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Passengers can soon get automatic refunds for canceled or delayed flights. Here’s what to know.
The Transportation Department said this gives consumers clearer rights rather than making them rely on airlines to decide when compensation is owedMarketWatch - Business -
Ten of 11 S&P 500 sectors suffer their worst month in 2024. Here’s what comes next.
U.S. stocks closed out their worst month of 2024, with ten out of the S&P 500 index’s 11 sectors posting their biggest monthly percentage decline this year.MarketWatch - Business -
McDonald's Seeks to Make Menu More Affordable for Inflation-Weary Consumers
The burger chain reported slower-than-expected same-store sales growth for the first quarter.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Review: Ralph Fiennes, an older Macbeth, builds sympathy for a killer with soulful weariness
A cinematic presentation of a London production of "Macbeth" starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma has a limited engagement in movie theaters.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Cannabis Laws Are Changing, but Pot Merchants Still Can't Find Banks
Marijuana may become a less regulated Schedule III drug under federal regulations, but banking access remains an obstacle.Inc. - Business -
Most Americans can't name a famous Asian American, survey finds
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. The most common answers besides "I can't think of one" was Jackie Chan, who's not American, and Bruce Lee, who is deceased.NBC News - Top stories -
The second coming of Ed Miliband
Labour’s shadow energy secretary could be among the most powerful — and radical — of Starmer’s close alliesFinancial Times - Business -
Welcome to Scam World
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Will the French Olympic Team Be Best Dressed at the Opening Ceremony?
Carine Roitfeld teamed up with Berluti to sprinkle some fashion fairy dust on the designs. Here’s the verdict.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Olympic prize money will divide athletes - Redgrave
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave has warned paying prize money to athletics gold medallists at Paris 2024 will divide athletes.BBC News - Top stories
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Fed chair Jerome Powell: No sign of stagflation in US economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday there was no sign of stagflation in the economy, even as inflation remains stubbornly high and some signs of slowing growth have started to emerge.NBC News - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
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Is dairy safe to eat? New FDA tests find that pasteurization is effective against the bird flu virus for milk, cottage cheese and sour cream. The virus has spread to 36 dairy herds in nine states.NBC News - Top stories