Welcome to Sunday in a Sip. It's August 3rd, 2025, tomorrow is National White Wine Day. If you needed an excuse to pour something chilled and slightly judgmental, you're in luck. As we ease into the heart of August, this is your moment to pause, breathe, and let the week’s wild ride swirl and settle like sediment at the bottom of the glass. From curious headlines to clever takes, we're here to serve up what matters, in just a sip.
Let’s pour into it. This months full moon is a very special one, it’s called the Sturgeon Moon.

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A bee tornado hit Manhattan

In Midtown New York, a swirling swarm of bees made international headlines—residents described it as a “bee tornado,” sending phone-video frenzy across social media. One NYU student even called it her “worst fear come to life” . So next time you’re stuck in traffic, just remember—it could be worse. Watch out for the bee funnel cloud.

Earth’s rotation sped up—no weirder than usual

Not to alarm anyone, but summer 2025 delivered three of the shortest days on record: July 9, July 22, and coming this August 5. These days are up to 1.51 milliseconds shorter than normal, thanks to unexpected planetary spin tweaks. Scientists are scratching their heads—and if you keep track, timekeepers may even need a negative leap second by 2029 . Essentially: not enough to notice in your coffee cup, but odd enough to chat about over one.

The full moon in August 2025, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, will be on Saturday, August 9th, reaching peak illumination at 3:55 AM Eastern Time.

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If you’ve got déjà vu reading the Fed’s latest press release, you’re not alone, it’s like a copy machine stuck on print.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell nodded to a strong labor market and low unemployment, but inflation? Still clinging to that stubborn 2.1%. And those tariffs everyone keeps whispering about? Powell says it’s too soon to tell if they’ll shake things up. For now, many companies are still coasting on stockpiles they snatched up the minute "tariff" made headlines.

Here’s the eyebrow-raising part: the U.S. economy technically got a little caffeine jolt — GDP grew 3% from April through June, outpacing the 2.3% forecast. Sounds great, right? But hang on. Imports tanked, private investment shrank, and consumer spending stayed... well, sleepy.