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by Mia Taylor Last updated: 6:30 PM ET, Wed August 20, 2025 Whether it’s convention attendance, hotel room occupancy, or total visitor volume, the tourism statistics for Las Vegas hit a significant slump in June.A report from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) shows that visitor volume in Sin City was down 11.3 percent year-over-year for June 2025. The same report shows that convention attendance was down 10.7 percent for the month of June compared to the same time in 2024. Also down: room inventory (-2.3 percent), average daily rate (- 6.6 percent),  RevPAR (-13.8 percent) and room…

The White House joined TikTok on Tuesday, where it’s sharing video clips of President Donald Trump and his staff that attempt to portray them as quick-witted, rebellious American leaders. These clips, edited together like a sizzle reel, show Trump declining phone calls from congressmen and threatening lawsuits during a press conference. Another video boasts that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt “rips” a New York Times reporter after he asked a question at a press conference. Despite the app’s legal battles, TikTok remains a vital way for political candidates and government offices to connect with constituents. But by operating this TikTok account,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link A US woman has been sentenced to 30 years in a British jail after trying to kill a man in Birmingham, England. Aimee Betro, 45, from Wisconsin, flew to the UK in August 2019 and spent more than two weeks in the country before trying to shoot the man outside his home, West Midlands Police said in a statement Thursday. Betro was recruited by father and son Mohammed Aslam and Mohammed Nazir to kill the man, who is the son of a man with whom the pair had been embroiled in a feud. Both Aslam and…

Leon Cooperman on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.”Scott Mlyn | CNBCA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Family offices are known to invest for the long haul, sometimes for generations. But after President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements in April, the family offices of billionaire investors were quick to make significant changes to their portfolios, according to second-quarter securities filings analyzed by CNBC.Some moves were clearly connected to tariff and recession fears. In the three months ending June 30,…

Atlas Ocean Voyages released its collection of 2027 Europe itineraries, which include 24 new Epicurean and Cultural Expeditions throughout the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, 25 overnight port stays and upward of 90 late departures.The luxury line’s Epicurean Expeditions showcase culinary experiences, while its Epicurean Cultural Expeditions put the spotlight on cultural immersion. Just a handful of itinerary highlights include a nine-day voyage departing from Seville, Spain to Casablanca, Morocco, on April 16, with an overnight stay in Seville and calls at the Spanish ports of Puerto Banus, Motril, Ibiza (overnight) and Malaga, and Morocco’s Tangier.A 12-day cruise from Naples, Italy, to…

Meta signed a deal yesterday with solar developer Silicon Ranch to develop a $100 million, 100-megawatt solar farm in South Carolina. The new renewable installation will power Meta’s planned AI data center in the state, which is expected to cost $800 million. Both the data center and the solar plant are expected to begin operations in 2027. Most of the equipment for the solar farm will be made in the U.S., according to the companies. The new deal is the 18th such agreement signed between Meta and Silicon Ranch. The renewable developer said the deals have helped drive over $2.5…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but knowing what to do if you are caught in a rip is just as vital. Too often swimmers don’t see the danger coming. On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car’s broken down. Please rescue us. Werneth hopped in his vehicle to assist, driving by Patrick Space Force Base near Cape Canaveral,…

There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several bags of goldfish, in water, on a roller coaster with a 35 mm camera strapped to the front. You just have to trust.“Splitsville” director and actor Michael Angelo Covino knew he could count on his friend and cowriter Kyle Marvin to deliver on the performance side for their slapstick comedy about messy relationships and messy people that opens in theaters Friday. The two also made the wildly funny friendship movie “The Climb,” which they cowrote and co-starred in with Covino directing.“He’s like…

Chipotle is teaming up with drone delivery leader Zipline to test autonomous food delivery.Beginning Thursday, select customers in the greater Dallas area will have the option to use the so-called Zipotle delivery through an early access program in the Zipline app. Zipline’s autonomous aircraft will deliver orders to customers’ homes from a Rowlett, Texas Chipotle location. A small number of Zipline users will be able to order the full Chipotle menu to start, with a broader service launch in the weeks to come for more users. Any potential expansions in the future would be based on learnings from the test.Employees will…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024 by Alcove Press. When your kids head back to school, there’s a good chance they plan to use artificial intelligence to get their schoolwork done. Twenty-six percent of teenagers ages 13 to 17 said they had used ChatGPT for their schoolwork in a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. AI chatbots have become more prevalent since then, so the…