Travel junk fees are a virus with no easy fix – The Mercury News
By Sam Kemmis | NerdWallet Getting upset at junk fees is like getting upset at the flu. Sure, I’m annoyed both when I get sick and when I have to …
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Lessons this Bay Area arts leader learned from working at her parents’ Chinese restaurant
Debbie Chinn hardly enjoyed a typical childhood in suburban Long Island in the 1960s and 1970s. Her immigrant parents put her to work at the House of Mah Jong, their …
World’s best airline for 2024 named by AirlineRatings.com
By Maureen O’Hare | CNN When planning a trip, you can’t guarantee your flight won’t be delayed, your bag won’t go missing, or you won’t have a nightmare neighbor. But …
Report paints striking picture of economic, ethnic inequality in Morgan Hill
A new report by Morgan Hill highlights a stark picture of economic inequality, especially for Latino and Spanish-speaking residents of the city — many who disproportionately suffer from poor housing …
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
By ALI SWENSON | Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As high-stakes elections approach in the U.S. and European Union, publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to …
BREAKING: Water main break causes outages for businesses, residents across Atlanta
The Wrecking Bar in Little Five Points is one of the businesses affected by the water main break. (Courtesy Instagram) Residents and businesses across Atlanta are experiencing low water pressure …
Costco’s $1.50 hot dog price is ‘safe’
By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNN New York — Costco’s new chief financial officer has a reassuring message for inflation-weary customers: don’t worry about the price of the $1.50 hot dog-soda …
OpenAI Makes Rapid-Fire Deals With Media Companies: Publication List
OpenAI is paying media companies millions to access their news content. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Two of the nation’s largest media companies, Vox Media and The Atlantic, have joined …
How Knott’s Berry Farm turned a 65-cent fried chicken dinner into an $8 billion theme park empire
Fried chicken was the most famous dish on the menu at Knott’s Berry Farm long before the boysenberry became the star of an annual food festival and synonymous with the …
Boeing releases safety plan to skeptical FAA
What happened Boeing executives met Thursday with Federal Aviation Administration officials to present a comprehensive safety plan FAA officials had demanded following the Jan. 5 loss of a door plug …