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Property Transfer Made Easy: What's a Quitclaim Deed?
Ever stumbled on the term quitclaim deed and wondered what it means? You’re not alone. This type of deed is a quick and straightforward…
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Business
Capital One Customers Complain of Being Locked Out of Accounts
Thousands of customers have reported problems getting their banking done with Capital One because of a disruption accessing online…
Lifestyle
A Vibe Shift at Davos
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s C.E.O., will soon be making his way to Washington, where the company is planning to host its first-ever…
Politics
Trump Just Handed Steve Bannon a Big Weapon in His War With Elon Musk
The battle could put other MAGA leaders in a tough spot. The New York Times reports that top Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently told…
News
The Washington Post Wants to Sell You Some “Riveting Storytelling”
Pause for a moment to appreciate just how disconnected from reality that number is. The Post currently has fewer than three million…
Politics
Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat
The problem, of course, is that the rug-pull always arrives too late for the conned to prevent. While we are waiting for these bills to…
Lifestyle
As the Los Angeles Wildfires Continue, Restaurants Rise Up
A few weeks ago, I had dinner at LaSorted’s in Chinatown, eating pizza and drinking wine with my husband while our toddler gnawed at a…
News
What is No One Misses TikTok?
But I’ve never once added a friend on TikTok, sent a direct message or thought of myself as a “TikToker.” And I don’t think I’m alone. For…
Business
When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
Three years ago, when Bob and Sandy Curtis moved into an upscale continuing care retirement community in Port Washington, N.Y., he thought…
Business
Even Before TikTok’s Troubles, Chinese Companies Were Wary of Washington
Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment. Firms like ByteDance, the company behind…
Business
If You’re Retired, or Not: 5 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025
Amid the global turmoil of this young new year comes a flurry of welcome developments that will help many people — especially retirees and…
Fashion
How Vuori Became One of the Hottest Names in Fashion
When Joe Kudla talks about the Vuori customer — the loyal, die-hard consumer of the company he founded a decade ago — Jimmy Spencer is…
Business
Vietnam’s VinFast to roll out two cars in 2025 in India debut
ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) maker VinFast said it plans to begin selling two made-in-India cars in the South Asian country later this year,…
News
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday because of a ban in the United…
Politics
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company.…
Business
Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors
Vanguard, the large mutual fund company, has agreed to pay $106 million in restitution to settle a securities regulatory investigation…
Business
Kimberly-Clark tissue business draws interest from potential buyers
KIMBERLY-CLARK’S potential sale of its international tissue business has attracted interest from companies including Royal Golden Eagle,…
Politics
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on…
News
Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70
The first time Jean Jennings confronted the Mexican federal police, they had just arrested one of her friends for public urination. It was…
News
American Airlines Accused of Discrimination by Interracial Couple
An interracial couple from Arizona has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging they were detained by law enforcement after the…
Lifestyle
Mental Health Days: Are They the New Lunch Break?
Mental health days are becoming a hot topic at work, almost like a new kind of lunch break. People are talking about them more and more.…
Politics
Republicans Want to Punish Divorced People to Fund Tax Cuts
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
Politics
U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told Congress on Friday that on Jan. 21 the Treasury Department will have to begin using “extraordinary…
Business
OpenAI finalises 'o3 mini' reasoning AI model version, to launch it soon
CHATGPT maker OpenAI has finalised a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, chief…