Do cruise ships have Wi-Fi? Yes, but internet access on cruise ships is both better and worse than you might expect. If you’re headed on a cruise vacation and want to stay in touch with family and friends — or stream movies and music on board the ship — it is possible to stay fully connected while at sea. But you’ll need to adjust your expectations if you think the connectivity will be similar to a hotel. Connectivity can be slow and spotty, although cruise lines are working to change that.Ships rely on satellites for their internet connections at sea.…
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Ukraine has repelled a battalion-sized mechanised assault on its eastern front – the first attack of such a scale in five months – proving the resilience of its defences, but raising concerns that Russia is becoming increasingly ambitious as it gears up for an expected major offensive. The attack on Sunday reportedly included three dozen tanks and a dozen infantry fighting vehicles, and struck near Tonenke, a village close to Avdiivka, the city Russia overran on February 17 and has been inching westward from ever since. A Ukrainian serviceman reported that a third of the tanks and two-thirds of the…
How Putin's Brutal 'Christian' Nationalism Seduced the Right
Tony’s chocolates have made their mark in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. It’s also grown its presence across the U.S. in the last few years. Now the brand has caught the eye of Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz. The celebrated (and at times, controversial) ex-chief bought a minority 2% stake at the Dutch chocolatier on Wednesday, Tony’s said. Talks of the deal have been in the works for a while, and come at a time when Tony’s has experienced rapid growth in the U.S. The company’s sales have quadrupled in the States since 2020, and is…
More than 600 people are trapped or stranded after worst quake since 1999.
Source YouTube: BBC, Reagan Library Throughout her seventy year reign on the British throne, Queen Elizabeth met thirteen sitting presidents, but there’s one who stood out to her above all the rest, and that was Ronald Reagan. The Queen’s Bond With Reagan Back in 1983, Reagan invited the Queen on a 10-day semiprivate tour of the West Coast after learning that this had been a “long-held ambition” of hers. Determined to win the Queen over, Reagan invited her to spend time with him and his family on his California ranch, and it was there that the British monarch got to do…
Despite making pledges to cut down on plastic packaging, a new report from the nonprofit conservation organization Oceana estimates that Amazon’s plastic waste has continued to grow in the US. The company created 208 million pounds of plastic waste from its packaging in the US in 2022 alone, which Oceana says is enough trash to circle Earth more than 200 times in the form of plastic air pillows. That’s a nearly 10 percent jump from the amount of plastic waste it generated the year before, according to the report. The US is a worrying outlier for Amazon, Oceana says. Globally,…
China’s world-dominating EV sector hit two major milestones last year. First, China overtook Japan as the world’s largest car exporter, thanks in part to affordable Chinese EVs. And second, EV giant BYD briefly overtook Tesla as the world’s largest seller of battery electric cars in the final quarter of 2023. (Tesla has since retaken first place.) But the threat of a flood of cheap EVs is spooking foreign governments. The European Union launched an anti-subsidy probe against Chinese EV companies last year, which could result in higher tariffs for Chinese EVs. The U.S.—which deems Chinese cars a national security threat—is…
The quake struck on Wednesday morning and was the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. The search for survivors of Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years continues. At least nine people have been confirmed dead and hundreds injured after the magnitude 7.2 tremor hit off the island’s east on Wednesday morning. Relief efforts are focussed on Hualien, along the rugged and scenic east coast, where dozens of buildings were left teetering after their lower floors collapsed, bridges and tunnels were destroyed and roads were damaged by rocks and landslides. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the National…
What’s so important about 20,000 in an election with 3 million voters? In Wisconsin, the answer is that those seemingly small numbers can spell victory or defeat. In 2016, Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes, a key to Trump’s overall victory. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden beat Trump by just over 20,000 votes, a key to Biden’s overall victory.
#EGPartner Every year, I like to put together a “travel bucket list” with inspiration for the coming year. @Expedia Group’s Unpack ’24 report was the perfect way to find out the latest travel trends for 2024 – thanks to @Expedia, @Hotelsdotcom, and @Vrbo!••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Most of these bucket list items are not destination-specific, so I encourage you to use them as a launching pad for ideas, essentially some “choose your adventure” inspo! 🌟 Be a “Tour”ist: In 2023, Taylor Swift’s Eras and Beyoncé’s Renaissance tours’ cultural impact was undeniable, driving ticket sales, travel, and tourism. Expedia predicts that Tour Tourism will continue…
This commentary was submitted by CVS Health as part of CVS Health’s sponsorship of Fortune Well. Health care is complex, and so is the pharmacy landscape. That leads to a lot of lazy takes by people who mean well but don’t necessarily understand how to create the changes we need. We do know how. And we are doing so. I am proud to lead CVS Caremark, the country’s largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). Despite what you’ve read here and elsewhere, we exist to make prescription drugs more affordable. As we work to bring down costs, you’ll hear from others who…