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☆ With Christmas Plans in Doubt From Winter Storm, Travelers Battle Delays, Cancellations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Jim Carlton | Jacob Passy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Salvaging holiday plans may take herculean efforts for the many travelers stranded as a powerful winter storm wreaks havoc across the country. More than 4,000 flights in and out of U.S. airports have been canceled on Friday and some 5,500 further flights have been delayed, according to data from FlightAware. These disruptions come on the heels of roughly 2,700 flights canceled on Thursday.

☆ Cities Look to Get Homeless People Inside as Temperatures Plummet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Denver Coliseum offers cots to help homeless people escape outdoor temperatures that have dropped to as low as minus 8 degrees. Cities from coast to coast rushed Thursday to move homeless people off the streets as a broad cold front began to sweep across the U.S. In Colorado, officials on Wednesday opened the Denver Coliseum as a 24-hour warming center. Temperatures dived to minus 8 degrees Thursday morning, down from 50 on Wednesday. In addition to the 6,888 people tallied in a federal homeless count this year, Denver has had to contend with the arrival of more than 1,400 migrants who recently illegally entered the U.S. seeking asylum.

☆ 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California, Leaving Two Dead
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Jim Carlton | Jon Kamp | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Earthquake damage could be seen Tuesday at the old Humboldt Creamery building in Loleta, Calif.A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck along a sparsely populated section of Northern California’s coast early Tuesday, leaving two people dead, about a dozen injured and widespread damage and power outages in Humboldt County, home to some 136,000 people. Officials from the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services said Tuesday afternoon the two victims, aged 72 and 83, died of medical emergencies believed to be tied to the quake, including an apparent heart attack.

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☆ Suspect in Paul Pelosi Attack Spoke of ‘Evil in Washington’ in Police Interview
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SAN FRANCISCO—A suspect in the beating attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges including attempted murder, assault and elder abuse, after a hearing which included the playing of a police interview where he spoke of an “evil in Washington.”Superior Court Judge Stephen Murphy set Dec. 28 date for David DePape , 42, to be formally arraigned on the charges, which also include burglary, false imprisonment and threatening family members of public officials. He is being held without bail in the Oct. 28 attack, which left 82-year-old Paul Pelosi seriously injured from a hammer blow that fractured his skull in two places.

☆ DOJ says judge doesn’t need to hire historian to understand Supreme Court gun ruling
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Washington CNN —The Department of Justice is advising a federal judge in Mississippi that he does not need to hire a historian to determine whether a contested gun law complies with the Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment opinion. “The court is not a trained historian,” Reeves wrote. It outraged supporters of gun restrictions and was welcomed by those who support gun rights. In the new filing, the Biden administration defended a federal statute barring felons from possessing firearms and urged the court not to hire an historian, arguing that the government should win the case without such an intervention. “Our legal tradition rests in large part on the responsibility of the parties to present materials necessary to support their legal positions,” a government lawyer said in the new brief.

☆ Lawsuits Cloud Efforts to Complete Suicide-Prevention Net Under Golden Gate Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, at least 1,800 people have leapt to their deaths there, according to a nonprofit group. SAN FRANCISCO—A project to hang a net under the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people from jumping to their death has hit another delay, much to the consternation of those trying to cut down on suicides there. The net concept was initially approved by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District in 2008, but crews only began installing it five years ago, at which point it was expected to be completed by January 2021.

☆ How and where to use your travel points for a ski vacation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Marriott Bonvoy ski vacation hotelsOf the three major hotel chains in the US, Marriott has the largest number of properties catered toward ski vacations. Points required: A Category 7 property, requiring 25,000 to 35,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 6 property, requiring 21,000 to 29,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 7 property, requiring 25,000 to 35,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 6 property, requiring From 21,000 to 29,000 World of Hyatt points per night.

☆ Regular people can pay for a day pass to swim in pools at Ritz-Carlton hotels. Here's the pitch deck ResortPass used to raise $26 million from investors like The Points Guy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jessi
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company raised $26 million in a Series B round from travel investors and entrepreneurial celebs. Its newly appointed CEO, Michael Wolf, walked Insider through the pitch deck he used to raise cash. "My existing investors had highlighted to me that the funding environment is the most difficult it's been in 20 years," Wolf told Insider. Wolf said hotels had been reaching out to ResortPass to get amenities such as flexible working space added to the app. Wolf walked Insider through the pitch deck he used to help raise the app's recent funding round below.

Thomas Pallini/InsiderThe Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card offers Priority Pass Select airport lounge membership. But late last week, Capital One quietly updated the Priority Pass lounge access rules for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card. Now, instead of the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card as the undisputed king of Priority Pass credit cards, your Priority Pass-conferring airport credit card will take a bit more deliberation. The Ritz Carlton Credit Card, while not publicly available, is still the best credit card for Priority Pass lounges because: It comes with a Priority Pass Select membership that gives you access to Priority Pass restaurants and non-lounge experiences. The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the first Visa credit card to drop access to discounts at participating Priority Pass restaurants and other non-lounge experiences.

BUCKEYE, Ariz.—Earth movers were grading the scraped desert in this city 40 miles west of Phoenix one day last month in preparation for construction of the first 1,100 homes in a master-planned community called Teravalis. Developer Howard Hughes Corp. last year spent $600 million to buy 37,000 acres in a valley flanked by two mountain ranges. It plans to build 100,000 homes over the next half-century, along with 55 million square feet of offices and other commercial real estate—the largest such project in state history, according to the developer.

☆ I've made $974,000 in revenue in the last year as a freelance copywriter and only work 5 hours a day. Here's how I taught myself the skills needed to win clients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In the past 12 months I've made $974,000 in top-line revenue — collected before expenses and taxes — from my copywriting business, and I have clients in more than 30 countries. I was crushed, but my copywriting business had started to take off. I'd work on my side gig on my lunch break and after I'd get home at 4 p.m. until about 9 or 10 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays I'd log anywhere from four to eight hours of extra work. When I started copywriting full time, I tried everything to get clientsA lot of people recommended cold-emailing. I wound up giving the same slideshow presentation 24 times in two weeks to entrepreneurs who wanted to learn about email copywriting.

“There’s no such thing as a set forecast right now,” said Sophie Kelly, senior vice president of whiskies at Diageo North America, speaking at the same event. The firm, a unit of Interpublic Group of Cos.’ Mediabrands, cut its growth forecast for next year to 4.8% from an earlier prediction of 5.8% in June. Organic revenue growth is a metric that removes the effects of currency fluctuations, acquisitions and disposals. Airbnb Inc. slashed its advertising spending and invested in brand marketing, lessening its reliance on search-engine marketing. “We knew that people are changing their behavior,” said William White, Walmart’s chief marketing officer.

☆ Photos: Ritz-Carlton's New Luxury Cruise Ship Seeing Limited Space
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

No two sailings will be the same, according to the new cruise brand, and all range from four to 13 nights. Christopher CypertSource: Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

☆ Wildfire Season in U.S. West Ends With Fewer Blazes, Less Damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One of the slowest wildfire seasons in years has come to an end in the West thanks to well-timed rain and cooler temperatures, bringing a reprieve to a region hit by numerous destructive blazes over the past several years. The break is giving firefighters an opportunity to focus on prevention efforts such as thinning forests that could lessen damage from wildfires in the future, according to officials.

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After more than 35 years in prison, Mutulu Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s stepfather, will be released on parole on Dec. 16, when he'll spend what are expected to be his final days among family and friends. U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier in October approved a motion to release Shakur, an activist and holistic health care advocate, now 72, according to court documents obtained by NBC News. After being released on parole, Shakur will be monitored for up to four months. He was given medical parole, which means he could still be snatched back from us," Muhammad said. Now, Shakur's supporters and family feel the decision to release him represents a bittersweet victory.

☆ Candidates Who Questioned 2020 Election Factor in Swing-State Races
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jim Carlton | Zusha Elinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Republicans who stated without evidence that the 2020 presidential election was rigged lost secretary-of-state elections in two key battleground states and remained in tight races with Democrats in two other swing states Wednesday. Candidates who said the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump ran for secretary of state in 12 of 27 states this year, according to an analysis by States United Democracy Center, a bipartisan nonprofit group, turning normally low-key races for offices that oversee elections into closely watched contests.

☆ Yellowstone Gets New Road After Summer Flood Washes Highway Entrance Away
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jim Carlton | Photographs Janie Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Now, about four and a half months later, a new highway built on the former stage line has opened to the public. Known as the Old Gardiner Road, it previously consisted of a single lane with few guard rails and was used mainly by bicyclists and occasional four-wheel drive vehicles.

A representative for FTX did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the deal or the SEC investigation. FTX and Binance did not disclose the terms of their agreement, and markets face fresh uncertainty over whether it will proceed. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 1 2Prior to the Binance proposed deal, Bankman-Fried approached cryptocurrency exchange OKX on Monday morning about a deal, but the exchange declined to move forward. "It has been a truly a devastating year for the industry," said Ryan Wong, a senior researcher at crypto exchange Huobi. "This could be a major source of risk to crypto markets," Lai wrote.

☆ Capitol Police Seek More Security for Lawmakers After Paul Pelosi Attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Natalie Andrews | Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The police department tasked with guarding members of Congress said it would seek further resources to protect lawmakers in the wake of the attack against Paul Pelosi , the husband of the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at their home in San Francisco. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the department has conducted a review of security since Friday, when David DePape allegedly broke into the Pelosi residence and beat Mr. Pelosi with a hammer. Mrs. Pelosi was in Washington at the time of the attack, as was her security detail.

☆ Yellowstone Gets a Lifeline After Flood With Revamped Historic Road
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jim Carlton | Photographs Janie Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The communities north of Yellowstone National Park that were hurt by a significant flood in June have a new lifeline to the park by way of a 1879 stagecoach line. That flood, which federal officials described as a once-in-a-1,000-years event, caused the Yellowstone River to overflow and destroy sections of the park’s main highway entrance from the north. The shut-off of visitors in communities along that route in Park County, Mont., erased most of their summer business.

☆ You can currently earn a 40% bonus when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Marriott, but it's only a good value in certain situations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Joseph Hostetler | Credit Cards Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

40% bonus when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards to MarriottPer Insider's valuations, Chase points are worth 1.8 cents each — while Marriott points are worth just 0.7 cents each. That narrows the value disparity slightly, giving you effectively 0.98 cents in Marriott points for every 1.8 cents in Chase points you transfer. With this 40% transfer bonus, you could convert 15,000 Chase points into Marriott points to reserve this room for free. Bottom lineChase has announced a new promotion that provides 40% bonus Marriott points when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards. Still, converting Chase points into Marriott points is far from a no-brainer.

☆ Suspected Attacker of Speaker Pelosi’s Husband Dabbled in Nude Activism, Conspiracy Theories
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Jim Carlton | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David DePape, seen in Berkeley, Calif., in a 2013 photo, is set to be arraigned Tuesday in connection with the attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. SAN FRANCISCO— David DePape had been involved in nude activism, slept in a bus and espoused various conspiracy theories in recent years before his arrest on Friday for allegedly attacking the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at their Pacific Heights mansion. Mr. DePape, 42, was in the San Francisco County Jail on Saturday, after being treated for unspecified injuries in the attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi , who underwent surgery for a skull fracture that police said was inflicted by a hammer. The Pelosi family said in a statement he is expected to fully recover.

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