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Back from summer vacation with debt: delete it before the winter holidays 08/10/2023 08:00pm • If you're like millions of Americans, you recently returned from a much needed vacation. TransUnion's 2023 Spring and Summer Travel Report found that 46% of survey respondents planned to travel more this spring and summer than they did last year. As for how people would pay for their trips, 57% said As deadly wildfires blaze, what's the plan for hopeful Hawaii tourists right now? 08/10/2023 06:10pm • Due to devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, travel agencies are getting calls from tourists who were scheduled to travel to Hawaii and are now unsure about what they should do. While people are still traveling to parts of Hawaii that are not affected by the fires right now, thing 6 tips for cutting costs on back-to-school shopping 08/10/2023 09:51am • When Meghan Lakata’s kids return to school from summer break, they’ll have new (to them) clothes and supplies. But thanks to some creative shopping habits, the mother of two isn’t stressed over back-to-school spending. Lakata, a pre-K teacher in Maryland, uses tools like state sales tax holida A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground 08/10/2023 01:30am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. The effort comes ahead of the first anniversary of nationwide protests CarGurus: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/09/2023 04:48pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — CarGurus Inc. (CARG) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $16.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 12 cents per share. Earnings, adju Got rats? These cats are here to help 08/09/2023 07:00am • For International Cat Day we're celebrating all felines, not just house pets, but working cats that provide pest control to businesses across the D.C. region! Cats that grew up on the street and were never socialized have been "put to work" by the Humane Rescue Alliance's Blue Collar Cats program Texas woman known as the 'Sassy Trucker' leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute 08/08/2023 09:23pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has left the United Arab Emirates after being stranded in Dubai for months over an altercation at a car rental agency. Tierra Young Allen, 29, left Tuesday and will transit through the United Kingdom on her ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment 08/08/2023 09:23pm • You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive rights to the ESPN name. The deal, announced Tuesday, could take Walt Disney Co.- Here's what college students are buying to go back to campus this fall 08/08/2023 04:10am • Before college students return to campus this fall, many are on a buying spree, updating their tech and furnishing new dorm rooms and apartments. Back-to-college spending is expected to average $1,366.95 per student this year, $200 higher than last year's spending, according to a survey by the Na 2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say 08/08/2023 02:06am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region Monday evening, killing at least five people and wounding two dozen more, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes, which targeted the Ukrainian portion of a region par South Korean police pursue suspect in 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days 08/03/2023 10:37pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in the South Korean city of Seongnam, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall, leaving at least 14 people wounded. Just hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday called for Amazon reports better-than-expected revenue and profits for 2Q, sending its stock higher 08/03/2023 05:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday posted better-than-expected revenue and profits for the second quarter, sending its stock higher in after-hours trading. The e-commerce giant earned $6.7 billion, or 65 cents per share, for the three-month period ended June 30, much higher the $3.64 billion indu Adidas is donating Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups. US Jews say it's making best of bad situation 08/02/2023 04:22pm • When Adidas cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, due to his antisemitic comments, it was left with more than a billion dollars worth of high-end Yeezy sneakers. Now, Jewish Americans are evaluating the German company’s plan to give some of the proceeds from the sneakers’ sa Shoes, backpacks, wedding dresses: Here's what you can get tax-free in Maryland this month 08/02/2023 03:00pm • If you are looking to save some cash on back-to-school clothes shopping, you're in luck in Maryland. “Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week” returns on Aug. 13 and runs through Aug. 19. During that week, shoppers won't have to pay the 6% sales tax on most clothing and pairs of shoes $100 or less. 28 Top Things to Do in Georgia 07/31/2023 08:00pm • Situated smack-dab in the middle of the South, Georgia boasts plenty in the way of Southern charm. But beyond its mouthwatering comfort food and warm hospitality, the Peach State offers visitors tons of attractions to explore. Spend a trip to this Southern gem visiting a recreated Bavarian village,