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Venmo on Monday introduced a new rewards program, Venmo Stash, offering cash back to customers who transact with their favorite brands on the payments app and engage with Venmo’s products. While cashback rewards are a common incentive for credit cards, Venmo’s rewards — which can be up to 5% — are returned to Venmo’s Mastercard Debit Card. The program is designed to incentivize continued use of Venmo’s service by bringing more funds into the ecosystem, the company explains. However, this program also represents a new way that today’s brands are attempting to reach younger users, many of whom have shown…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis had been trying to get the court to overturn a lower-court order for her to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney’s fees to a couple denied a marriage license.Her lawyers repeatedly invoked the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, who alone among the nine justices…

Hero Minnie will appear on Disney’s newest cruise ship the Disney Destiny.DisneyThe Disney fleet is expanding yet again.Later this month, the Disney Destiny cruise ship will make its maiden voyage from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, officially becoming the seventh ship in the company’s lineup.The Destiny, which is 221 feet tall and 1,119 feet long, can carry 4,000 passengers and 1,555 crew members. For its inaugural season, the ship will offer four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas and Western Caribbean, including visits to one or both of the company’s island destinations, Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at…

Assuming your flight is on time or you have a quick connection, airports can blend together.But if you’re staring down the prospect of a lengthy layover and need to take the edge off, the hub you find yourself in matters. The travel experts at Upgraded Points recently analyzed 50 of the largest U.S. airports based on three equally weighted factors, including bars and restaurants serving alcohol (per square mile); bars and restaurants serving alcohol (per 10,000 daily passengers) and the average star rating of alcohol-serving venues.You don’t have to love Sam Adams to appreciate Logan International Airport’s (BOS) boozy offerings.…

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create interactive projects using Maps data and code. The company said it is using Gemini models across the board to power these features. Among these new tools, the builder agent is a tool that, just like many other coding tools, lets you describe the kind of interactive map-based prototype you want to build in text and creates one for you. For instance, you can type “create a…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to transform into a new 24-hour arts center for veterans.The U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient said he was an arm’s length away from military officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine Barracks Washington when he learned the former church his nonprofit CreatiVets just purchased had been vandalized.The physical damage to the building and its stained glass windows saddened Casper. But what worried him more was that the church had remained empty since 2017 without…

Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | ReutersFlight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, snarled air travel coast to coast while President Donald Trump threatened to dock air traffic controllers’ pay if they are absent from work.On Monday, 1,432 of the 25,733 scheduled flights across the country were canceled, around 5.5% “and growing,” according to aviation data firm Cirium.Last week,…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning travelers to brace for significant holiday disruptions if the ongoing federal government shutdown continues into late November. In an interview this weekend with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Duffy said the strain on the nation’s air traffic control system is already growing, and could directly impact Americans’ ability to reach loved ones for Thanksgiving. Tapper asked the secretary whether he could estimate “how many Americans will not be able to be with their families” due to potential flight delays and staffing shortages. “I think the number’s gonna be substantial,” Duffy responded. “Again, you look at…

YouTube has become the biggest platform out there, offering tons of opportunities for creators to earn a living. Back in June, the company reported that its creative ecosystem added over $55 billion to the U.S. GDP and created more than 490,000 full-time jobs. However, many YouTubers have reduced their reliance on ad revenue and brand deals. There are several reasons for this shift. First, ad revenue can be unpredictable. With YouTube continually updating its policies, some creators find it challenging to secure ads for their videos, which can negatively impact their earnings. They’ve also realized that income from these streams…

DETROIT – Kia on Monday previewed its next-generation Telluride SUV that the company is describing as a “new benchmark for the brand’s design and ambition.”The first-generation Telluride has been a standout success for the South Korean car brand since it launched in 2019, at many times ranking as one of the most highly in-demand vehicles in the U.S., based on inventory levels. It’s a crucial vehicle for the company in the U.S.Kia said the 2027 Telluride, which is expected to arrive in U.S. showrooms during the first quarter, has a larger, boxier and more modern design overall compared with the…