By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The price of a smoother experience going through American airports has just gone up by 20%. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has raised the cost of applying for or renewing its Trusted Traveler Programs – a catchall term that covers Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI – from $100
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Experian examines the potential effects of Federal Reserve lending rate cuts.
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Wealth Enhancement Group examines the inner workings of the capital gains tax and shares strategies to avoid, reduce, or minimize it.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local government. This is the first local election in this part of the disputed Himalayan region since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped it of its special status five years ago. Over 3.9
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Numerade analyzed academic research to see what standardized test scores from exams like the SAT and ACT say about academic achievement.
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Collabstr analyzed surveys from PYMNTS, eMarketer and others to illustrate how social media is influencing the shopping habits of young consumers.
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Counseling Schools examined peer-reviewed research and data from WHO and the American Psychological Association to understand the impact of ageism.
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JobTest.org used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the jobs forecast to grow the fastest for high-earning professional women.
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HeyTutor looked at NCES data, surveys, and state and local laws and policies to illustrate how the movement to limit school phone usage is growing.
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accessiBe examined studies and spoke to experts about how colleges are adapting to meet students’ accessibility needs.
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Truck Parking Club used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rank the top 25 cities with the highest accident rates.
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Uniqode researched how networking has evolved to keep pace with an increasingly digital world and interviewed recruiters, experts, and job seekers.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power. The powerful and feared organization has ruled the nation for 75 years, surpassing the 74-year Soviet era in Russia. The party survived years of self-inflicted tumult after it took control in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MUNICH (AP) — A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany. The startup is using the organic waste to make sustainable building materials like acoustic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal charges unsealed Monday offer a fresh window into violence and dysfunction plaguing the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried are locked up. Two inmates were stabbed to death. Another was speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick. A correctional officer assigned to monitor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm Desperate residents in the town of Coyuca de Benitez, about 35 miles west of Acapulco, are
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Banished baseball great Pete Rose has died. The longtime Cincinnati Red was MLB’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied. His 4,256 hits broke his hero Ty Cobb’s 4,191
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Pete Rose, el rey de los hits de todos los tiempos de las Grandes Ligas y el ícono de los Cincinnati Reds cuyo característico esfuerzo incansable no pudo superar las transgresiones de apuestas y obstrucción que lo mantuvieron fuera del Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Nacional, murió este lunes, según
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched survey called “tankan.” The Bank of Japan survey released Tuesday put the benchmark index at plus-13 for the July-September quarter, the same from the previous survey conducted for
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Shilling’s Garden Market, a plant nursery and farm stand on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway, has traditional fall treats to enjoy – including a big pumpkin patch and a family-friendly maze of hay bales.
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