Flash Briefs 2021

Despite the current economic situation, Toys R Us, the beloved toy store, is officially back inside Macy’s locations in 9 states, with more coming soon.

The Labor Department’s newly released jobs report for July appeared to have good news. However, due to inflation, Americans are strapped for cash taking on second jobs as families have less money to spend. 

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had requested the activation of the DC National Guard last month, citing a “humanitarian crisis” that had reached a “tipping point.”

Former President Donald Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference’s 2024 straw poll, signaling he remains the first choice of Republican activists for the party’s presidential nomination.

On Monday, Cracker Barrel posted on Facebook about a plant-based sausage made by Impossible Foods that the restaurant chain had added to breakfast menus earlier this summer.

Former Navy Seal turned businessman Erik Prince said the long-awaited “Top Gun” sequel helped Hollywood realize the threat posed by China.

The Chicago Police Department was so understaffed in 2021 that more than half of high-priority emergency service calls were not answered.

On Wednesday, The West Virginia Coal Association and other state-based coal industry groups blasted the tax and spending deal that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced last week, warning it will “severely threaten American coal” and an estimated 381,000 jobs.

Regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic closing government offices, the federal workforce increased to a record level over the past two years.

Days after Iran’s state media implied a nuclear threat against the United States, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reportedly might attend next month’s United Nations General Assembly session in New York City.