An American Airlines passenger who left his wallet on a plane claims his Apple AirTag appeared to have located the misplaced belonging when the airline said it could not. Ferguson, Missouri-based customer John Lewis tweeted about the episode in an effort to regain possession of his wallet, which he said …
Read More »Adult Happy Meals and other limited-time promotions boosted traffic at McDonald’s restaurants during the fourth quarter despite higher prices. Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose 12.6% in the October-December period, the Chicago company said Tuesday. That beat Wall Street expectations for an 8.8% …
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AI text generator ChatGPT, released to the public late last year, is so sophisticated that it has already demonstrated its ability to write coherent essays, generate sound legal documents and otherwise interact with humans in a convincingly conversational manner. One CEO even treats the tool from parent company OpenAI like …
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When some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures gathered at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting last year, sessions on climate change drew high-level discussions on topics such as carbon financing and sustainable food systems. But an entirely different narrative played out on the internet, where social media …
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The red-hot job market capped off 2022 on a high note, with employers adding 223,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department reported Friday. The payroll numbers reflect a slowdown from the pace of job creation earlier in the year, but they are slightly above economists’ predictions that businesses had added about 200,000 …
Read More »The IRS is cautioning U.S. taxpayers not to bank on getting their refunds by any specific date when they file their returns in early 2023. The tax agency recently said some returns may need extra time to review, and thus could take longer to process. The alert comes as millions …
Read More »When it comes to natural Christmas trees, Americans should brace for more of the same: higher prices. Escalating production costs and tight supplies of farm-raised trees are the underlying reasons why that evergreen is likely going to cost more this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association, a trade …
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A South Florida woman is suing Kraft Heinz claiming the food manufacturer hoodwinked her and other consumers by saying its Velveeta Shells and Cheese product only takes 3 1/2 minutes to be ready to eat. The proposed class-action lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, concerns Kraft’s microwavable single serve …
Read More »About 16 million borrowers who had applied for the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program received letters starting last weekend letting them know that they’ve been approved for debt relief. However, the letter states that a number of lawsuits “have blocked our ability to discharge your debt at present.” The …
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The Biden administration said Thursday it will make it easier for student borrowers in financial distress to discharge their loans in bankruptcy. Currently, it’s hard for people who declare bankruptcy to get their student debt erased, with debtors having to prove in a separate proceeding that paying their college loans …
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