10 Things To Know This Week: September 12
- Consol Student Council announces the new president and vice president of the freshman class. The president of Consol’s freshman class this year is Ava Southerland, and her vice-president is Andrea Salgado.
- Prince Charles was officially proclaimed king of the UK on Sunday, September 10th, following the queen’s passing on September 8.
- California offers residents $1000 to not have a car. The bill offers tax credits to single-filers and joint-filers who live without a car depending upon the tax brackets they come under.
- The Bryan City Council voted to lower tax rates by half a cent on Tuesday, September 13.
- Two buses carrying immigrants from Texas were left outside Vice-President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington DC, on Thursday, September 15.
- Semi-finalists of the National Merit Scholarship were announced on Friday, September 16.
- Apple launched the new iPhone 14 officially on Friday, September 16.
- The Texas A&M football team is set to play against the Miami Hurricanes at Kyle Field, on Saturday, September 17.
- Hundreds of flights were canceled in French airports as French Air Traffic Controllers went on strike on Friday, September 16.
- Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau declared a federal holiday on Monday, September 19 for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
