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Friday flights now cheapest as traditional travel booking wisdom dies according to new data

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Friday flights now cheapest as traditional travel booking wisdom dies according to new data

The days of booking your flights six months in advance to save a buck are officially over.According to Expedia’s 2026 Air Hacks Report, the early bird is now getting stuck with the bill, while a new wave of Friday flyers is reaping the rewards.As domestic airfares tick up 3% this year, a massive shift in travel data reveals that Friday has dethroned the weekend as the cheapest day to both […]

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Cheerios maker says cost of living, housing expenses changing way consumers spend

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Cheerios maker says cost of living, housing expenses changing way consumers spend

Cheerios maker General Mills cut its annual sales and profit forecasts, citing weak consumer sentiment and a shift toward healthier and lower-cost food options that are pressuring demand for packaged products."Weak consumer sentiment, heightened uncertainty, and significant volatility have weighed on category growth and impacted consumer purchase patterns, resulting in a slower pace and higher cost of volume recovery than initially expected," the company said in a statement ahead of […]

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Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

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Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

Former President Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago is again coming under scrutiny for its architectural design — this time leaving locals scratching their heads over confusing text wrapped around the top of the building. "I'm outside the Obama Center museum tower right now," Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bay posted to X Monday, sparking a deluge of mockery from locals and conservatives. "The new letters – an excerpt from Obama's Selma […]

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Jill Biden’s first husband pleads not guilty to murdering second wife

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Jill Biden’s first husband pleads not guilty to murdering second wife

A Delaware man who was married to former first lady Jill Biden decades ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing his second wife in Delaware. William Stevenson, 77, is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, who was found unresponsive at their home in Wilmington on Dec. 28. He remains in custody on $2 million bail after being charged with murder on Feb. 3.Linda Stevenson ran a bookkeeping business and was described in […]

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Red Lobster considering more restaurant closures, CEO says

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Red Lobster considering more restaurant closures, CEO says

Red Lobster is considering closing more locations as it continues to reevaluate its restaurant footprint in the wake of its 2024 bankruptcy.The seafood chain shuttered roughly 130 restaurants when it went through the bankruptcy process and Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that the company is continuing to review its locations and leases as it considers ways to curb costs.Adamolekun said in the interview […]

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Third suspect, known as ‘Prophetess,’ indicted in Kingdom of God Global Church forced labor case

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Third suspect, known as ‘Prophetess,’ indicted in Kingdom of God Global Church forced labor case

A federal grand jury in Michigan indicted a third defendant in an alleged forced labor conspiracy tied to the Kingdom of God Global Church, the Justice Department announced.Kathleen Klein, said to also be known as "Prophetess," allegedly served as a leader and executive of the church — formerly known as Joshua Media Ministries International — and helping run a multi-state call center operation that prosecutors say exploited workers to solicit […]

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Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud

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Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud

Top Minnesota Democrats are demanding the federal government "pay for what they broke" following weeks of DHS’ immigration enforcement surge — a demand that comes after fraudsters stole as much as $18 billion from taxpayers who funded the state’s social services programs under their watch.Embattled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey both made public overtures to the feds for reimbursement for usage of state and city […]

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Alex Pretti shooting investigation: Minnesota says FBI’s ‘lack of cooperation is concerning and unprecedented’

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Alex Pretti shooting investigation: Minnesota says FBI’s ‘lack of cooperation is concerning and unprecedented’

The head of a Minnesota investigative agency looking into the shooting death of Alex Pretti called the FBI's "lack of cooperation" in the probe "concerning and unprecedented." Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said the FBI formally notified his agency on Friday that "it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti." "The BCA […]

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US kills 11 in 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats

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US kills 11 in 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on three vessels it says were operated by "designated terrorist organizations" and were engaged in narco-trafficking, U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday.SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed in the airstrikes, all of them male. Footage provided by the military shows each of the vessels being struck. The Pentagon did not clarify where the strikes took place."Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. […]

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