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Marriott Bonvoy is the loyalty program for over 30 Marriott brands. These brands offer almost 8,700 properties in 139 countries and territories. And if you have Marriott elite status, you’ll enjoy benefits across the entire Marriott portfolio. Marriott elite status can be extremely valuable to frequent travelers. So, here’s what you should know about Marriott Bonvoy status, including its best perks and how to earn it. What is Marriott elite status? Marriott elite status gives you extra perks when staying at Marriott properties. Once you join Marriott Bonvoy, you’ll be a member. But Marriott also offers five elite status tiers…

  A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence, prosecutors said in a court paper Tuesday. Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge to keep Alexander Smirnov behind bars while he awaits trial. He’s charged with falsely reporting to the FBI in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016. The claim has been central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.…

The Australian grocery chief walked out on a reporter when questioned over alleged price-gouging tactics.

  Opinion Screenshot: NYC Mayor’s Office New York City launched a $53 million program to provide pre-paid debit cards to illegal immigrants earlier this month. According to an analysis of the contract by the New York Post, the initial number is just a fee for the pilot program, while the contract allows for debit cards to be issued as high as $10,000 per illegal alien at a cost of $2.5 billion annually. “One misperception is that the program allows the city to give out just $50 million to migrants,” Post columnist Nicole Gelinas writes. Gelinas, a financial analyst and senior…

With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7-series chip, the Libero Flip isn’t exactly a high-end phone, but its 6.9-inch, 2790 x 1188 foldable OLED panel is slightly larger than the Samsung, and it may have a slightly larger battery at 4,310mAh vs. 3,700mAh. (Please ask your manufacturers to report those in watt-hours so we can properly compare.) The ZTE Libero Flip.Image: ZTE And while the phone is otherwise a bit of a Galaxy Z Flip clone, it does have this intriguing disc on the back. That’s a round cover screen in there, a 466 x 466-pixel one that measures 1.43 inches in…

If you’ve ever been to a sushi restaurant you’ve probably seen the little slices of sushi ginger served alongside the meal. They’re used as a palate cleanser in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. You can also find jars of them at your local grocery store, but homemade pickled ginger tastes so much better! Pickled Ginger (Gari) Known in Asian cuisine as gari or beni shoga (Japanese pickled ginger), this condiment is sweet, sour, and a little bit spicy. Traditionally it’s eaten in between bites of sushi or sashimi (thinly sliced raw fish). The idea is to help your tongue better taste…

Ruling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in the seventh election since the end of the apartheid system. South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has said. Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is expected to face a tough challenge to retain its parliamentary majority in the country’s seventh democratic election since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. “The 2024 elections coincide with South Africa’s celebration of 30 years of freedom and democracy,” the presidency said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. In 1994,…

The news broke in quick succession: New York’s district attorney, a Democrat, will attempt to jail Donald Trump in a trial starting next month; a Democratic Party judge ordered Trump and his affiliates to "disgorge" $450 million in a novel civil case brought by New York’s Democratic attorney general-and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a Siberian prison.

The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The law enables the government to invest more than $52 billion to revitalize the manufacturing of computer chips in the United States as well as advance research and development. “The chips that GlobalFoundries will make in these new facilities are essential,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on a call with…

  The College Football Playoff is officially expanded. After years of debates, the College Football Playoff committee has approved a 12-team format for playoff bids. The system will move to a “5+7” model, with five automatic bids from the highest-ranked conference champions and seven at-large spots for the next-highest-ranked teams. Why LeBron on the Warriors is a bad idea The model was voted on in favor of a “6+6” after the near-complete dismantling of the Pac-12 conference. “5+7” won a unanimous 11-0 vote after the Pac-12 delivered some pushback. The Pac-12 initially delayed the vote because it introduced a separate…

Its draft resolution features tougher language, echoing comments made by President Joe Biden.