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Thousands of people have lost their homes, businesses and jobs, in the devastation fires which ripped through Los Angeles and Southern California. Choose one of these top-rated local or national charities to support with a donation to help victims with life-saving food, water, clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines.
2024 has been a momentous year in the automotive world, including announcements of major mergers and joint ventures, recalls for problems which make your vehicle dangerous to drive, killing off nearly a dozen models, and so much more. Here’s the top news.
There’s always more happening than we can report here on ecoXplorer. So here’s what we’ve been reading about travel, automotive, food, fraud and the environment that you might have missed, along with news about my hometown New York City – from publications you might not follow, but we do. We link only to intel that’s
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Every year there are special Veterans Day discounts and deals for current and retired military at retail store chains, hotels, museums and more, including free admission extended to family members. Here is the 2024 list – retail first, including groceries, then travel and recreation.
Again this year, Land Rover is honoring local groups and charities which make a positive impact on their communities by giving away fully customized and equipped Defender 130 rescue vehicles, designed to save lives. You have until Oct. 17 to vote for one of the six finalists, who will receive a fully-outfitted rescue vehicle to assist with their life-saving mission.
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. It has grown in 22 years, with libraries around the country offering FREE downloads of banned books, including the New York Public Library (NYPL) system, and by the American Library
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Listen up if you are a recent user of the online payment app Cash App – you could be getting money back because of a massive security breach that may have compromised your data, and any financial losses you suffered. Cash App has just reached a proposed a $15 million dollar settlement in a lawsuit
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Happy Birthday USA, born July 4, 1776. Here are some of the best Fourth of July celebrations in the USA, in New York City, Washington, DC and elsewhere, including fireworks, concerts and parades. NYC: Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular Where: Hudson River, 14th to 34th Streets It’s the granddaddy of all Fourth of July
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Movies on the cheap – Get $2 tickets for kids to Regal Cinemas Saturday Morning Kid Flicks. The discount deal is good only for the first showtime of the day, so no dawdling over breakfast pancakes. The $2 deal is for the kids. Grown-ups pay full price, unless you are a member of the Regal
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As the saying goes, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Just about every city in the United States has a parade honoring the saintly man who drove the snakes from Ireland, either on March 17, or close to that date. In 2024, March 17 falls on a Sunday, so most parades are on the
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