This year kicked off with confetti, new tax laws and a baby boy for the Cannon family near Charlotte, North Carolina.
What's happening: Six minutes after midnight, parents Jonathan and Rachel Cannon celebrated the start of 2024 with the birth of their 7-pound, 3-ounce, 19.76 inches-long baby boy at Atrium Health Cabarrus hospital.
Nearby Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center reported another baby was born exactly one minute later at 12:07am.
It's the only generation born fully in the 21st century: the oldest are about 13, and the youngest will be born in the coming year.
The big picture: EnterGeneration Alpha, the first entirely online cohort. Its members have grappled with a climate crisis and pandemic — and can spend money more easily at their age than even their savviest close elders.
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