Category: United States
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Planning to Fly? You’ll Need a New ID Starting May 2023
For years, the federal government has been warning passengers that they will need a new driver’s license to board domestic flights. But for years this requirement has been postponed. Now the new rules will actually come into effect, and there is already a date for that. If you haven’t obtained your “REAL ID” or “enhanced…
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Elections Take Place This Tuesday in the USA
This Tuesday, November 8, the American midterm elections are taking place, which means it’s time to head to the polls to choose new members for Congress and state and local governors. This election is also considered a referendum on the first two years of the sitting president. This year, all 435 seats in the House…
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Palm Beach Is Becoming ‘The Wall Street South’
The county of Palm Beach, Florida, is becoming known as ‘The Wall Street South.’ This is due to a movement of new companies arriving in the region, many coming from the traditional financial district of New York, Wall Street. There are already over 18,000 companies calling the county home, according to the Business Development Board…
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If You Haven’t Got the Flu Vaccine Yet, Now Is the Time
The flu season this year has already started spreading across the United States, according to data from the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been at least 880,000 cases of flu, nearly 7,000 hospitalizations, and tragically, 360 flu-related deaths at the beginning of this fall, including one pediatric death. Since 2009,…
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Epic – Henrique & Juliano Record DVD at Times Square
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2022 is certainly THE YEAR for the brothers who have always sought authenticity in everything they did in music. The celebration project brings together the best of the duo and already has a date and location for recording. Yes, it will be at TIMES SQUARE/NY, on the next November 19th. The idea of the brothers…
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American Daylight Saving Time Ends This Sunday
Daylight saving time in the United States ends this Sunday, November 6, at exactly 2 AM, when you should set your clock back to 1 AM. Yes, you will gain an extra hour of sleep or, for partygoers, an extra hour of fun. In the northern and northeastern parts of the country, the time change…
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Would You Pay $19.99 to Have a Twitter Account?
The new owner of the social platform Twitter, Elon Musk, proposed offering users a new subscription service for their accounts to be “verified.” The initial proposed amount was a monthly fee of $19.99. But after receiving much criticism for the charged amount, Musk updated the proposal to $8.00 per month. The Twitter team is working…
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Powerball Remains Accumulated. The Prize Can Now Reach $1.5 Billion
Your chance to become a billionaire continues for another round. No winning ticket was sold for Wednesday’s drawing for the $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 2-11-22-35-60 and the Powerball was 23. It is estimated that $1.5 billion is the new jackpot for the next drawing, which will take place on Saturday, November 5.…
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Annual Enrollment for ‘Obamacare’ Begins Today
The enrollment season for the “Affordable Care Act” (ACA), known as “Obamacare,” begins today, November 1, for American citizens and residents who wish to obtain or change their government-subsidized health insurance coverage. Interested individuals have until January 15, 2023, to select a health plan at HealthCare.gov. To ensure that coverage takes effect on the first…
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Trick or Treat?
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Halloween, the scariest festival of the year, is celebrated in various parts of the world today, October 31, which is also the eve of “All Saints’ Day” in the Christian calendar. Halloween is a shortening of “All Hallows’ Eve” or “All Saints’ Eve.” Although of Christian origin, in much of Europe and most of North…