The Biden Administration has announced final rules that require airlines to provide automatic cash refunds to passengers when owed and protect consumers from costly surprise airline fees. “These rules will significantly expand consumer protections in air travel, provide passengers an easier pathway to refunds when owed, and save consumers over half a billion dollars every year in hidden and surprise junk fees.” More below per the press release:
Rockville native Helen Maroulis, 32, became the first United States woman wrestler to qualify for three Olympics games . In 2016 she was the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in wrestling and won a bronze medal in 2020.
President Biden has announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 4,890 more people in Maryland. According to a White House press release, the announcement brings the total debt relief approved by the Biden-Harris Administration through various actions to nearly $153 billion in debt cancellation for 4.3 million Americans, including $3.6 billion for 63,360 people in Maryland.
NASA will be broadcasting live as a total solar eclipse moves across North America today (April 8, 2024) traveling through Mexico, across the United States from Texas to Maine, and out across Canada’s Atlantic coast (link below).
On September 6th, 2010, 48-year-old Stuart Isaac left his Burtonsville home on a cross country trip to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, and was never seen or heard from again.
“We know nothing hits the spot quite like a fresh, melt-in-your-mouth doughnut paired with your go-to McCafé order…and today, McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme have a sweet update for doughnut fans everywhere.” Krispy Kreme has recently announced that it will be providing fresh doughnuts daily at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide; Phased rollout will begin in 2H 2024 with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2026. Krispy Kreme has one standalone location in Montgomery County, in Rockville’s Fallsgrove Village Center. McDonald’s has dozens of locations across the county, with an estimated 284 locations across the state of Maryland.
On Saturday we let you know that Outback Steakhouse closed its Germantown location after more than 30 years in business. The closure is part of parent company Bloomin’ Brands decision to close 41 restaurants across its portfolio that also includes nearby closures of Bonefish in Ashburn, VA and Carrabba’s in Reston, VA.
Thai Union Group PCL has an announced its intention to pursue an exit of its investment in Red Lobster. has two Montgomery County locations- Gaithersburg and Silver Spring. There is no current plan to close either restaurant.
WalletHub, the personal finance website, recently compared more than 500 of the largest cities in the U.S. and ranked them based on three key indicators of ethnic diversity, including ethnicity and race, language, and birthplace.
McLean-based Capital One Financial Corporation and Discover Financial Services today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Capital One will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.
As of Monday, February 12th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have started offering interviews to conditionally approved Global Entry applicants departing the United States from Washington Dulles International Airport.
