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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.
Where to go next: Rising volcanoes, rich jungles, an abundance of watersports and beautiful beaches make Costa Rica a nation of amazing beauty and a paradise for travelers.
If you are making New Year’s resolutions for 2025, add these common sense ones that will help keep you and your passengers safe and prevent accidents.
For more than 100 years, Times Square has been the center of the world New Year’s Eve. Join at least one million of your closest friends in person, or watch on TV with millions of others around the world. This year’s event features live performances by Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers, Megan Moroney,Sophie Ellis-Bextor, TLC, Greeicy, De La Ghetto, and Kapo plus special activities and appearances throughout the evening. And fireworks, too.
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.
New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your calendar and guide to the best 2024 holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations and more.
Beware of the email or text scam that says “check your order”, “your order status”, “your order cannot be shipped” or something similar, from businesses you are likely to shop, including Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Target Walgreens, FedEx and NetFlix. Since more of us are ordering more online these days, it is more important than ever to be vigilant about responding to online orders, which could be a scam.
If you don’t want to cook Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, check out these deals at national restaurant chains. Be sure to order ahead for take-out, or make reservations for eat-in. And also be sure to tip well, since the restaurant staffs are giving up their holiday to serve you.
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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Get ready for crowded roads, airports and cruise ship terminals for the Christmas-Hannukah-Kwanzaa-New Year’s holidays – as many as 3 million more than last year’s holiday season. AAA projects a record 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home between Sat., December 21 and Wed., January 1. This year’s domestic travel projection is a bit more than the previous record set in 2019.