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5 First-Class Cabins Worth Booking With Miles — and How to Chase Them
Travel

5 First-Class Cabins Worth Booking With Miles — and How to Chase Them

A travel reporter lays out five of the world's most exclusive first-class seats and the points-and-miles strategies he w...

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Lyme Regis, the U.K.'s fossil capital, packs Georgian charm, fossil trails and seafood into one seaside stop
Travel

Lyme Regis, the U.K.'s fossil capital, packs Georgian charm, fossil trails and seafood into one seaside stop

A practical guide to Lyme Regis on Dorset's Jurassic Coast — where 200-million-year-old fossils, Mary Anning's legacy an...

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Netgear Orbi 370 Tops ZDNET's Lab Test for Short-Range Signal Strength
Technology

Netgear Orbi 370 Tops ZDNET's Lab Test for Short-Range Signal Strength

ZDNET's lab test of 15 Wi-Fi routers put the Netgear Orbi 370 at the top for short-range signal strength. Here's what th...

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Ferrari Luce EV Hits First-Year Sales Target of Nearly 500 Units: Report
Automotive

Ferrari Luce EV Hits First-Year Sales Target of Nearly 500 Units: Report

Ferrari's first electric car has reportedly lined up buyers for its entire first-year run of just under 500 units, drive...

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Poll: Only One in Three Americans Back Iran War, Most See Unclear Trump Goals
Politics

Poll: Only One in Three Americans Back Iran War, Most See Unclear Trump Goals

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Iran war support at a five-month low, with 69% of Americans — including 4 in 10 Republicans —...

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Johnson & Johnson to exit manufacturing sites in up to $750M supply chain overhaul
Companies

Johnson & Johnson to exit manufacturing sites in up to $750M supply chain overhaul

J&J is streamlining its innovative medicine manufacturing network by fiscal 2029 — at a cost of up to $750 million — whi...

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US Enrollment Cliff Is Here: Colleges Turn to International Students as Domestic Pool Shrinks
Education

US Enrollment Cliff Is Here: Colleges Turn to International Students as Domestic Pool Shrinks

A 13% drop in US high-school graduates through 2041 pushes international recruitment from enrichment to core enrollment ...

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Best Buy switches on solar at California distribution center as supply-chain green push widens
Logistics

Best Buy switches on solar at California distribution center as supply-chain green push widens

Best Buy's Dinuba, California logistics hub now runs on a 5.87-million-kWh solar field, part of a broader drive to cut s...

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Zepto Confirms Pre-IPO Equity Placement at $4.5 Billion Valuation
Companies

Zepto Confirms Pre-IPO Equity Placement at $4.5 Billion Valuation

Zepto has agreed a pre-IPO equity placement at a reported $4.5 billion valuation, staying debt-free with ₹5,681 crore in...

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Nvidia's $5B Safe Superintelligence Bet Leads Week's Biggest Startup Funding Rounds
Companies

Nvidia's $5B Safe Superintelligence Bet Leads Week's Biggest Startup Funding Rounds

A reported $5 billion Nvidia investment in Safe Superintelligence headlined a week that saw roughly $8.2 billion raised ...

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Where $5M–$10M Seed Rounds Are Clustering: Proptech, Cancer Biotech, Space and Robotics
Technology

Where $5M–$10M Seed Rounds Are Clustering: Proptech, Cancer Biotech, Space and Robotics

A Crunchbase analysis of about 800 seed financings finds $5M–$10M rounds clustering in proptech, cancer therapeutics, sp...

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Bolt.Earth Recognises 5,000+ EV Charging Technicians as Field Workforce Expands Across India
Companies

Bolt.Earth Recognises 5,000+ EV Charging Technicians as Field Workforce Expands Across India

Bolt.Earth's first technician rewards programme highlights the maintenance workforce behind EV chargers, with its field ...

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CD Rates in August: Experts Expect Stability at 4% — and Why Locking In Early Pays
Personal Finance

CD Rates in August: Experts Expect Stability at 4% — and Why Locking In Early Pays

The best certificates of deposit still pay 4% or more, and analysts expect August to be a quiet month for rates — a stro...

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How to Find a Fee-Only Adviser Without Paying the 1% AUM Fee
Personal Finance

How to Find a Fee-Only Adviser Without Paying the 1% AUM Fee

One investor won't pay 1% of assets for portfolio management. Advisers explain where to find fee-only planners who will ...

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Mortgage rates in August: Pros see a flat, choppy range near 6.5%
Personal Finance

Mortgage rates in August: Pros see a flat, choppy range near 6.5%

Experts forecast 30-year fixed rates to hover between roughly 6.25% and 6.8% in August, caught between sticky inflation ...

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Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Names 2026 Epstein Award Honorees
Education

Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Names 2026 Epstein Award Honorees

Six high school students with learning and attention differences will be honored at the nonprofit's May 14 benefit for a...

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Teen AI Founders Have More Money Than Ever — and Less Room to Fail
Technology

Teen AI Founders Have More Money Than Ever — and Less Room to Fail

AI tools let founders start companies in their teens, but investors now demand growth in months, not years — and every s...

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Apple and Samsung push leasing and subscriptions as phone upgrade cycles stretch to four years
Technology

Apple and Samsung push leasing and subscriptions as phone upgrade cycles stretch to four years

Apple and Samsung are betting on leases and subscriptions as people hold onto phones longer. Who the math favors, and wh...

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Textile Exchange Sets 2027 Deadline for Mohair Standard Transition
Retail

Textile Exchange Sets 2027 Deadline for Mohair Standard Transition

Textile Exchange is folding its Responsible Mohair Standard into the new Materials Matter Standard, with certified selle...

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Textile Exchange Opens Nominations for 2026 Climate and Nature Impact Awards
Companies

Textile Exchange Opens Nominations for 2026 Climate and Nature Impact Awards

The textile sustainability group is accepting nominations until July 3, 2026, spotlighting prior winners in direct cotto...

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Japan's Environment Ministry Sets Social Media Rules for Its Official Accounts
Politics

Japan's Environment Ministry Sets Social Media Rules for Its Official Accounts

Japan's environment ministry says its X and Facebook accounts will run as one-way information channels, with user inquir...

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Japan’s Environment Ministry: A Guide to Its Six Policy Divisions and Mandates
Politics

Japan’s Environment Ministry: A Guide to Its Six Policy Divisions and Mandates

A look at how Japan’s Environment Ministry is organized — from regional decarbonization targets and pollution control to...

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States Tighten Scrutiny of AI-Based Insurance Pricing Fairness
Insurance

States Tighten Scrutiny of AI-Based Insurance Pricing Fairness

Colorado, New York, D.C. and Washington state are moving to govern how insurers test pricing models for bias — and actua...

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Nationwide: Cattle Values Are Rising Fast and Farm Coverage Needs to Catch Up
Agriculture

Nationwide: Cattle Values Are Rising Fast and Farm Coverage Needs to Catch Up

Cattle numbers are low, inflation is broad and protein demand is strong — a combination that is lifting herd values and,...

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2026 GMC Hummer EV H3X Review: Big, Fast, Flawed and Hard to Dislike
Automotive

2026 GMC Hummer EV H3X Review: Big, Fast, Flawed and Hard to Dislike

The 2026 GMC Hummer EV H3X Pickup pairs 1,160 hp with a 9,063-lb curb weight, a $131,770 price tag and plenty of rough e...

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German Unemployment Passes Three Million Again as July Data Swells
Economy

German Unemployment Passes Three Million Again as July Data Swells

Germany's jobless count returned above three million in July, lifting the unemployment rate to 6.4 percent — though most...

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Missed the July 31 Tax Deadline? You Can Still File — and Likely Get a Refund
Personal Finance

Missed the July 31 Tax Deadline? You Can Still File — and Likely Get a Refund

The July 31 deadline has passed for most German taxpayers, but the Finanzamt rarely punishes a first late filing — and 8...

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DB CEO Palla Denounces 'Organised Irresponsibility' as Punctuality Stays at 58.7%
Companies

DB CEO Palla Denounces 'Organised Irresponsibility' as Punctuality Stays at 58.7%

Deutsche Bahn's chief Evelyn Palla blames 'organised irresponsibility' for the rail operator's failures — and warns that...

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Annuity Growth Now Hinges on Life-Insurance Back-Office Modernization
Insurance

Annuity Growth Now Hinges on Life-Insurance Back-Office Modernization

Record $464.1B annuity sales and an aging population raise the stakes for insurers to connect fragmented sales, service ...

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For Colorado Small Businesses, Cyber Insurance Is About Proof, Not Just Price
Insurance

For Colorado Small Businesses, Cyber Insurance Is About Proof, Not Just Price

A broker's warning: falling cyber rates mask stricter underwriting, while Colorado's 30-day breach-notice law leaves sma...

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