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Backed by Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebraska), the Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4489) would require hotels and other short-term lodging providers to display the full, pre-tax price to consumers as they search and compare options. … [Read more...] about Travel News: October 4, 2019

Malls: The Citadel, Chapel Hills and the Promenade Shops at Briargate open regular hours Monday. … [Read more...] about Columbus Day Closures

"This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles ... (and) can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society," the jury said. … [Read more...] about US UK Japan trio win chemistry Nobel for lithium ion battery

In response, Frey said “there are significant expenses associated with a campaign rally from Donald Trump.” The Obama event was about health care policy, not an election rally, he said, adding that he did not have information about that event’s cost to the city. “It’s my job to look after the taxpayers of the city of Minneapolis, and that’s not a cost that we’re just going to bear,” he said. … [Read more...] about Minneapolis mayor to Trump: Pay your bills

In an interview Warren gave in 2007, which was highlighted in a tweet by a writer for Jacobin, a left-leaning publication, she never mentioned pregnancy as the reason for leaving. Instead, she said she took a couple of graduate courses in education, and decided, “I don’t think this is going to work out for me.” None of that excludes pregnancy as the ultimate cause for her exit from teaching. When I returned to work after my maternity leave, few people knew the real reason for my switch to a different department. Like many women, I didn’t want to rock the boat. … [Read more...] about I believe Warren’s pregnancy story