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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Tue September 2, 2025 Mike Julius (Photo Credit: Carnival Cruise Line)It’s the end of an era at Carnival Cruise Line: Mike Julius is retiring. Julius, who currently serves as vice president of North American field sales, is moving on to the next chapter of his life after 36 years with the company.Julius first joined Carnival in 1989, coming from an agency where he sold leisure travel and worked in management. Over the years, he has held various leadership roles at Carnival, including managing director for the U.S. and regional vice president for…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance planned to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people.Security was heavy outside Annunciation Catholic Church ahead of the visit by Vance, who is Catholic, and second lady Usha Vance. The visit comes one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass of the school year for students of the nearby Annuciation Catholic School.“They will hold a series of private meetings to convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy,” the…

In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted vests that add a challenge to their workouts. “People start to realize how good it feels to work just a little bit harder and a little bit smarter” without actually changing what they’re doing, said Syfko, senior vice president for Life Time gyms.Weighted vests are increasingly showing up in fitness classes and on jogging tracks, touted by social media influencers as a way to keep bones healthy, improve performance and even accelerate weight loss. They are exactly what they sound like – vests that add…

NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Feldman, Hilaria Baldwin, Danielle Fishel and Jordan Chiles are among the celebrity steppers to compete on the new season of “Dancing with the Stars.”They were announced Wednesday on “Good Morning America.” The season premiere is set for Sept. 16 on ABC and Disney+.Baldwin, a fitness enthusiast and wife of Alec Baldwin, will pair with pro Gleb Savchenko. She’s been posting herself dancing for days on Instagram and starred with her family on their own reality show, “The Baldwins.” Feldman, a musician and former teen star, will dance with Jenna Johnson. Chiles is an Olympic-winning gymnast.Fishel…

Investors own more than 131,000 homes in the Las Vegas Valley now.Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.John Carrafiell, co-CEO of BGO, a global real estate investment manager with $89 billion in assets under management, takes great pride in the fact that he sits right next…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:35 PM ET, Tue September 2, 2025 Azamara Cruises is launching a new initiative to honor the contributions of travel advisors.The 2025 Travel Advisor Celebration, which runs from now through October 31, includes exclusive tools, incentives and rewards for travel advisors . “Travel advisors are the driving force behind our continued growth,” says Michelle Lardizabal, the brand’s chief sales officer for North America. “Their expertise, passion and dedication shape the Azamara experience.”As part of the celebration, Azamara is also unveiling a new training in the Azamara World Academy. Called Destination Immersion, the new offering is…

Finnish quantum computing startup IQM is now a unicorn: The company just raised more than $300 million in a Series B funding round that was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm focused on cybersecurity. A university spinout, IQM builds quantum computers meant for on-premises installations as well as a cloud platform that taps this hardware. The company has already sold its quantum computers to enterprises in APAC and the U.S., but its strongest market remains Europe. That’s what this round is intended to change: The startup is planning to use the fresh cash for both a commercial push…

Netflix on Wednesday announced a new update to its “Moments” feature, allowing viewers to choose a start and end point on clips to save and share.The feature, which is only available on mobile devices, was first rolled out last year, for viewers to save scenes that they love — and share them.The new update coincides with the release of the second part of season 2 of the popular show “Wednesday.”Netflix’s new update to the “Moments” feature is looking to capitalize on viral moments in shows like “Wednesday.” The update includes a “clip” option on the screen to adjust the length…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 3:55 PM ET, Tue September 2, 2025 Canadian and overseas visitation to the United States continues to plummet in response to the Trump Administration’s divisive policies and rhetoric, extending far longer into 2025 then experts had initially expected.Data published in late August by Tourism Economics shows that visits to the United States from Canada in particular are continuing to collapse: They’ve fallen 25.2 percent year-to-date (YTD), and in July alone, Canadian arrivals by car were down 37 percent year-over-year. Similarly, hotel occupancy in northern border states is taking a hit amid the Canadian rebuke of…

Netflix launched a scene-clipping feature for mobile last year called “Moments,” which lets users quickly save their favorite scenes from shows and movies within the Netflix app. The streaming giant rolled out an update on Wednesday, allowing users to specify both a starting point and an endpoint when saving a scene. People now have the option to adjust the scene’s ending, allowing them to create clips that are as long or as short as they prefer. Previously, users could only set a starting point when saving a scene. To use the feature, begin watching a show or movie, then tap…