New books by high-profile TV journalists and a Gold Star father brought to prominence at the 2016 Democratic Convention offer differing perspectives on today’s tumultuous political climate and the media covering it.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Looking Back On 2017: #TouristGoHome
#touristgohome gained popularity as both a hashtag and a movement in 2017, as local residents from Barcelona to Venice to Dubrovnik pushed back against the negative aspects of tourism in their areas.
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With Taxes Done, Now Comes Money
Jude Wanniski perceived a similar challenge after the Reagan tax cut in 1981, the need to finance tax-rate cuts with new money, with gold as the final arbiter
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Bitcoin Beats Gold Again
Is Bitcoin a better investment than gold in 2018?
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Looking Back On 2017: The Resistible Rise Of Basic Economy
In 2017, the US Big Three airlines, United, American and Delta, struck back against low-fare competitors with controversial and heavily-restricted basic economy tickets.
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What You Need To Know About Luxury Consumer Trends For 2018
Five Actionable Tactics That Appeal To Luxury Consumers Including Insights From Allison Samek, CEO of Legendary Luxury Retailer Fred Segal
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
Looking Back On 2017: TripAdvisor And Sexual Assault
In 2017, with sexual assault an important topic in the travel industry as in many other others, TripAdvisor drew criticism for allegedly deleting posts warning travelers of unsafe conditions at resorts.
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Travel Lowlights of 2017: Terrorist Attacks And The Las Vegas Massacre
Among the travel lowlights of 2017 were terrorist attacks and a massacre that took the lives of travelers in Barcelona, Las Vegas, London, New York and Stockholm.
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Here Are All The Free Games With Gold Coming To Xbox In January (2018)
Here are all the free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold subscribers in January.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Old California mining town gets a marijuana makeover
Almost 150 years after the gold rush helped create a boom town in the California Mojave Desert called Nipton, a so-called green rush could revitalize the old town as California legalizes marijuana for recreational use from 2018.

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Old California mining town gets a marijuana makeover
Almost 150 years after the gold rush helped create a boom town in the California Mojave Desert called Nipton, a so-called green rush could revitalize the old town as California legalizes marijuana for recreational use from 2018.

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Is Airbus Finally Ready To Shut Down A380 Production?
Will Airbus actually act on its contingency plans to phase out production of the world’s largest jetliner, the Airbus A380, if a long-rumored order from Emirates Airlines fails to appear?
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
10 Charts That Show Why Gold Is Undervalued Right Now
With the year coming to a close, it's time to start thinking about rebalancing the gold holdings in your portfolio, including bullion, jewelry, stocks and well-managed funds. Need more reasons to add to your gold holdings? Below are 10 charts that show why the yellow metal is undervalued right now.
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Ed Sheeran Is The First Artist To See More Than One Song Reach A Billion Streams On Spotify
Sheeran has struck gold not once, but twice on the world's most popular streaming service.
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Friday, December 22, 2017
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Biggest Travel Story Of 2017: The Bumping And Beating Of Doctor David Dao
The biggest travel story of the year was the involuntary bumping and dragging of Dr. David Dao off a United Airlines flight, with a surprisingly positive aftermath.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Never Mind California -- Canada's Opening Its Own $5B Cannabis Market In 2018
Canada 2018 looking to be a $5B Cannabis green rush and entrepreneurs are panning for gold
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Colgate-Palmolive Enters Professional Skincare Market With Key Acquisitions PCA Skin And EltaMD
Colgate-Palmolive continues the 2017 gold rush in personal care, acquiring two professional skincare brands PCA Skin and EltaMD.
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
Crypto Watch: Stellar Lumens (XLM) Price Rockets 54% in 16 Hours, Overtaking EOS and NEO
Stellar Lumens (XLM) is now the #12 cryptocurrency in the world—ahead of EOS and NEO, and nearing Bitcoin Gold—with a market cap of $4.9B.
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Crypto Watch: Stellar Lumens (XLM) Price Rockets 54% in 16 Hours, Overtaking EOS and NEO
Stellar Lumens (XLM) is now the #12 cryptocurrency in the world—ahead of EOS and NEO, and nearing Bitcoin Gold—with a market cap of $4.9B.
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Friday, December 15, 2017
Will 2018 Bring A Death Announcement For The Airbus A380?
With a major executive shake-up and no sign of a market for used planes, will 2018 be the year Airbus announces the end of the A380 program?
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How Women In Leadership Are Doing Power Differently, And Why They Must
Co-founder of the Omega Women's Leadership Center, Carla Goldstein explores how women in leadership today are committed to "doing power" differently.
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How Women In Leadership Are Doing Power Differently, And Why They Must
Co-founder of the Omega Women's Leadership Center, Carla Goldstein explores how women in leadership today are committed to "doing power" differently.
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Every Song On Ed Sheeran's New Album Is A Certified Hit In The U.K.
Artists are lucky to see one or two songs from an album "go gold," and now one has been lucky enough to do so with every song from an album.
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Great Last-Minute Travel Experience Holiday Gifts
Travel experiences, from learning to fly a plane to a winery "passport" to taking children to see New York's Rockettes, can be much more lasting than the average gift box.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Battle Over Bin Space: Class Conflict Coming To Economy Cabin
Will the onerous restrictions on Basic Economy passengers, like no access to overhead bins, make hard-working flight attendants unwilling policemen to ensure airline profit?
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Monday, December 11, 2017
Did An Emirates A380 Almost Crash At JFK?
An Emirates A380 reportedly descended below safe minimum height on approach to NY's JFK Airport last week, the second time in three months an A380 has reportedly been too low on approach.
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Five Creative Ways To Reward Your Team Now and All Year Long
A quick year-end check list of the most desirable employee benefits your team will appreciate or what you might consider asking about in the year ahead.
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Sunday, December 10, 2017
Weekend Box Office: 'Disaster Artist' And 'I, Tonya' Win The Gold
'Just Getting Started' was stuck in neutral.
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Friday, December 8, 2017
Are Fliers In Danger As Major Incidents On Airliners Increase?
Air rage and other serious incidents are escalating on airliners, with a 50% increase last year in "unruly passengers" restrained by crew members.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Delta Now Charging $60 For First Bag On International Basic Economy
Delta Airlines to charge passengers who purchase Basic Economy international tickets $60 for the first bag they check, $100 for the second.
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Delta Now Charging $60 For First Bag On International Basic Economy
Delta Airlines to charge passengers who purchase Basic Economy international tickets $60 for the first bag they check, $100 for the second.
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Jerrod Blandino On Why He Launched Too Faced And Breaking Beauty Rules
Ever wonder where Too Faced got its name? Co-founder Jerrod Blandino dishes on that and a whole lot more, from getting his start behind the Estee Lauder counter to his newest collection, Chocolate Gold.
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The Contact Center Is Having Its Model T Moment
Fordism continues to be the gold standard of industry excellence. And yet there is one industry that continues to operate like it’s 1905: the customer service industry.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Holiday Cheer At The Airport? Airlines Add Capacity To Handle Christmas Rush
The airlines are adding thousands of seats for the Christmas season this year. Will that make for a better holiday travel experience?
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Luxury Gift Ideas for the Holidays 2017
Practical gifts have their place, but there's something to be said for that over-the-top, whimsical item under the tree—like an embroidered chair from Capellini, a diamond-encrusted band of gold from Pomellato, caviar-infused face cream from La Prairie, platinum water bottles from Bkr and more.
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Maduro's Petro Will Join Chavez's Bolivar Fuerte, In the Graveyard.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro used his regular Sunday television time to announce that Venezuela will start issuing a virtual currency. Maduro claims that the ‘Petro’ will be backed by oil, gas, gold, and diamonds. However, the reality of the President’s proposal fails to match his rhetoric.
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Monday, December 4, 2017
FAA Finds Drone Strikes More Dangerous To Airliners Than Birds
Forget the movie "Sully"; a Federal Aviation Administration study finds the impact of a drone on a plane is more serious than a bird strike.
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Gold Looks Like a Bargain Just in Time for Christmas
Ronald-Peter Stöferle of Incrementum shared that his wife prefers to do her Christmas decoration shopping in January. A bargain’s a bargain, after all. Gold bullion and mining stocks are currently in the “January” phase, so to speak.
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Sunday, December 3, 2017
How A Single Mom Battling Breast Cancer Built Beauty Bakerie To A $5M Brand, Got Unilever To Invest
Beauty Bakerie's Cashmere Nicole stuck with her idea for a beauty business, even as she battled breast cancer as a single mom. Now she's got a $5 million business that counts Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas as a partner and consumer-goods giant Unilever as an investor.
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How Gold Would Fix Turkey's Achilles' Heel: The Lira
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to swagger and attempt to punch above his weight. While his rhetorical threats and theatrics keep many allies and enemies off balance, they do not fool the Turks. Most of their bank deposits are not denominated in lira, but foreign currencies.
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Jackie Chan's 14-Karat Gold Limited Edition Snow Skis Unveiled For $42,000
Also featured is the world's most expensive skis at $50,000 and a 1 million dollar package planned for a future launch.
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Friday, December 1, 2017
Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris To Launch Gold Investment Company
Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris is about to launch a new investment company specifically to acquire gold mining assets across the world.
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