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What are the best 2024 model cars, SUVs and minivans for families? Small, medium or large? Hybrid or not? Which has the best safety rating and a comfortable ride for all passengers, front and back? Every year, U. S. News evaluates up to 100 models to determine the best one in nine categories. These are
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If you are considering donating Old Breakdown to a charity to get a tax break, know the pros and cons first. Especially the cons, which include car donation charity scams. Do good by donating your car to charity. That’s what charities tell you. But the reality is that you might do better selling your car
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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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Even before the current downhill season ends, season passes are now on sale for the 2024/25 ski and snowboard season, at the lowest early bird rates of the year. Whether you buy an Ikon Pass, Epic Pass, Mountain Collective Pass, Indy Pass, or a pass from one specific favorite area or group of destinations in
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The list of NYC parks named for women includes two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming champion, the mother of a British Prime Minister, the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress, and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes – all impressive, accomplished women who changed NYC, even the world.
Usually, travel news is about higher prices, including checked baggage fees. So we are happy to report that a major airport shuttle service is lowering its prices to and from some of the most popular destinations in the USA and beyond. Just in time for spring break, GO Airport Shuttle is reducing shared shuttle rates between
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Delta Airlines is increasing the fee for the first checked bag on domestic flights by $5, to cost $35 instead of $30, joining American Airlines and United Airlines, which both declared similar hikes a few weeks ago. Checking a second bag also goes up $5, from $40 to $45. The higher fees by the three biggest
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Movies on the cheap: Once again this year, the Regal Cinemas theater chain is showcasing the ten Best Picture nominations for the 2024 Oscar for just $5-$7 each. The annual Best Picture Film Festival, is Friday, March 1, through Sunday, March 10, just before the Academy Awards ceremony. Advance reservations are now on sale. Tickets
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Leap Day is just one day every four years, when February adds an extra day, Feb. 29 – and so do these Leap Day 2024 deals and discounts at national restaurant and retail chains. Many require membership in the loyalty program, and most are for Leap Day only. Leap Day factoids Since it takes slightly
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American Airlines is raising the price of its checked baggage fees effective Feb. 20, along with other baggage policy changes and limits on earning miles. Let’s hope this price increase and frequent flyer change by one of the top three US-flag carriers does not start a stampede by everybody to charge us more to check
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