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A luxury travel company announced members-only cruises starting at $7,500 that sold out within 24 hours — see what the cruises will be like

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Inspirato Luxury travel subscription company Inspirato unveiled eight 2023 cruises exclusive to its members. The starting price of the eight ...

2 ways to download any Reddit video on your computer, phone, or tablet

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Whether you have an Android, iPhone, Mac, or PC, you can download Reddit videos. Piotr Swat/Shutterstock You can download Reddit ...

Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol are tying up a ‘significant’ amount of Russian forces that are needed elsewhere for Putin’s invasion, UK says

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A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov Ukraine’s defense of Mariupol ...

The Kardashians are back on TV in a new reality series — here’s how to watch on Hulu

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Putin warns Europe that switching away from Russian oil would be ‘very painful’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin summons meeting of Russia’s Security Council at Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on February 21, 2022. Kremlin ...

6 airlines around the world no longer require passengers to wear masks on aircraft — see the full list

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British Airways and EasyJet. Victor Jiang/Shutterstock Mask requirements on planes became a commonality across the globe after the onset of ...

Jailed US Ethereum developer sets example for those using crypto to dodge sanctions

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Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was sentenced to more than five years in prison and fined $100,000 for helping North Korea ...

I set a theme for each workday to tackle different tasks. Here’s how it works and 5 ways it’s made me more efficient.

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Jen Glantz says designating set tasks to each day of the week helps her be more productive. Jen Glantz Jen ...

Italy is planning to cut back on Russian gas by getting more from Egypt

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A natural and associated petroleum gas processing plant in the Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region, Russia on March 11, ...

My slime business has 4.5 million followers on TikTok and we’ve sold products to the Kardashians. Here’s how I started and grew the business from my living room.

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Peachybbies founder Andrea O. making a batch of pink slime in the manufacturing warehouse. Courtesy Andrea O./Peachybbies Andrea O, 25, ...

How Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and other top banks train young advisors to work with ultra-rich clients from voicemail training to exams with 40% failure rates

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Goldman Sachs analysts have to train for two years before working with the bank’s wealthiest clients. Kingfisher Productions Private banks ...

This Raleigh mansion-turned-inn was just named one of the world’s best new hotels

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It took three years of rezoning, renovating and restoring for this 160-year-old home to become a coveted boutique place to ...

This Raleigh mansion-turned-inn was just named one of the world’s best new hotels

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It took three years of rezoning, renovating and restoring for this 160-year-old home to become a coveted boutique place to ...

World’s biggest oil traders are set to cut out Russian oil purchases from the middle of May, report says.

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Russia is a major exporter of commodities including oil and gas. castenoid/ Getty Images The world’s biggest oil traders will ...

Global stocks edge higher on hopes inflation may have peaked, while oil dips after surprise rise in US stockpiles

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The dot-com frenzy in the late 90s and early 200s is a prime example of market froth. Spencer Platt/Getty Global ...

A $970 million fashion e-commerce startup in Singapore has suspended its CEO in financial probe: reports

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The CEO of Zilingo, a startup that helps Southeast Asian small players in the apparel and garment industry scale up, ...

Ukraine said it damaged the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles, while Moscow blamed ammunition blowing up onboard

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Russia and Ukraine have offered conflicting causes for the apparent severe damage to the “Moskva” Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press A missile ...

2 Florida men from The Villages — a staunchly pro-Trump retirement community — have admitted to voting twice in the 2020 election

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Golf carts lined up on palm tree-lined main street in The Villages, Florida. Eve Edelheit/The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Germany’s economy could lose $240 billion — 6.5% of its annual output — over the next 2 years if Russian oil and gas were cut off immediately

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Germany has come under increasing pressure to ban Russian energy imports over the Ukraine war. Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty Imags Germany is ...

Russia is sanctioning 398 members of Congress to ‘mirror’ to US sanctions on the State Duma, including lawmakers who criticized Ukraine

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Russia announced sanctions against 398 members of Congress on Wednesday. Susan Walsh/Associated Press Russia has blacklisted 398 members of Congress ...

A Biden administration official may visit Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy after retreat of Russian troops

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TV tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, is hit by an airstrike. Ukraine NOW A top-level US official may visit Ukraine soon, ...

Trump says the ‘N-word’, for him, now means ‘nuclear word’

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Former President Donald Trump was heard saying in a clip that he, personally, had re-interpreted the meaning of the term ...

Russian forces are increasingly using sexual violence as a weapon of war in Ukraine, UN officials say

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Refugees fleeing from Ukraine are seen after crossing Ukrainian-Polish border due to Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine on March 6, ...

Arizona, California, Florida have the most QAnon-aligned candidates running for federal and state office: report

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A protester holds a Q sign as he waits in line with others to enter a Trump campaign rally in ...

US TV advertisers will spend close to $20 billion in this year’s upfronts

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TV networks are hoping for a return to normalcy  after a turbulent 2020.  Advertisers will spend $19.90 billion upfront in ...

AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back offices

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. ...

In future wars, US Marine special operators will need to do more than ‘kicking down a door,’ top Marine says

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US Marines with the 1st Raider Battalion train with the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, September 29, 2015. ...

5G will advance payments and mobile commerce

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 5G tech will likely bring about positive changes to the retail industry. And retailers will use their IT investments in ...

The LA riots in photos: Then and now

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Smoke is seen engulfing a building in downtown LA during the 1992 LA Riot. (left) The same location is seen ...

[FREE SLIDE DECK] Key Players in Genetic Testing

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The human genome was sequenced – or read in its entirety – for the first time in 2003, after more ...