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'Noctourism' is expected to be a big travel trend in 2025

Rebecca Douglas has been to Iceland 29 times. And she’s already booked her 30th trip. The goal of every trip is the same: photographing the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. Douglas has been photographing this spectacular phenomenon since 2010. It’s colors — which can paint the sky a dazzling array of green, purple, yellow and […]

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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but stops short of taking responsibility

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed 38 people, the Kremlin said Saturday, stopping short of admitting responsibility. “Vladimir Putin apologized for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace,” the Kremlin said. The airliner had “repeatedly attempted to land” at the Grozny airport,

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'One of the best experiences I've had as a parent.' The benefits of father-daughter trips

I work shifts, four days on four days off, as a firefighter. This gives me a huge advantage in terms of time I have with my daughter. Together, we’ve attended play dates, and craft and toy sharing sessions — and despite online portrayals of a more equal world, I am usually the only dad present.

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American Airlines temporarily grounded U.S. flights because of technical issue

American Airlines grounded flights nationwide Tuesday morning due to a technical issue, snarling travel during what carriers expect to be a period of record demand for the holidays. By 7:55 a.m. ET, the ground stop had been lifted, however, an American Airlines spokeswoman told CNBC. “A technical issue is affecting American flights this morning,” a

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‘Do the upright thing.’ A petition to ban reclining on airplanes has garnered 186,000 signatures

Spilled drinks, crunched laptop screens and crushed knees. A new video shows the reasons why reclining your seat on airplanes morphed from an acceptable practice into a top irritant for many air passengers.   The video is part of an ad campaign launched in late November by the furniture company La-Z-Boy, which includes a petition

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Macao is becoming a city of sports and entertainment, Sands China CEO says, as President Xi urges diversification

Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said Macao was diversifying its economy away from gaming to become “a city of sports and … a city of entertainment,” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the city that concluded Friday. In an interview on “Squawk Box Asia,” Chum cited a deal announced in early December

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From Nike to Intel, CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year

Retired, ousted or poached, CEOs headed for the exits this year. U.S. public companies announced 327 chief executive changes this year through November, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That’s more than in any other year since at least 2010, when the firm first started tracking the turnover. It’s also an 8.6% increase

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