How to save money on travel? Cat-sitting in exchange for a free stay
I love Spain. So when a friend of a friend who lives on the island of Mallorca asked if I could look after her five cats in exchange for staying …
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UPS drivers to average $170,000 in pay, benefits at end of 5-year deal
A UPS driver pulls away after making a delivery in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images UPS‘ CEO said drivers will average $170,000 in pay and benefits …
Disney (DIS) earnings report Q3 2023
Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on July 18, 2023. Robyn Beck | …
A ban ends dog and cat meat trade in Sulawesi
The Tomohon Extreme Market was once a top tourist attraction in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi — a live animal market filled with everything from fileted pythons to skewered …
‘Barbie’ to top $1 billion at the global box office Sunday
Barbie The Movie Courtesy: Warner Bros. “Barbie” is expected to join the billion-dollar club Sunday. The bubblegum pink flick from Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel will top $1 billion in global ticket sales, before …
What kind of sister are you based on your zodiac sign?
Literary treasure and cultural soothsayer Toni Morrison wrote, “A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—a special kind of double.” National Sisters …
‘Barbie’ box office nears $1 billion heading into third weekend
A scene from the “Barbie” movie. Courtesy: Warner Bros. “Barbie” is less than $100 million away from topping $1 billion at the global box office. Heading into the weekend, the …
Hasbro sells off eOne, taking a page from Mattel’s playbook
A Hasbro Monopoly board game arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Feb. 6, 2022. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Four years after acquiring Toronto-based production studio eOne, Hasbro …
International travel surges while domestic airfares, hotel rates lag
Women pose for a photo while holding an ice cream at Trevi fountain during hot weather as a heat wave hits Europe in Rome, Italy, July 19, 2022. Guglielmo Mangiapane …
European travelers are seeking new destinations as summer heat sizzles
An unusual summer scorcher or a new normal? Some travelers aren’t waiting to find out if this year’s heat wave in southern Europe is an anomaly or part of a …