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It’s the time of year for choosing health care insurance plans and their benefits. Here’s what you need to know to save money, and maybe your life, whether you decide to keep your existing plan or opt for a new one. As employers and insurers shift more of the cost to users, the annual choice
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When Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria ripped through the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys, they left a trail of shattered buildings, boats and dreams. Millions of people have lost their homes, their jobs, or both, and farmers have lost their crops. Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help
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Quick, before it melts, get your favorite ice cream flavors delivered to your door in 22 cities from coast to coast. The new ice cream delivery service is a partnership between Baskin-Robbins and delivery service DoorDash, launching to celebrate National Ice Cream Month in July. More than 600 Baskin-Robbins locations in 22 cities will be
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Millions of people around the world have seen the brutal video and photos of a man dragged off a flight, kicking, screaming and knocked unconscious, because United Airlines wanted his seat for an employee. Do you have rights when airlines overbook flights and bump you? It depends. United’s shameful treatment of a paying customer set
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Travelers can fight sex trafficking during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (January) by taking a photo of your hotel or motel room and uploading it to a free anti-trafficking app. Photos uploaded with the TraffickCam app are added anonymously to a national database that’s used by law enforcement and criminal investigators to locate
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Where’s Santa? Since 1955, the team at North American Aerospace Defense Command (better known as NORAD) has kept track of a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. Curious kids can follow Santa’s route on Christmas Eve, as well as receive updates from the North Pole online at NORAD Tracks Santa. We are told Rudolph’s glowing red nose gives
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Restaurants and other businesses want to thank our veterans and active military members on Veterans Day with FREE or discounted food or services on Nov. 11, 2016. Proof of military status is required for most offers, so be prepared to show ID verifying your service, or be in uniform. As always, the Veterans Day freebies and deals don’t cover alcohol,
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Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of Hurricane Matthew, now barreling towards the Eastern Seaboard, it’s important to be ready for an emergency. Pack an emergency Grab and Go bag and be ready for storms, floods or hurricanes, in case you have to evacuate quickly,
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A specially-tuned Volkswagen Beetle LSR just hit 205MPH on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, making it the world’s fastest VW Beetle, and one of the fastest four-cylinder cars from any manufacturer. The world’s fastest VW Beetle is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged, direct-injection four-cylinder TSI gasoline engine. Plus, the suspension was lowered, special Salt Flat wheels
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Broadway for Orlando: More than 60 top Broadway stars have recorded a special version of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” to benefit victims of the Orlando shooting massacre at Pulse nightclub. Broadway for Orlando is available starting Monday, June 20 as a digital download from Broadway Records, with all proceeds going to the
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