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Thousands of people have lost their homes, businesses and jobs, in the devastation fires which ripped through the beautiful Hawaiian island of Maui. Choose one of these 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. Hawaii-based charities
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Scam Alert: Phony travel agents, airline ticketing and customer support websites and social media accounts are ready to steal your money. Beware of these online trip-related frauds, before, during and after your trip. Delayed or cancelled flights have been a major problem for travelers so far in 2023, and the fraudsters are taking advantage. Now
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The cost of insurance should be part of your calculations when you buy or lease a vehicle. With the number of EV models – and their price range – growing, consider these least expensive 2023 electric vehicles to insure. The list includes a couple of upscale sedans and SUVs and one pick-up truck. According to
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To celebrate the start of fall, Avelo Airlines is selling tickets at 50% off for all flights in the month of September. The sale commemorates the end of summer and start of fall travel to all of Avelo’s 47 destinations in 25 states and Puerto Rico. The 50% off* sale is for travel between September
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Simply, some airlines are better than others for reliability, comfort and customer service, availability of lounges, how easy it is to book, change or cancel a flight, even how friendly it is to family seating and pets. If you are traveling soon, these are the top ten US airlines, for all those reasons, and more.
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The current nationwide heat wave has more of us cranking up the A/C. These are easy ways to stay cool and comfortable and still reduce your electricity use while you save money on your bill and help avoid a power outage. Simply, we are using more electricity these days, to power a growing number of
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Sounds brilliant and simple – carpet the space between the rails with solar panels to produce a supply of alternate energy to help power the trains. Since Switzerland is famous for its trains, it made sense to test a solar railroad project here. Except the program has run into trouble and halted. Derailed, you might
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The Postal Service has issued a new stamp honoring Chief Standing Bear. He is the Native American civil rights icon who won a landmark court ruling in 1879 that determined a Native American was a person under the law with an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The dedication ceremony for
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There have been several unfortunate incidents recently of serious injuries, even deaths, on amusement park and fair rides. While these are rare, it’s worth reviewing common sense ride safety measures to protect yourself and your children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports more than 24,000 injuries caused by such attractions were seen by hospital
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The release of the much anticipated and much hyped Barbie movie is making us reminisce about Barbie articles published here on ecoxplorer. The movie, of course, is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as her beach boy Ken. In case you missed these – or want to reread
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