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Bank holidays in August 2022
Bank holidays are of two kinds namely national and regional. While national holidays are app…
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A former Hollywood ad producer who now lives on Airbnb shares her top tips for long-term travel and nomadic living
After the death of her father, Denise Netzley used her inheritance to move out of Los Angeles and s…
Dominick Reuter
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The 2023 Perseid meteor shower will peak this weekend, bringing up to 100 fireballs per hour. Here's where to watch.
The Perseid meteor shower will peak August 13, 2023, and conditions to see will be good this year. …
Marianne Guenot
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14 long weekends and holiday season in 2020 is happy news for backpackers
January 2020: 1 Long Weekend February 2020: 1 Long We…
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Amtrak Joe: A brief look at President Biden's long history of supporting America's railroad
The president's political and personal history has been interwoven with the US rail system Amtrak, …
Kevin Shalvey
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A Jamaican long distance runner says she will still compete in Tokyo despite tearing her meniscus 'off the bone' in a training accident
Aisha Praught-Leer suffered the injury while training in Switzerland on Sunday, just over a week ah…
Barnaby Lane
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Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' smashed Labor Day box-office records with a projected $90 million haul over the long weekend
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first Asian-led film…
Lauren Edmonds
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Former Overstock CEO who attended 'unhinged' White House meeting with Sidney Powell testified to the Jan. 6 committee for nearly 8 hours, report says
The panel wanted to ask Patrick Byrne about a meeting he had with Trump's inner circle on Dec. 18, …
Joshua Zitser
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Giant Burmese python weighing 215 pounds that preyed on white-tailed deer is the heaviest ever captured in Florida, say biologists
A massive Burmese python, an invasive species, was caught and euthanized by biologists in Florida's…
Alia Shoaib
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I rented month-long Airbnb stays in 6 different cities before settling in San Diego. Doing a test run in each city made my decision easy.
Sophie London felt stuck, stagnant, and depressed at the height of COVID — so she left Boston and r…
Robin Madell
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Paddle lets employees work from anywhere 6 weeks a year. Here's how it overcame tax complications and time-zone differences.
Paddle, a London-based company, is one of the few companies embracing a work from anywhere policy p…
Beatrice Nolan
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Donald Trump shares platform at CPAC Hungary with notorious journalist who has used the N-word and described Jews as 'stinking excrement,' report says
Former President Donald Trump shared a platform at CPAC Hungary with Zsolt Bayer, who has used the …
Joshua Zitser
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Starbucks accused of using 'overwhelming psychological force' against workers at a Buffalo store who considered trying to unionize
Dozens of managers at a Starbucks location used intimidation tactics that led to employees failing …
Shalini Nagarajan
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President Trump forced governors to flatter him and ask 'nicely' to get vital federal disaster aid, a new book says
Governors from Maryland and Connecticut said Donald Trump would only authorize federal aid if he we…
Alia Shoaib
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki says executive action on federal student loan cancellation is 'still on the table'
The Biden administration earlier this month extended the pause on student loan repayments through A…
John L. Dorman
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After using the 'anti-social media' app BeReal for 5 months, I'm convinced any clone by Instagram won't be able to replicate its authenticity
Instagram is internally testing a feature called "IG Candid" that gives users two minutes a day to …
Hannah Towey
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Lonely heart letters written by 2 teenage girls found 55 years after they were put in a bottle and hopefully tossed into a river estuary
Two 15-year-old girls searching for their true loves posted the letters in a bottle in the Humbersi…
Bethany Dawson
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Antarctic explorers finally find the ill-fated HMS Endurance almost 2 miles below the ocean in 'the world's most challenging shipwreck search'
An expedition found the Endurance ship, which sunk in 1915, in Antarctic waters by using historic c…
Joshua Zitser
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I'm switching my Arizona Airbnb to a long-term rental. I'm fine taking a $1,600-a-month loss because I'm tired of guest headaches.
Wendi Courtney, of Prescott, Arizona, is done with the upkeep of her Airbnb. When her last guest le…
Dan Latu
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August inflation data holds key implications for the Fed's next move – here's everything you want to know.
August's inflation data will impact markets and the next Fed rate hike. Experts told Insider what t…