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☆ Raimondo: Commerce Dept. will spend all of the CHIPS Act grant money this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Megan Cassella | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TAYLOR, Texas — The Commerce Department is on track to dole out all of the $39 billion in grant money allocated under the CHIPS Act by year-end, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC on Monday. The Commerce Department is providing the money to semiconductor companies to incentivize them to build out manufacturing production capabilities in the U.S. "I expect all of the money in the CHIPS Act will be allocated by the end of this year." The award announcements so far have focused primarily on leading-edge chips, the most advanced type of semiconductors. Now that the biggest grants have been doled out, future award packages will focus on memory chips and investments in suppliers, wafers, and chemicals, Raimondo said.

Persons: TAYLOR, Gina Raimondo, Biden, We'll, Raimondo, Taylor Organizations: The Commerce, CNBC, Commerce Department, U.S, Samsung, Texas —, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Locations: Texas, Arizona , New Mexico , Ohio, Oregon, Arizona, South Korea

☆ Leaving Las Vegas to High Rollers, Some 49ers Fans Chose Reno
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every Super Bowl Sunday, thousands of gamblers head to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, the largest of its kind in northern Nevada, to bet on the big game and party with fellow football fans. High rollers dine on all-you-can-eat buffets and the champagne flows in V.I.P. Some of the fans considered traveling to Las Vegas, where the Super Bowl was played for the first time this year. But they did not want to battle the crowds only to pay daunting prices for hotels and meals. Reno may lack the buzz of Las Vegas, they said, but the self-proclaimed Biggest Little City in the World had the benefit of being affordable and convenient, roughly a four-hour drive from the Bay Area.

Persons: William Hill Sportsbook Organizations: Sunday, Grand Sierra, Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Little City Locations: Nevada, V.I.P, California, Las Vegas, Reno, Vegas, Bay

☆ Best travel destinations to visit in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-01 | by ( Cnn Travel Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

cdwheatley/iStockphoto/Getty Images Angola: Beyond the capital city of Luanda, pictured, Angola has some jaw-droppingly spectacular scenery and cultural treats. David ChiaFF/Alamy Stock Photo Mérida, Mexico: Yucatán state's capital city showcases a blend of Mayan and colonial heritage. Pavel Tochinsky/The Image Bank RF/Getty Images Morocco: This North African country is home to nine UNESCO sites, including the historic city of Meknes, pictured. Panama City is also the only world capital with a tropical rainforest within its city limits. And a historic city forever entwined with the famed Camino de Santiago.

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☆ As a travel writer, I've taken many solo trips. I was surprised at how much I loved traveling with my baby.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Kate Wills | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A chance to travel again felt exciting and overwhelmingAnd then in April 2021, we had some news. And traveling with a baby is very similar to traveling solo in that people are much kinder to you. Having a baby actually made exploring a new country easierWith Guy at work most days, Blake and I went exploring. Traveling with a baby is weirdly similar to solo travel in that every small victory feels huge. Excerpted from "A Trip of One's Own: Hope, Heartbreak, and Why Traveling Solo Could Change Your Life" (Sourcebooks, May 3, 2022).

Persons: Blake, I'd, Guy, whisking, Thelma, Louise, soiling, Jeanne Baret, Blake greedily, I'm Locations: Spain, Cadiz, Southern Spain, London, Mauritius, East Africa, Sourcebooks

☆ Travel news: The world’s most peaceful countries in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —In travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and tranquility, what’s trending in aircraft interiors and top picks for city getaways and Asian hotels. World’s most peaceful countriesWhat do Iceland, Denmark and Ireland have in common, other than being Northwestern European countries with oceanic climates and gorgeous, green landscapes shaped by ancient glaciers? That’s what’s promised by Lufthansa Technik’s new cabin design for the upcoming BBJ 777-9 — the private jet version of Boeing’s new widebody aircraft, the 777X.

Persons: Hong Kong’s, That’s what’s, doored, —, ” Organizations: CNN, Northwestern, for Economics, Lufthansa, Geographic, Royal Caribbean Locations: getaways, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Hong Kong, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lima, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Cairo, Angeles

☆ Austrians can't agree on what to do with the apartment where Hitler was born
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The apartment where Adolf Hitler was born is now the subject of fierce public debate. AdvertisementFor years now, Braunau am Inn, Austria, has been embroiled in a debate about how to deal with one of its most infamous buildings — the birthplace of dictator Adolf Hitler. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in 1889 and lived there for only a few months. When Hitler was in power during World War II, the apartment was used as an art gallery and library, per NPR. Residents say it's important for Austrians to accept the country's role in Hitler's abuses, despite some resistance at the time.

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☆ Life in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia oblast, from an expert who just visited the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Ukrainian soldiers, go away." And there were Ukrainian soldiers chit-chatting with the older ladies there buying food. I spoke with Ukrainian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia. The same set of Ukrainian soldiers that's been serving has been serving for more than 600 days. When you talk to actual Ukrainians, they're not getting caught up in, "Is it Crimea?

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☆ We moved from California to Texas with our 5-month-old baby before even visiting the state. Now, if our car has issues, we can actually afford to fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Eddie Casillas and Brittany Casillas-Ta moved from Sacramento, California to Tyler, Texas in January. The family has since moved to Houston, which they said fulfills their desire to be in a big city. Eddie: When I moved to Sacramento, I moved in with my wife. We initially moved to Tyler, Texas. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen our car got broken into in California, it was really expensive and hard to financially recover.

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☆ Affordable Housing Crisis in US West: Why It's Hard to Build New Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kyle Paoletta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The solution to keep prices under control seems fairly simple: Just build more housing. For a time, sprawl boosted housing supply and accommodated newcomers to the West: Nearly 60 million more people live in the region now compared with the 1950s. Running out of landWhen the economy crashed in 2008, housing construction screeched to a halt. All this red tape has caused a serious slowdown in much-needed housing construction. Build, build, buildDespite the unique challenges of building in the paradoxically wide-open West, some cities have been able to break through.

Persons: Mike Segrest, Megan Lawson, Kyle Stevens, Carrier Johnson, “, Lawson, Land Management . Nevada Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Kyle Roerink, Hillary Schieve, Schieve, Howard Blackson, Kyle Paoletta's Organizations: Forest Service, Southern Ute, Marin Headlands, Bureau, Land Management ., Water Network, Biggest, Biggest Little City, Housing Administration, Harper's Magazine, New York Magazine, Oasis Locations: Colorado, Durango ., it's, Animas, San Juan Mountains, Durango, Las Vegas, Montana, Houston, Minneapolis, Rocky, Phoenix, Denver, Mississippi, San Diego, San Jose , California, Marin County, San Francisco, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Jackson , Wyoming, California, Land Management . Nevada, Vegas, Reno , Nevada, Reno, Cumulatively, Biggest Little, Summit, Washington

☆ Christmas vacations: 15 of the best places to go
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The Bath Christmas Market has a multitude of wooden chalets selling distinctively British handmade crafts in a quaint Georgian setting. Bogotá, ColombiaA woman dressed as Santa Claus sits next to a Christmas tree and a Christmas star at Bolivar Square in Bogota. Salzburg and Oberndorf, AustriaThe Christmas Market and associated festivities in Salzburg are really something to sing about. Dating back to 1570, Strasbourg claims to be the oldest Christmas market in France and one of the oldest in Europe. damianalmua/Adobe StockThe traditional Christmas colors of red, green and white take on an entirely new meaning in New Zealand.

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