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Delta offering special flight to view total solar eclipse along the path of totality in April
A Delta Air plane takes off from Sydney Airport on Jan. 20, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Jenny Evans/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- North America will experience its last total solar eclipse for 20 years i...
Feb 21, 2024
What a possible Capital One and Discover merger means for consumers
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Capital One's decision to acquire Discover could establish a new megafirm that shakes up the credit card industry.The move may hold long-term impl...
Feb 20, 2024
OpenAI video-generator Sora risks fueling propaganda and bias, experts say
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A sunbathed Dalmatian tiptoes across a windowsill, a Chinese New Year parade engulfs a city street, an archeologist digs up a chair from desert sand. Vid...
Feb 17, 2024
Number of striking US workers more than doubled last year, study shows
ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of striking workers in the U.S. more than doubled last year due to massive work stoppages carried out by autoworkers, nurses and Hollywood wri...
Feb 15, 2024
New York City sues social media companies, accuses them of contributing to 'youth mental health crisis'
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The City of New York on Wednesday sued the companies behind SnapChat, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, accusing them of fomenting a "nationwide youth mental health cr...
Feb 15, 2024
Wendy's debuts new Cinnabon innovation on the breakfast menu
Wendy's(NEW YORK) -- Everyone knows the best part of freshly made cinnamon rolls are the gooey melty center, so Wendy's worked with Cinnabon to create a sweet new pastry for its breakfast menu that de...
Feb 14, 2024
Expert tips to book cheap spring break travel now
Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While snow and frigid temps are sweeping parts of the country, travel deals for spring break are heating up. Experts like Going.com founder Scott Keyes explained t...
Feb 14, 2024
Dole announces voluntary recall of salad kits for potential listeria contamination
FG Trade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of a "limited number" of Dole-branded and private label salad kits due to potential cross contamination ...
Feb 14, 2024
Man credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96
Pop Tarts(NEW YORK) -- William “Bill” Post, the man often credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart, has died at 96. Born on June 27, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post was one of sev...
Feb 14, 2024
What is Temu, the company made famous in Super Bowl ads?
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Super Bowl viewers could hardly miss an ad blitz from e-commerce company Temu promising low prices that allow customers to “shop like a bill...
Feb 13, 2024
