildings with 100% renewable electricity by 2025 to help fight climate change and support local renewable electricity projects.
Warner Bros.It’s the kind of tragedy you can absolutely see coming, but it hurts nonetheless. Austin Butler, who took up Method acting to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, has announced that the voice he adopted to play the King of Rock and Roll is no longer with us.Butler did not mince words on The Graham Norton Show, where he told his host, via Entertainment Weekly, “I am getting rid of the accent.” (“Getting rid of”...? How ominous! We hope the death was swift and painless.) “But I
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig.-Gen. Pat Ryder says 'very close assessment' confirms the object spotted over sensitive military sites in Montana is a Chinese surveillance balloon.
Three craft fairs are taking place one after the other in the capital city of Nunavut. The first took place on Jan. 28 at the Aqsarniit Hotel. “This is our first craft fair this year, we would like to start organizing them every few months. We’re trying to get more and more involved in the community by hosting these events and sharing our space here at the hotel and conference centre,” said Edward Mosher, sales and catering co-ordinator at Aqsarniit. The event was organized by the hotel in colla
Overall, injuries were down 5.6%, but concussions jumped by 18% (from 126 to 149) during the regular season, the NFL said Friday.
An elderly ex-fisherman has been found guilty of threatening the assassination of Nicola Sturgeon after he accused her of “treason” and “criminal activities”.
Can Chelsea’s expensive new signings propel them up the Premier League table?
From heat-trapping outerwear to durable leggings, these athleisure pieces are must-haves that'll keep you going strong on your fitness journey.
Others on Food Unwrapped tried the food, brought back from Australia in the early 1970s, and enjoyed the taste.