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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 Amtrak travelers can earn 40,000 bonus points when they apply and are approved for the Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred Mastercard. The new limited-time offer is going on now through July 30, 2025. Travelers will receive the 40,000 points, which is worth over $1,000 in travel with Amtrak, after making at least $2,000 in purchases within the first three billing cycles of opening their account. Amtrak Guest Rewards allows members to redeem free train trips and other benefits, with two points per every dollar spent on Amtrak travel. Members can…
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins.It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since kindergarten, their parents meeting through a local twins club. Some even still plan family vacations together.These days, some of the twins are on a group text chain, which has helped them cope with their newfound notoriety as graduation day approaches.“Honestly when we’re…
MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani will not be present to take his bows as usual after the upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani runway shows during Milan Fashion Week, his fashion house announced Friday.The designer is “currently recovering at home,” the fashion house said in a brief statement that offered no details about his condition.”Armani, 90, is marking 50 years of his eponymous fashion house this year. He turns 91 on July 11. ”Although he cannot be there in person, he will closely follow every phase of the shows,’’ the statement said. His longtime collaborator and head of menswear design,…
Shares of Kroger rose about 9% on Friday as the supermarket operator raised its full-year sales outlook and said it’s drawing shoppers seeking lower-priced store brands and cheaper alternatives to dining out.The Cincinnati-based grocer said it now expects identical sales, excluding fuel, to increase by 2.25% and 3.25% year over year, higher than its previous expectations for an increase of between 2% and 3%. Identical sales is an industry-specific metric that takes out one-time factors, such as store openings, closures and renovations. Kroger include stores and delivery sales in regions that have been in operation for five full quarters in…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 The Victorian-era Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California has completed its over $550 restoration. According to Marriott and Blackstone Real Estate, the entire property received much-needed care and revitalization, with a restoration of its front porch and lobby, main entry and drive, Victorian guest rooms, garden courtyard and event spaces, including the Crown Room.The newly restored lobby inside the Hotel del Coronado. (Photo Credit: © 2025 Hilton)The restoration focused on historical accuracy, with partnerships with Wimberly Interiors, WATG, GSB Inc., Burton Studios and David Marshall of Heritage Architecture &…
After months of rumors, Meta has officially announced its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The smart glasses have double the battery life of the Meta Ray-Bans and are able to capture 3K video. The models are based on Oakley’s HSTN (pronounced “how-stuhn”) design, and are described as Meta’s “first product for athletes and fans alike.” The limited-edition Oakley Meta HSTN model with gold-colored accents costs $499 and will be available for preorder on July 11. The rest of the collection starts at $399 and is dropping later this summer, Meta says. The glasses feature a front-facing camera, along…
The Minnesota lawmaker who survived an attack by a gunman on his doorstep is still in a critical condition and has revealed details of the terrifying moment he and his wife were shot multiple times. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, released a statement Thursday, obtained by NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis, outlining the events in the early hours of June 14.Sen. John Hoffman at a hearing in 2024, in Saint Paul, Minn.Glen Stubbe / Minnesota Star Tribune via Reuters fileThe Hoffmans continue their recovery in the hospital — Sen. Hoffman is in a critical but stable condition, while…
London CNN — Lawmakers in Britain have narrowly approved a bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people, capping a fraught debate in Parliament and across the country that cut across political, religious and legal divides. MPs passed the bill by 314 votes to 291, in their final say on the question. The bill – which has split lawmakers and sparked impassioned conversations with their constituents the breadth of Britain – will now move to the House of Lords for its final rounds of scrutiny. Friday’s vote puts Britain firmly on track to join a small club of nations…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn’t take long for “Jaws” to make an impression. The movie that launched the summer blockbuster season and changed how people view sharks and the ocean 50 years ago also created a dilemma for parents: Was it a movie their children could watch?To help answer that, The Associated Press went to the film’s star, Roy Scheider.Legendary AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch interviewed Scheider and others for a story that ran on July 28, 1975, roughly a month after “Jaws” arrived in theaters.The story is included below as it ran.___At a sunny hotel swimming pool, a…
The countdown is on — you have just 3 days left to save on your pass to TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station. After Sunday, June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, prices go up, and this opportunity to lock in savings disappears. If you’re a founder looking to scale, a VC hunting for breakout talent, or an operator ready to level up, this one-day founder summit is built to move you forward — with tactical insights, candid conversations, and high-impact networking from start to finish. Register here to save $210 on your Founder pass and…