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Planning a trip involves significant investment in flights, hotels, and experiences. But what happens when the unexpected disrupts your carefully arranged plans? Understanding travel insurance coverage can help protect both your budget and your peace of mind.Core Coverage BenefitsTrip Cancellation and Interruption protection reimburses prepaid, non-refundable expenses if you need to cancel before departure or return home early. Covered reasons typically include sudden illness or injury, death of a family member, severe weather at your destination, jury duty summons, or job loss after purchasing your plan. This coverage activates the day after your plan cost is received. Medical Expenses and…

Enterprise software company ServiceNow agreed to acquire nine-year-old cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal is a massive valuation jump for the company. Just last month, Armis raised a $435 million pre-IPO funding round, which valued the company at $6.1 billion. Armis co-founder and CEO Yevgeny Dibrov had told TechCrunch last month that the company aims to go public in late 2026 or 2027, adding that an IPO is his “personal dream.” Given the unpredictability of IPO markets and how few cybersecurity companies actually go public, it is not a surprise that Armis ultimately chose an M&A…

On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign drone models will still be able to use those products, the government said. In a fact sheet published Monday, the FCC claimed that “criminals, hostile foreign actors, and terrorists” could use drones “to present new and serious threats to our homeland.” As a result, the agency said that it had updated its Covered List — which is a list of products that have been “deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to…

This article originally appeared in the December issue of AGENTatHOME magazine. Subscribe here to receive your free copy each month.River cruising used to have a certain reputation — slow-paced, mostly for retirees and centered on Europe’s classic rivers. But, according to experts and advisors, that image is officially outdated.As 2025 wraps up, river cruising is surging in popularity and attracting everyone from first-time cruisers and multigenerational families to younger couples who want luxury, convenience and culture all in one seamless experience. “River cruising is absolutely booming right now, and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon,” said Asia Lantz, owner…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year. The department said it will send notices to approximately 1,000 borrowers the week of January 7, with more notices to come at an increasing scale each month.Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days notice before their wages can be garnished. The department said it will begin collection activities, “only after student and parent borrowers have been…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 5:55 PM ET, Mon December 22, 2025 A newly refreshed Crown Princess has emerged from dry dock with several new and enhanced spaces on board.The 113,561-ton ship, which can accommodate up to 3,080 guests, now has an O’Malley’s Irish Pub (formerly Wheelhouse Bar), a redesigned Gatsby’s Casino and a new EFFY Lounge (formerly Internet Café). The ship also underwent general refurbishments during dry dock in Singapore. The ship is now heading to Sydney for a series of Australia cruises through May 2026. On May 10, 2026, Crown Princess departs on a 114-day world cruise.   “Crown Princess’…

Pirate activist group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped the entirety of Spotify’s music library and plans to release it through torrents. Spotify has around 256 million tracks, and the Anna’s Archive collection contains metadata for an estimated 99.9% of them. The group archived approximately 86 million music files, accounting for roughly 99.6% of all listens, with a total size of nearly 300 terabytes. So far, only metadata has been released, not any actual music. “This Spotify scrape is our humble attempt to start such a ‘preservation archive’ for music,” the group wrote in a blog post. “Of course Spotify…

The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” The university said in a statement posted Monday on X that its investigation found the graduate teaching assistant had been “arbitrary” in giving 20-year-old junior Samantha Fulnecky zero points on the assignment. The university declined to comment beyond its statement, which said the instructor had been removed from teaching. Through her attorney, the instructor, Mel Curth, denied Tuesday…

U.S. shoppers are willing to spend this holiday season — despite falling consumer confidence and anxiety over prices — but only if the deals are there, Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof told CNBC on Tuesday.”Retailers are discounting to meet the consumer, and the consumer is responding by shopping,” Yalof said on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” Yalof said Tanger tries to offer shoppers access to premium brands at prices that feel consistently compelling. Retailers across the company’s outlet portfolio leaned heavily into promotions during the holidays, helping sustain traffic and sales.Customers are “looking to come into a space where they can buy products at…

Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupants, sometimes thousands a day, looking for potential traffic violations. Cars running red lights, drivers not wearing their seatbelts, and unlicensed vehicles driving at night, to name a few. The driver of one of the most surveilled vehicles in the system was tracked over six months as he traveled between the eastern city of Chirchiq, through the capital Tashkent, and in the nearby settlement of Eshonguzar, often multiple times a week. We know this because the country’s sprawling license plate-tracking…