The Roanoke City school system says it has disciplined several students after a racist slideshow was found in a group chat. Officials say the changes to the slideshow were detected on August 30th and were done sometime in July. The changes contained racist language, images and threats. The families of the students involved were notified and action was taken, though the school district is not releasing any details about how many students were involved.
Holiday sales are slated to set a new record in 2024. The National Retail Federation announced that they could go up by as much as three-and-a-half percent from last year, reaching about 980-billion-dollars. Last month's interest cuts easing borrowing costs could have also had an impact on the higher expected holiday spending.