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In 2026, business class is going basic.That seems to be the plan for major U.S. carriers like Delta and United Airlines, which both have hinted at forthcoming launches of unbundled business fares—essentially a premium version of basic economy—in the near future. Luxury carrier Emirates pioneered the a la carte premium ticket with the launch of its “Special” business class fares in 2019. Now other prominent international airlines, like Etihad, Qatar, KLM, and Finnair, also offer unbundled business tickets. With those carriers, the amount you pay for your ticket includes a seat in the business cabin and a carry-on bag, but extras like…
Peloton is recalling around 833,000 of its original Bike+ machines following reports that some seat posts broke during use, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC reports that Peloton has received three complaints related to the issue, including two incidents in which users were injured. The affected Bike+ units were sold between January 2020 and April 2025. The CPSC is warning Peloton users to “immediately stop using the recalled exercise bikes.” “The integrity of our products and our Members’ well-being are our top priorities,” said Márcio Oliveira, Peloton’s SVP of Global Hardware Operations and Product Safety,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday.The last major atlas of ancient Roman road networks was published 25 years ago. Since then, advances in technology and other newly accessible sources have greatly expanded researchers’ ability to locate ancient roadways. Over five years, a team of archaeologists combed through historical records, ancient journals, locations of milestones and other archival data. Scientists then looked for clues in satellite imagery and aerial photography, including recently digitized photos taken from…
The ESPN Bet logo on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDisney’s ESPN is swapping out its sports betting partner.In separate releases Thursday, the company said it was terminating its agreement with Penn Entertainment years earlier than planned and had signed an agreement with DraftKings to make it the exclusive official sportsbook and odds provider for ESPN.Both changes take effect in December.”Our betting approach has focused on offering an integrated experience within our products,” ESPN Chariman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “Working with DraftKings, a leader in the…
Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts to all server operators, along with other features for admins, conversation improvements, and more. The addition of quote posts is one of the bigger changes to how Mastodon’s social network operates, as the social network attempts to compete against larger rivals, like X and Threads. Quoting can be a conversation driver and is considered a baseline feature for text-first social networks. But Mastodon wanted to ensure the feature launched with more user protections so as not to change the culture…
De PERE, Wis. (AP) — Cora Anderson and Madison DeCleene spent their first two years at Division III St. Norbert College believing their academic pursuits would force them to end their athletic careers earlier than they wanted.An NCAA pilot program gave them another chance to keep competing. The program allows D-III athletes to continue playing at schools they no longer attend under certain conditions. Anderson and DeCleene remain on the track and field team for St. Norbert – where they spent their first two years – even though they now attend nearby Bellin College. The two schools are located about…
A CarMax dealership in Santa Rosa, California, on April 11, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Shares of CarMax Inc. fell more than 12% during morning trading Thursday after the used car retailer announced a weak preliminary outlook for its current fiscal quarter and said CEO Bill Nash would be unexpectedly stepping down.The preliminary outlook for its third fiscal quarter includes an 8% to 12% decrease in comparable store used unit sales and net earnings per diluted share of between 18 cents and 36 cents, including 9 cents in non-recurring expenses related primarily to the leadership shakeup and other workforce…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:05 AM ET, Wed November 5, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Horizon visited Ocho Rios, Jamaica, this week, delivering supplies to support Hurricane Melissa relief efforts across the island. The cruise line dropped off items like bottled water, baby food and diapers, canned goods, cereal and hygiene supplies to Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management and offloaded with the assistance of the Jamaica Tourism Cares Taskforce. Jamaican crew members aboard Carnival Horizon assisted with delivering the items.Carnival Corporation has also partnered with the Miami HEAT and the Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation…
Slime, that gooey, sticky and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit.Each year, the Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired creative play across generations, culling its finalists from among thousands of nominees sent in online. Voting by the public and a panel of experts decides which playthings will be inducted.Milton Bradley’s Battleship, a strategy game that challenges players to strike an opponent’s warships, and Trivial Pursuit, which tests players’ knowledge in categories like geography and sports, have each sold more than 100 million…
Peloton stationary bikes for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPeloton is recalling its original Bike+ after receiving reports that the seat post broke and detached from the equipment during use, leading to two injuries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release Thursday. The recall impacts 833,000 units, touching every original Bike+ the company sold that was manufactured between 2019 and 2022. The bikes were sold between January 2020 and April 2025 but Peloton stopped manufacturing them in 2022. The recall comes after Peloton received…