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NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Austin met Molly in second grade, they quickly became best friends. They giggled through classes until the teacher separated them, inspiring them to come up with their own language. They shared sleepovers and went on each other’s family vacations.But they gradually drifted apart after Austin’s family moved to Germany before the girls started high school. Decades passed before they recently reconnected as grown women.“Strong friendships really do stay for the long haul,” Austin, 51, said. “Even if there are pauses in between and they fade, that doesn’t mean they completely dissolve or they go…
As travel advisors look ahead to 2026, destination wedding bookings are shifting in exciting ways. Couples are reimagining what a wedding week can be, and the hotels in Classic’s Save the Date Collection are ready to deliver.The “Wed-cation” WeekFestival-style celebrations now span multiple days with welcome parties, curated excursions and day-after brunches. Guests want connection and value, while couples want more quality time with everyone. Properties like Hoteles Xcaret, Blue Diamond Resorts and Hilton All-Inclusive offer the venue variety and built-in experiences to make extended celebrations seamless. Wedding party at the beach (Photo Credit: Classic Vacations)Smaller Guest Lists, Bigger Design Intimate…
According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers this year — $40 billion more than will be spent finding new oil supplies. Those numbers help to illustrate some big shifts in the global economy, and comparing data centers and oil seems particularly apt given concerns about how generative AI might accelerate climate change. Kirsten Korosec, Rebecca Bellan, and I discussed the report’s findings on the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. There’s no question that these new data centers are going to be hungry for power, and that they…
Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars.The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs. They include: Alice L. Hall of Philadelphia, a varsity basketball player at MIT who also serves as student body president. Hall, has collaborated with a women’s collective in Ghana on sustainability tools, plans to study engineering. Sydney E. Barta of Arlington, Virginia, a Paralympian and member of the track team at Stanford University, who studies…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Fri November 14, 2025 Luxury cruise and expedition line Seabourn is offering its annual Black Friday Sail, available to book now through December 2 for select 2026 and 2027 sailings. Travelers can enjoy up to $2,000 in shipboard credit per suite in Penthouse and Premium Suite categories, or up to $1,000 in shipboard credit per suite in Oceanview or Veranda Suites. Some travelers will also enjoy a two-category suite upgrade to a Veranda suite. Shipboard credit can be spent on spa and wellness experiences, wines from the Seabourn Reserve wine list, shore excursions…
The exterior of the main entrance of Ford Motor’s new world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.FordDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is swapping its 1950s “Glass House” headquarters for a new, modern industrial facility to promote collaboration and better appease thousands of employees who have returned to offices in recent years after remote working.The new 2.1-million-square-foot facility in Dearborn, Michigan, is ceremoniously opening Sunday, although construction is expected to continue into 2027.It replaces a 12-story, rectangular-shaped headquarters roughly three miles away in the city that is expected to be demolished. The new building marks Ford’s sixth headquarters since its founding in 1903.Currently…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — On a recent field trip to view historical markers in New Mexico’s capital city of Santa Fe, seventh grader Raffi Paglayan noted the range of careers and contributions made by the women featured on them.Paglayan’s favorite was Katherine Stinson Otero, a skywriter who was one of the first women to obtain a pilot’s license in the U.S. After Stinson Otero contracted tuberculosis while driving ambulances in World War I, she moved to New Mexico and started a second career as a renowned architect.“She seems pretty cool,” Paglayan said with a smile.Introducing New Mexicans to women…
JPMorgan Chase says it’s been billed a total of $142 million in legal fees for the defense of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, respectively the founder and chief marketing officer at financial aid startup Frank. JPMorgan acquired Frank for $175 million in 2021, but earlier thai year, Javice and Amar were found guilty earlier of defrauding the bank by inflating Frank’s customer count, with Javice sentenced to seven years in prison. JPMorgan is now seeking to overturn a judge’s order requiring the bank to pay the pair’s legal fees, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. Michael Pittinger, a lawyer…
A federal jury in California ruled Friday that Apple must pay medical device maker Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent on blood oxygen monitoring technology. Reuters reports the jury found that the Apple Watch’s workout mode and heart rate notification features violated Masimo’s patent. “This is a significant win in our ongoing efforts to protect our innovations and intellectual property, which is crucial to our ability to develop technology that benefits patients,” Masimo said in a statement. “We remain committed to defending our IP rights moving forward.” An Apple spokesperson told Reuters that the company plans to appeal the…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:35 AM ET, Fri November 14, 2025 MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has unveiled a $300 million transformation, with 3,969 new rooms and suites in a modern, upscale design, which are available to book now. The Las Vegas hotel’s new rooms and suites were designed by global architecture firm Gensler and MGM Resorts Design & Development. Rooms and suites have been entirely redone, with brighter palettes, blackout drapery, and illuminated closets. Bathrooms offer walk-in showers and porcelain finishes. In-room custom art evokes the energy and style of the disco era.A bathroom in a king room at…