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Kansas City’s experiment with free bus fares is coming to an end as the Democratic nominee in New York City’s mayoral race pushes to eliminate fares on the Big Apple’s buses. Kansas City became the first major city in the U.S. to eliminate fares in 2020 when the city’s transit authority…
Despite the potential for a nuanced impact on parts of the yacht chartering industry, the CEO of a luxury private yacht charter company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, widely regarded as the yachting capital of the world, has reported little financial impact from the 20 percent reciprocal tariff on exports from…
Beef prices have surged 9% since the beginning of the year, hitting a new record high due to heightened demand and dwindling supplies, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In June, meat prices well outpaced the entire food-at-home category, with steak and ground beef prices rising 12.4%…
Americans, if they’re so inclined, can now donate to pay down the national debt via Venmo and PayPal. The U.S. Treasury Department’s little-known program has been around for decades, and Americans have donated $67.3 million in the last 29 years, which has done little to bring down the current $36.7 trillion…
Gwyneth Paltrow teamed up with Astronomer Friday to poke fun at the bizarre jumbotron controversy last week at a Coldplay concert that led to the tech startup’s CEO resigning from his job after he was allegedly caught on the concert’s kiss cam with his mistress. “Thank you for your interest…
An Argentine appeals court has ordered Google to pay roughly $12,500 to a man who was photographed completely naked in his backyard by a Google Street View car, despite being behind a 6-foot-6 wall. The ruling, issued earlier this month and first reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) via CBS News,…
The Trump administration will once again allow Chevron to pump oil in Venezuela, reversing a prior ban. The reversal is believed to be part of a recent prisoner swap deal that saw the return of 10 remaining Americans who had been detained by the Venezuelan government. In exchange, the U.S.…
Another vandal has been caught on camera damaging multiple Tesla vehicles, this time in Austin, Texas. A man dressed in black pants, a black tank top and a black hat can be seen on the Tesla’s Sentry Mode recording system slashing the tires of Rafid Ali’s vehicle, according to footage…
A New Mexico coffee company is recalling its single-serve cups due to contamination concerns. The company, New Mexico Pinon Coffee, said it is voluntarily recalling one lot of its New Mexico Pinon Coffee Dark Pinon Single Serve Cups in a 10-count box. The single-serve cups are filled with ground coffee…
Ann Arbor, Michigan, ranks as the top city for Gen Z professionals, according to a new survey by RentCafe.com — an apartment search platform that evaluated 264 U.S. metros. The study narrowed the list to 122 metros by excluding cities with populations under 300,000 or lacking sufficient data. Rankings were…