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Prince Andrew is losing the title that he’s had since birth and being evicted from his U.K. royal residence following recent revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The scandal proved one too many for his brother, King Charles III, who took action Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace.Andrew’s antics have tried the patience of the royal family for more than 40 years, triggering embarrassing headlines, lawsuits and suspicions that the prince, now 65, was using his position for personal gain.Here are some of the episodes that tarnished the reputation of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s second son and…
Drone view of damage to coastal homes after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2025. Maria Alejandra Cardona | ReutersHurricane Melissa, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane of the year, made landfall this week as a Category 5 storm in Jamaica. The strength of the storm means it will likely trigger a full payout from a catastrophe bond designed to provide funds to the island in the event of catastrophic weather events.The $150 million catastrophe bond, structured by Aon, is intended to help the island’s people rebuild after natural disasters by providing Jamaica parametric coverage against losses…
As we head into the busy holiday travel season, now is one of the most important times for travelers to check in with the latest news coming out of their destinations.The past month saw some significant announcements from popular places all across the globe. Here are some of the most important headlines you may have missed. New Entry Requirements, Travel WarningsOctober featured some notable countries issuing new entry requirements, specifically in Asia, where Taiwan made its digital arrival card mandatory. Meanwhile, the popular Japanese destination of Kyoto announced plans to levy an accommodation tax of 10,000 yen or $65 per…
People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search. Retailers could see up to a 520% increase in traffic from chatbots and AI prompts in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the report. For brands, that means figuring out how to show up in AI-generated recommendations, and fast. This surge in AI-driven traffic is the bet behind The Prompting Company, a YC-backed startup helping products get mentioned in AI apps through…
An aerial view of homes in a neighborhood on Aug.27, 2025 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesWhile the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate this week, mortgage rates responded by doing just the opposite.The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has jumped 20 basis points since Chairman Jerome Powell announced the cut on Wednesday and held a news conference, according to Mortgage News Daily.This happened the last time the Fed lowered its rate as well, and the reason is pretty simple: the bond market had already priced in a cut, but it didn’t like the commentary…
by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:00 AM ET, Thu October 30, 2025 Another day, another tech outage in the travel industry, as Microsoft was forced to deploy a fix to address an outage of its Azure cloud portal that caused issues for several airlines.According to The Associated Press, Microsoft’s technical issues impacted several major brands, including Office 365, Minecraft, Xbox Live, Copilot, Costco, and Starbucks, as well as several major airlines in the United States and beyond. Alaska Airlines reported that the computer issues with the Azure cloud portal were “at the heart of problems affecting their systems, including check-in…
Design platform Figma said today that it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation company Weavy. The startup will join Figma under a new brand called Figma Weave. Figma said that 20 people from Weavy will join the company but didn’t disclose the valuation of the deal. The Tel Aviv-based startup was founded in 2024 and raised $4 million in a seed round in June led by Entrée Capital, with participation from Designer Fund, Founder Collective, and Fiverr founder Micha Kaufman. Figma said that Weavy will exist as a stand-alone product for now and that, in the future, it will…
NEW YORK (AP) — Cassandra Peterson has entertained Halloween lovers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for more than four decades.Peterson developed the character in the 1980s, after leaving her career as a showgirl — a decision she credits at least in part to Elvis Presley, whom she says essentially saved her life.“He absolutely changed my life, 100%. I was a showgirl in Las Vegas. I was 17 years old, and he said, ‘This is no place for a 17-year-old girl. You need to get the hell out of here,’” Peterson, now 74, recalls. Presley told her she had a…
A Delta Airlines plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines called on Congress Thursday to “immediately pass a clean continuing resolution” to reopen the U.S. government and pay air traffic controllers.U.S. air traffic controllers missed their first full paychecks on Tuesday as the government shutdown drags on through a fourth week with no end in sight while Republican and Democratic senators remain at an impasse.”Missed paychecks only increases the stress on these essential workers,…
An Australian cruise company has come under fire after an elderly passenger was found dead on an island in the Great Barrier Reef after being left behind by her ship following a hiking excursion.According to The Australian newspaper, Suzanne Rees, an 80-year-old Sydney resident, was on the second day of a cruise circumnavigating the continent on Saturday when she disembarked the Coral Adventurer at Lizard Island. Rees was reported missing after not showing up for dinner in the ship’s dining room, about five hours after the ship had departed the island.On Sunday, a search helicopter spotted her body about 55…