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☆ 10 best ways to use Chase points for travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | Andrew Kunesh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

The Chase Sapphire Reserve and Chase Sapphire Preferred cards are currently offering 75,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 in the first three months of account opening. These cards earn Chase Ultimate Rewards® points which are some of the most valuable and flexible travel rewards points out there. But before you apply, let’s take a look at some of the best ways to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points for travel. Best ways to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards pointsYou can book KLM business class by transferring Chase points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue. Use the Chase Travel portal to book any flightBook flights on any airline with the Chase Travel portal.

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☆ Charlie Munger revealed weeks before his death the one thing he wished he had done in his lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Charlie Munger died Tuesday at the age of 99. He said, however, that he probably wouldn't go after that particular dream at his old age. I never caught one," Munger told Quick in an interview filmed right before his 100th birthday. Advertisement"I am very good at recognizing unfair advantages, and I got unfair advantages at old age in the way I got an unfair advantage in not old age. While at Berkshire Hathaway , Munger served as vice-chairman alongside CEO Warren Buffett.

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☆ Charlie Munger had a big birthday party planned for New Year's Eve when he would have turned 100 years old
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, died at age 99 on Tuesday. He had planned his birthday party which would have fallen on New Year's Eve, according to CNBC. AdvertisementCharlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman and investing legend, had plans in place for his birthday on New Year's Eve when he would have turned 100 years old, CNBC reported Tuesday . In a recent unaired interview with Munger, Quick asked if he had anything left on his bucket list of things he'd like to do. He led Berkshire Hathaway alongside Buffett since 1978 and amassed a $2.6 billion fortune along the way.

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☆ Timothée Chalamet wore a shirtless suit to the 'Wonka' world premiere. Here are the 12 best photos from the red carpet.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Timothée Chalamet plays Roald Dahl's famous chocolate factory owner, Willy Wonka, in "Wonka." Chalamet and the rest of the cast walked the red carpet at the movie's premiere on Tuesday night. AdvertisementTimothée Chalamet stars as Willy Wonka in Warner Bros.' "Wonka" prequel, which looks at the titular chocolatier before he became world-famous for his sweets, and before he met Charlie Bucket. "Wonka" is helmed by "Paddington" director Paul King, and stars a number of beloved British stars, including Olivia Colman. The cast took to the red carpet for the world premiere in London on Tuesday night.

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☆ Global bank ranking removes Unicredit and moves up UBS, China banks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Unicredit Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsZURICH, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Monday removed Italy's UniCredit (CRDI.MI) from the list of global systemically important banks and moved three banks, including Switzerland's UBS (UBSG.S), up a bucket. UniCredit, which was the only lender in Italy among those deemed as being of global systemic importance by the FSB, had no comment. UBS moved up a bucket after earlier this year taking over Credit Suisse in the first merger of two systemically important banks. Agricultural Bank of China and China Construction Bank also moved up from bucket 1 to bucket 2.

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☆ More employers offer a Roth 401(k) — and a Secure 2.0 change may prompt more workers to use it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That share has increased significantly over the past decade: Just 58.2% of employers made a Roth 401(k) available in 2013, PSCA found. Workers pay tax up front on 401(k) contributions, but investment growth and account withdrawals in retirement are tax-free. High earners may also mistakenly think there are income limits to contribute to a Roth 401(k), as there are with a Roth individual retirement account. Those that don't already do so must allow Roth contributions to facilitate this change, or disallow catch-up contributions, according to Principal. When Roth 401(k), IRA savings makes senseRoth 401(k) contributions may not be wise for all workers.

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☆ Round and Round We Go: Circular Strolls Near London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Susanne Fowler | More About Susanne Fowler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For example, a 70-minute train ride from Liverpool Street station to the town of Manningtree in Essex county is the starting point for discovering the Stour Valley scenery that inspired the painter John Constable. The approximately 3½-hour, 7½-mile trail passes through the village of Dedham, once a flourishing textile center, and where Constable attended grammar school. Depending on the season, you might see five-petal primroses in sun-dappled hedgerows, cowslips on grasslands where sheep graze, dainty white wood anemones or even orchids. On the 4-hour, 8½-mile walk from Limpsfield in Surrey (30 minutes from London Bridge station), famed for its carpet of sweet-scented bluebells in late spring, bird-watchers can listen for nightingales or spot hawks circling overhead. I chose this destination because it included the pebble beach along Sandwich Bay and because I’ve always wanted to tick a box off my bucket list by having a sandwich in Sandwich.

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☆ A New Jersey city hasn't had a single traffic death in almost 7 years. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

While traffic deaths are way up across the country, Hoboken, New Jersey, has managed to go years without one. Between 2019 and 2022, traffic fatalities jumped 18%, with pedestrian deaths hitting a 40-year high in 2021, according to data from the Governors Highway Safety Association. In Hoboken, local leaders have invested in a concerted effort to cut road deaths — and it's working. The city hasn't had a single traffic death since January 2017, and traffic injuries have declined about 40% in that period, Bloomberg reported. The project has an ambitious goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and injuries n the city by 2030.

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That's why I asked financial experts to explain the main differences between index funds and mutual funds. An index fund can be a mutual fundEven though it might sound confusing, Clayton Wood, a financial planner, says a good first step in understanding that an index fund is a mutual fund, but a mutual fund is not always an index fund. Index Funds have a lower expensesWhen it comes to fees, Alvin Carlos, a financial planner, says that index funds are low-cost mutual funds. "Most actively managed funds are mutual funds, but there are also many index mutual funds." Mutual funds experience capital gain distributionsOne of the biggest differences between mutual funds and index funds is when taxable events occur for each.

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Learn moreThe excellent Mint Mobile Black Friday deal is back and provides both new and returning customers three months of extra service free when purchasing three months. Other Mint Mobile Black Friday deals will save you hundreds on smartphones, like the $600 you can save on a Pixel 7 Pro. Mint Mobile Black Friday deal doubles up on plansMint offers its plans in 3-month increments. Mint Mobile Black Friday sale on phonesMint incentivizes you to purchase phones alongside your plans. See more: Mint Mobile six months free with new device offerMint also offers $50 off other select Android phones when buying it with a 12-month plan.

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Three-time All-Star relief pitcher Willie Hernández, who won the 1984 AL Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards for the World Series champion Detroit Tigers, has died. He is among just 11 pitchers to win the Cy Young and MVP in the same year, edging Kansas City's Dan Quisenberry for Cy Young in 1984 and Minnesota's Kent Hrbek for MVP. “I will never forget our team’s celebration together on the mound after he recorded the final out of the 1984 World Series. He will always be remembered as a World Series champion. He was traded to Philadelphia during the 1983 season and pitched four scoreless innings in that year's World Series as the Phillies lost to Baltimore.

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Cher, “Christmas”Political Cartoons View All 1260 ImagesSomehow, “Christmas" is Cher's first holiday album — not that she hasn't been asked to do one in the past. “I didn’t know how I was going to make it a ‘Cher Christmas album.’” The secret, it turns out, was to get a bunch of A-list collaborators on her album, something she's never done before. Brandy, “Christmas with Brandy”For those looking for a seductive holiday album: the search is over. Like on “Christmas Gift,” which features her daughter Sy’Rai, and “Feels Different.”Elsewhere, Brandy offers a PG-13 holiday special. Humor abounds, like in the pop-rocking comedic additions of “You Made Me Believe in Christmas,” “Feels Like Christmas,” “Mean Christmas."

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☆ University of Tampa facing investigation in the wake of Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Katie Lobosco | Rene Marsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —The University of Tampa and a Florida school district, Hillsborough County Schools, are under investigation by the Department of Education related to alleged incidents of discrimination in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The investigations were launched by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Any person or organization can file a Title VI complaint with the Office for Civil Rights. The Office for Civil Rights has now opened a total of 27 Title VI investigations this year. Kenneth Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, told CNN he thinks the Office for Civil Rights could be doing more.

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☆ Red carpet fashion moments from the Billboard Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesDiamonds are a girl's best friend. Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae wears a sheer white tank, utilitarian Givenchy kilt, black boots paired with sparkling chokers and rings. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesKnockout! Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesA moment of brightness: Social media stars Anna Sitar and Josh 'Bru' Brubaker brought splashes of color to the otherwise monochromatic affair. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty Images

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☆ NBA roundup: Kevin Durant, Suns top Jazz in 2OT thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Kings 129, Mavericks 113Domantas Sabonis put up a double-double, De'Aaron Fox won his scoring duel over Kyrie Irving and Sacramento won its sixth straight game, outlasting host Dallas. Luka Doncic had team highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds and added seven assists for the Mavericks, who lost their second game in as many days. Franz Wagner scored 19 points and snared seven rebounds, and Jalen Suggs added 18 points. Jerami Grant scored 14 points and Jabari Walker added 13 for Portland, which lost its seventh straight game. Skylar Mays had 11 points and seven assists and Deandre Ayton added 11 points for the Trail Blazers, whose only lead was at 2-0.

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☆ Gripped by drought, this French island is running out of drinking water
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Claudia Colliva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In a country like France this is ‘unimaginable’Though 5,000 miles away from mainland France, under French law, Mayotte is as French as the suburbs of Paris. A dried up reservoir in Dzoumogne on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on October 15, 2023. Gregoire Merot/APAs the water crisis continues, so do the health risks. ‘It’s not a normal life’A man fills a bucket with water in Dzaoudzi, on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, Nov. 7, 2023. Marion Joly/AFP/Getty ImagesMahorais continue to struggle with the financial repercussions of the dire water crisis.

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☆ A Different Kind of Family Tradition? A Big Holiday Trip Together.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Sebastian Modak | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The nonprofit education strategist in Washington, D.C., was looking for airfares to visit her brothers in Texas over the Thanksgiving weekend. “I told my mom—kind of kidding, but kind of not—that it would be cheaper for the whole family to fly to Paris,” said Perrotti, 35. Since that decidedly un-American Turkey Day, Perrotti and her family have celebrated Thanksgiving in Barcelona, Jordan, Istanbul and Mexico. “We’re really motivated to choose locations based on the cost of flights,” Perrotti said, adding that she subscribes to flight-deal newsletters to keep track of discounted fares well before the holiday rush. A love of traveling to different places in general and “being open to so many options” drives their approach, she said.

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Palacios, Texas, is a small town with a rich history of Vietnamese American shrimpers on the Gulf Coast. The famed Texas brown shrimp went in one bucket. The Texas white shrimp in another. Mr. Nguyen, 63, is one of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who settled along the Gulf Coast after the Vietnam War. Along the way, they overcame the trauma of war and displacement, language barriers and deep-seated prejudice from local residents.

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☆ COVID-19 fraudsters bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card - even a private island
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Patrick Parker Walsh is serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy the island. Instead, he's serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy Sweetheart Island. They potentially plundered more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. They've created special "strike forces " to hunt down COVID-19 aid thieves and vowed not to give up the chase. A few weeks after Oudomsine applied for the pandemic aid, the government rushed him $85,000 to keep his non-existent business afloat.

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☆ Biden’s economic scorecard touts fragile advantage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

And if the political strategist James Carville was right that “it’s the economy, stupid,” the next several months could make or break Joe Biden’s economic record. As things stand, the current ruler of the free world touts a fragile advantage. Households’ disposable income after adjusting for inflation hit a record $20 trillion in the month that Biden’s measure was approved, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. STUDENT LOANSForgiving swaths of student debt was another of Biden’s campaign promises, but his efforts have so far failed. And with higher interest rates making debt service more expensive, Biden’s spending could come back to bite him on election day.

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☆ Ohio just legalized cannabis. Now comes the hard part
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ohio voters’ approval of a legalization measure on Tuesday comes just months after cannabis saw some of its most significant movements at the federal level. “I honestly think it will have massive reverberating effects on what Congress has to do about this.”More than two-thirds of US states have legalized cannabis in some capacity: 38 states have approved comprehensive medical cannabis programs, and Ohio brings the recreational total to 24 states. Joshua A. Bickel/APExisting medical cannabis dispensaries will have the opportunity to be grandfathered in and have first crack at licenses, but municipalities can decide whether to allow sales. “In 2018, Michigan fully legalized cannabis, set a relatively low tax rate and my perception is it’s been a fairly successful industry there.”Michigan’s cannabis sales hit a record $276 million in July, a time when industry members there and beyond have struggled. Marijuana buds ready for harvest rest on a plant at AT-CPC of Ohio, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio.

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☆ What’s the Easiest Houseplant? Many Experts Will Give You One Answer.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Such blends are typically heavy on the bark and may contain ingredients like sponge rock, coarse perlite and charcoal. If a plant’s leaves form a tank — the way Aechmea, Vriesia, Guzmania and Neoregelia do — add water into it, too. “I don’t have to fill up this thing,” Mr. Lara said of the earth stars, because their leaves don’t form a tank. “I just have to water the pot, which we’re all used to doing.”Misting is often recommended as the best way to water bromeliads grown bare root. But with Tillandsias in particular, Mr. Lara prefers dunking them in a bucket of water for a thorough soak.

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☆ Americans say the economy stinks. But they’re spending like it’s great
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

There’s a conundrum that economists and political strategists have been chewing on for more than a year: The economy is good, but Americans say it’s lousy. Just 2% of voters say the economy is excellent, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll. But there’s a conundrum within the conundrum, which is that, despite what Americans say, they are not behaving like a people particularly worried about the economy. That’s why Americans are pulling money from their 401(k)s at an alarming rate to pay the bills. For young people living paycheck to paycheck, the dream of homeownership (and the financial security that comes with it) feels frustratingly out of reach.

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The vast majority of fatalities – 73% – are women, children and the elderly, according to the health ministry. Women are in great pain, they sleep on the floors, without mattresses,” Bashir, the 32-year-old mother, told CNN. She told CNN she received confirmation the products reached the Rafah crossing, but does not know when the aid will enter Gaza. Palestinian mothers told CNN they cannot protect their kids from the terror of Israel's persistent bombardment. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty ImagesSo many aspects of motherhood, once routine, are now a matter of life or death.

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☆ Will Trump’s Barbs Land Him Behind Bars?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

It was a historic and jarring event when FBI agents searched former President Donald Trump's home last year to look for classified documents he was accused of hoarding. "Courts and prosecutors have to become normalized to the idea of detaining Trump – if he continues to violate gag orders and/or if he is convicted at trial," Signorelli says. Less-powerful defendants have been punished with time behind bars for being in contempt of court (including violating gag orders) or threatening authorities. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire crypto trader, was put behind bars in August weeks before his fraud trial after giving a media outlet private writings by a witness. While courts are sensitive to First Amendment protections – especially for someone running for president – Trump is pushing the legal envelope, Eisen says.

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