The top-rated kitchen gadgets and home tech shoppers can't get enough of from Amazon Australia's Prime Big Deal Days sale

Amazon Australia's annual Prime Big Deals Day sale has kicked off and there's never been a better time to stock up on ...
WREG

County commission vote cut short the terms of MSCS board members

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday night to align the Memphis-Shelby County school board election with their own in 2026. Seven commissioners voted ...
Men's Journal

Costco’s ‘Excellent Quality’ Wood Cutting Board Has a Convenient Feature That Makes Following Recipes a Breeze

‘This cutting board is incredibly beautiful, heavy duty and impressive’ said one fan. Have you ever frustratingly smudged your smartphone or tablet with olive oil, trying to get a recipe pulled up so ...
NBC Connecticut

Crossing guards cut by school board to return to New London after city foots bill

Crossing guards will soon return to posts around New London schools after the city council approved a plan to fund the positions, reversing budget cuts made by the Board of Education earlier this year ...
Gizmodo

Opendoor Board Chair Thinks the Company Should Cut Its Workforce by 85 Percent

If you work for Opendoor, the online real estate platform, you might consider polishing up your resume. The chair of the company’s board recently let it slip that he thinks the firm could stand to ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Manatee County plans a small millage rate cut, but leaves many future projects unfunded

Manatee County commissioners approved plans for a $3.58 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The budget includes a minor tax cut, reducing the millage rate by .05. Commissioners also approved a ...
Chicago Tribune

Waukegan school board approves $323M budget; ‘Our priority is not to cut direct services to students’

A year ago, Gwen Polk, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60’s associate superintendent for business and financial services, planned on a property tax increase when she prepared the budget for ...
Food & Wine

Toxic Cutting Boards Could Be Harming Your Health — Use These Microplastic-Free Models Instead

You likely use a cutting board every single day. It’s an essential kitchen tool that plays a much larger role in your health than you have probably realized. Since recent studies indicate that using a ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Sexton: Laid-off teachers speak up, board members cut them off for 'being out of order'

Jackson Northen didn’t have anything to lose. The powers-that-be with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools had already determined that the 23-year-old social-studies teacher at East Forsyth High ...
Yahoo

Brevard school board approves $1.6 billion budget, plans to cut costs as enrollment falls

Brevard's school board has approved a budget of more than $1.62 billion for the 2026 fiscal year — more than $4.3 million less than the previous year's budget — amid declining enrollment. "Our current ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus City Schools eyes staff cuts, school closings to make $50 million in reductions

The Columbus City school board voted to cut $50 million annually from its budget to deal with a growing financial crisis, with additional school closures and staffing cuts a possibility. At an Aug. 13 ...
Reuters

Fed's Williams says needs to see how data play out to consider September cut - CNBC

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Wednesday it is likely interest rates can fall at some point but policymakers will need to see what ...