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By Bernard Condon NEW YORK (AP) – Europeans haven’t bought Teslas on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive month of sales in May. The blow to investors who wanted anger towards Elon Musk would have been waning by now. According to the European Association of Auto Manufacturers, Tesla’s sales fell 28% in 30 countries despite a sharp expansion in the overall electric vehicle market. The poor show comes after Tesla’s billionaire CEO promised last month that a “massive rebound” would come, adding to the recent buying frenzy among investors. They were on sale on Wednesday, lowering prices by more than 4%…
As summer break begins, millions of families board cruise ships in Florida, New York, Texas, Washington and California to the Caribbean, Europe or Alaska. For many, it’s a vacation with the luxury of having too much food, lots of sunshine, tough entertainers and only having to unpack once. Eli Lehler (R Street Research Institute)Behind all the smiling tourists is a quiet economic engine. The industry supports tens of thousands of workers in the middle class, from locations such as India, the Philippines and Ukraine, employ around 290,000 people in the US and at ports around the world.Modern cruise ships are…
Q. A recent column showed that eligible Charity Delivery (QCD) options are available at 70 1/2. i am confused. I also thought there was no need to obtain the minimum distribution (RMD) I needed for several more years. 70 If I take QCD when I reach 1/2, should I get the minimum distribution I need? Why use the QCD option when you don’t need to get the minimum distribution you want yet? A. Taking QCD at 70 1/2 does not mean that you need to get the minimum distribution (RMD) you need. As long as you intend to make a…
More than four years after 98 people died in the collapse of a Florida apartment complex, federal agents have yet to finalize the cause, but they have some key theories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, which handles the probe, said this week it hopes to close the investigation in 2026. “We will investigate this failure that will have lasting impact, save future lives and ensure this never happens again,” NIST investigator Judith Mitrani-Reiser said in a new report from the agency. Most residents were sleeping in the 12-storey Champlain Tower south when a beachfront condo in Surfside, Florida…
More than four years after 98 people died in the collapse of a Florida apartment complex, federal agents have yet to finalize the cause, but they have some key theories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, which handles the probe, said this week it hopes to close the investigation in 2026. “We will investigate this failure that will have lasting impact, save future lives and ensure this never happens again,” NIST investigator Judith Mitrani-Reiser said in a new report from the agency. Most residents were sleeping in the 12-storey Champlain Tower south when a beachfront condo in Surfside, Florida…
The ghost house stream for Universal’s Halloween horror night continues to drip, and Friday’s announcement sounds like a cool relief to those living another Florida summer. The seventh maze announced at the 2025 event is called Galkn: Monsters of the North and looks literally cool. “In a far north village, the evil ones rise from the dead and bring hordes of monsters and demons from the fjords to wreak havoc for the townspeople.” “You face the icy, winged, winged, vulgani demons, gradually blending into one huge fear. Then you try to escape from the belly of the beast.” This is…
A federal judge upheld the ruling to direct the open to maintain logs and data scheduled for removal after news that includes news outlets, including New York Daily News, suing the technology giant. The new ruling issued Thursday in Manhattan federal court denied the company’s objection to an earlier court order instructing OpenAI to maintain the data used to train artificial intelligence bots. Openai executives claim that they are simply protecting users’ privacy by opposing data retention requests or orders. However, the plaintiff’s lawyer said the privacy debate was nothing more than a distraction. “It’s like a magician who tries…
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Four women on vacation on Marco Island were unconsciously knocked when lightning hit a Tiki hut, where lightning was evacuated during a storm last weekend. Now, as they recover, they each leave an incredible story to tell four matching lightning bolt tattoos that mark unforgettable moments forever. “I was screaming”: Lago woman survives a tornado when her house is lifted into the air Daniel Sturgill, Taylor Sturgill, Becky Johnson and Kelly Bryant are all from Kentucky and were on their first visit to Marco Island for girls’ trips. They had a relaxing beach day on…
By Ken Sweet NEW YORK (AP) – All major banks have passed the annual “stress test” of the financial system’s federal reserve system, the central bank said Friday, but said the tests conducted by the central bank have been less active than in the past few years. All 22 banks tested this year were above the minimum threshold to keep the solvent going, the Fed said they were still operating despite absorbing the theoretical loss of around $550 billion. The Fed scenario will see fewer unemployment rates, lower severe economic contractions, lower severe economic contractions, lower commercial property prices, lower…
The federal judge upheld the ruling directing Open Eye to store deleted data for deletion, including news outlets that included the Orlando Sentinel, which sued the tech giant. The new ruling issued Thursday in Manhattan federal court denied the company’s objection to an earlier court order instructing OpenAI to maintain the data used to train artificial intelligence bots. Openai executives claim that they are simply protecting users’ privacy by opposing data retention requests or orders. However, the plaintiff’s lawyer said the privacy debate was nothing more than a distraction. “It’s like a magician who tries to misdirect the public’s attention,”…