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How Car Ownership Impacts Your Wallet and Well-Being
With so many people cutting comforts out of life in favor of their vehicles, our survey revealed that car ownership today has emotional impacts as well. The next part of our study explores how owning a car affects drivers’ ability to invest or save for the future, their overall well-being and stress levels. Almost half…
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The holidays are here. So is record credit card debt. How 6 Americans are coping.
The holidays are a perilous time for the nation’s credit card holders. This year, the stakes feel higher than ever. America faces a crushing credit card burden. The nation’s collective card balance stands at a record $1.08 trillion, as of the end of September. The average interest rate has hit 21%, the highest figure recorded…
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Palo Alto eager to expand ‘safe parking’ programs for vehicle dwellers
Calling it a small but crucial tool for addressing homelessness, Palo Alto agreed on Monday to expand and make permanent a program that allows local congregations to devote parking spaces to vehicle dwellers. By a 6-1 vote, with Greg Tanaka dissenting, the council made permanent the “safe parking” program that has been in place on…
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Prince Albert police seek tips about fatal weekend crash
Police in Prince Albert are asking anyone who witnessed a fatal collision on Saturday to come forward with information. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Central Avenue and 28th Street East around 9 p.m. with reports of a two-vehicle collision, according to a Prince Albert police news release. A 30-year-old woman was declared…
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Weekend court roll – a killer ‘boy racer’ and a bus stop pervert
Our reporters have been sitting in courtrooms across the north and north-east this week and covered a wide variety of cases. Noisy neighbour threatened to poo in police van A man who threatened to poo in a police van and break an officer’s jaw has been told he’ll be jailed if the sheriff sees him…
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The high cost of subscription binges: How businesses get rich off you forgetting to cancel
Not a weekend goes by that Theresa Krakauskas isn’t unwinding with TV. Lucky for her, there’s plenty to choose from: “Mad Men”on AMC+. Horror movies on Netflix. Or another rewatch of the hit Broadway play “Hamilton” on Disney+. In all, she subscribes to nine streaming platforms. That’s in addition to a Barnes & Noble subscription…
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Here’s why some bond traders care so much about the US government’s budget deficit nowadays
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Washington, DC CNN — It’s no secret that the US government has amassed trillions in debt over…
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Are Amazon Packages Disrupting Mail Services in Some Small Towns?
100 miles south of the Canadian border, the tiny town of Bemidji, Minnesota “has been bombarded by a sudden onslaught of Amazon packages” since early November, reports the Washington Post, “and local postal workers say they have been ordered to deliver those packages first.” A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service tells the Post that’s…
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ലക്ഷ്വറി കാർ വാങ്ങിയോ? മെയിന്റനെൻസ് ഇങ്ങനെയല്ലെങ്കിൽ കിട്ടുന്നത് എട്ടിന്റെ പണി
How To oi-Gokul Nair Published: Sunday, December 3, 2023, 12:03 [IST] ആഡംബര കാറുകൾ (Luxury Cars) ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ ഡിമാന്റുള്ള രാജ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നാണ് ഇന്ത്യ. സിനിമാ താരങ്ങളും വമ്പൻ വ്യവസായിമാരുമെല്ലാം ഇത്തരം കാറുകളിൽ മാത്രം സഞ്ചരിക്കാൻ ഇഷ്‌ടപ്പെടുന്നവരാണ്. ഈ ലക്ഷ്വറി വാഹനങ്ങൾ നിരത്തിലൂടെ പായുന്നത് വളരെ കൌതുകത്തോടെ നോക്കി നിൽക്കുന്നവരാണ് നമ്മളിൽ പലരും. ജീവിതത്തിൽ ഒരുതവണ പോലും അതിൽ കയറാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം പോലും ലഭിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെങ്കിലും ഇവയോടെല്ലാം നമുക്ക് വല്ലാത്തൊരു ഇഷ്‌ടമുണ്ട്. റോഡിൽ കണ്ടാൽ…
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KYTC gives tips on how to prepare for the winter weather
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – With winter right around the corner and Dec. 1 the start of meteorological winter, officials are sharing tips to stay safe on the road. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is gearing up for the busy season. “We’re coming on the cusp of winter and as always, the transportation cabinet, we want people…