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by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:30 AM ET, Wed July 23, 2025 Police in Bermuda announced on Tuesday that four United States citizens were arrested on a Carnival Cruise Line ship after they were discovered with a “significant quantity of illegal drugs.”According to The New York Post, Bermuda acting Detective Superintendent Derricka Burns said that the four American passengers were detained by security officers aboard a Carnival cruise ship due to drugs. When police officers arrested the cruise passengers upon their arrival on the island, they allegedly discovered cannabis, vape pens, THC gummies, and carfentanil, a drug that officials said…
The Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI Action Plan on Wednesday, a document that takes a sharp shift away from former President Biden’s cautious approach to addressing the risks of AI, and instead barrels ahead with plans to build out AI infrastructure, cut red tape for tech companies, shore up national security, and compete with China. The downstream effects of this shift will likely ripple throughout various industries and may even be felt by the average American consumer. For instance, the AI Action Plan downplays efforts to mitigate possible harms of AI and instead prioritizes building out data centers to power…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ken Silver knows beef because he knows Philly cheesesteak. He hopes that a summer spike in how much he pays for his restaurant’s main product doesn’t cause heartburn for him or his customers.Silver, president of Jim’s South St. in Philadelphia, said he might have to raise prices for his popular sandwiches to offset the rising cost of beef or even declare a market price, which is commonly associated with seafood.“I really hate to do that,” said Silver, whose father started the business in 1976.U.S. beef prices have been steadily rising over the past 20 years because the…
Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday cut its forecast for same-store sales growth this year after traffic declined for a second straight quarter.The burrito chain now anticipates flat same-store sales growth for 2025, down from its prior projection of a low-single-digit percentage increase. Chipotle trimmed its same-store sales outlook for the second consecutive quarter.But the company said sales trends are turning around. Starting in June, customers have been returning to Chipotle restaurants, thanks to its summer promotions and the launch of its Adobo Ranch dip, CEO Scott Boatwright said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.”Shares of the company fell 9% in extended trading.Here’s what the company reported for its second quarter compared with…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Wed July 23, 2025 Hilton’s second quarter results show more optimism than the hospitality giant had at the beginning of the year, despite lower RevPAR. The hotel giant is predicting full-year financial outcomes and raising the profit forecast, even as shares dip by 2 percent.Hilton reported a net income of $442 million for the second quarter, with system-wide comparable RevPAR, or revenue per available room, declining 0.5 percent. RevPAR for the first six months of the year did increase 1 percent from the first half of 2024, however, which Hilton attributes to…
Open source X and Threads competitor Mastodon will begin experimenting with a new way to raise funds: in-app donations. The organization on Wednesday announced it’s launching a campaign that introduces banners inside its Android and iOS apps, prompting users to make a monetary donation. Initially, the feature will be shown only to those on the Mastodon servers the nonprofit itself operates, Mastodon.social and Mastodon.online. These banners will be easy to dismiss, Mastodon says, and will only be shown to people who have accounts that have existed for at least four weeks. The organization promises that it won’t continually prompt users…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxis at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines on Wednesday posted second-quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates but said travel demand has stabilized, echoing other airlines in recent weeks.The airline also announced a new $2 billion share buyback.Here’s how Southwest performed in the second quarter compared with Wall Street expectations, according to consensus estimates from LSEG:Earnings per share: 43 cents adjusted vs. 51 cents expectedRevenue: $7.24 billion vs. $7.3 billion expectedThe carrier pulled its 2025 guidance in April, citing economic uncertainty in…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:45 AM ET, Wed July 23, 2025 At first glance, many readers would know that Percy Jackson, A Court of Thorns and Roses and People We Meet on Vacation have little in common—except, perhaps, their remarkable popularity. EF Ultimate Break, the tour operator for young adults aged 18-35, is announcing a new tour collection inspired by BookTok and the people who love books, launching a new tour category made specifically for fans of these books and series. As a recent study found that four in ten young adults are members of book clubs, and 62 percent…
On August 9, the people who previously ran startup incubator Y Combinator’s events and PR, along with a former Andreessen Horowitz social media manager, are holding a small, invitation-only event, TechCrunch has learned. The To Do List Summit will cap off at 80 early-stage founders and will teach them how to work with the press and run their own social media, the organizers promise. The fee for the event is $600. YC laid off most of the folks putting on this event between a small layoff about a year ago and a larger one in 2023. These layoffs were surprising…
Tripadvisor has announced the winners of its annual Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things To Do.The comprehensive list of the world’s best attractions and experiences based on Tripadvisor reviews spotlights the very best excursions, activities and sights in the U.S. and around the world. World’s Top Attractions Reside in EuropeEurope’s hot streak continues. When it comes to the world’s top attractions, the continent’s unparalleled blend of history and culture dominates. The Basílica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, jumped to the number one spot, edging out the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum in Paris.The Sagrada Familia…