If you’re wondering whether a travel rewards credit card is right for you, consider your travel goals and determine which card fits your lifestyle the best and whether it’s worth paying the annual fee.If your goal is to save on travel, the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card might be a great fit since you can redeem your rewards for travel or transfer them to Capital One’s 15-plus transfer partners. This card comes with a $95 annual fee (see rates and fees).Here’s what makes the Capital One Venture Rewards card worth it.Capital One Venture Welcome offerFor starters, this card is…
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May 18, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; A general view of Shell Energy Stadium before the match between FC Dallas and Houston Dash. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Houston Dynamo signed 22-year-old German winger Lawrence Annali on Thursday. Annali arrives on a full transfer from Poland’s Gornik Zabrze. The fee was not disclosed but the MLS club called it the largest U22 Initiative signing in franchise history. Annali signed a contract with Houston through 2026 with a club option for 2027. “Lawrence was being highly recruited after his breakout season last year in Poland,” Dynamo general manager Pat Onstad…
Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa for a notorious hacking gang known as LockBit. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev admitted they helped to deploy the ransomware variant, which first appeared in 2020. It soon became one of the most destructive in the world, leading to attacks against more than 2,500 victims and ransom payments of at least $500 million, according to the Justice Department. The men pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, where six people have been charged over LockBit attacks, including Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, described by…
Fears of new trade tensions with China drive main indexes lower.Wall Street’s top indices fell as a rebound in tech shares tumbled, adding to losses triggered by fears of new trade tensions. After a mixed day on European equity markets, losses on Wall Street were broad-based on Thursday, with energy the only one of 11 industrial sectors to advance in the S&P 500. The Dow, which had notched records the last three days, led major indices lower with a 1.3 percent drop. “It doesn’t take much of an excuse for markets to take some profits when they’ve had such a…
Over the weekend, Elon Musk made his support for Donald Trump official by publicly endorsing the former-president shortly after Trump was wounded in the ear by a would-be assassin during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.Now, it appears that Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is also displaying support for Trump.This is, however, apparently paid promotion. “This is a commercially available product,” an X representative told Mashable in an email. X also linked to X’s page of information about paid brand promotion. On Thursday, July 18, some X users began to notice that custom icons were appearing next…
As a beekeeper, I’ve learned firsthand how amazing beeswax can be. You’ll find this natural substance in many of my DIY recipes for everything from soap to lotion bars. Beeswax uses don’t stop at DIY skincare recipes though! Why Bees Are Amazing Ever seen the inside of a honeybee hive? It’s incredible. Imagine a scenario in which you were simultaneously: Caring for a newborn who needed constant care Building a house with your own hands Fighting off people trying to break into your home Still responsible for normal cooking and cleaning Stressful… right? Yet this is what a honey bee colony…
A High Security Alert has been issued for the whole of Bangladesh, as violent clashes between students and police continue. The capital Dhaka is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout, with phone lines also down. On Thursday evening, several thousand protestors stormed the state broadcaster BTV, vandalising furniture, smashing windows and lights and setting parts of it on fire.Bangladesh’s information minister told the BBC that broadcasts had been stopped and most employees had left the building in the capital.A post on BTV’s official Facebook page had earlier warned “many” were trapped inside the building, and appealed for help…
Screenshot: Nicholas Fondacaro X MSNBC personality Joy Reid went on a rant that can only objectively be defined as unhinged, accusing Donald Trump of using the survival of the assassination attempt on his life as a photo op. Unhinged might be a generous description. Reid took news of President Biden testing positive for COVID to suggest that his recovery would be equally impressive to Trump getting back up after being shot. “Should he (Biden) be fine in a couple of days, doesn’t that convey exactly the same thing?” she asked a panel including former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.…
For years, it’s felt as if rent has gotten out of control. And that’s partially true, considering median rent prices are more than 21% higher today than they were in 2019. But rents are starting to drop ever so slightly. Asking rents dipped just 0.4% year-over-year in June, but before you get too excited, the median asking rent is still $305 higher than the same time in 2019 before the pandemic, according to Realtor.com’s June 2024 Rental Report. The median asking rent in June was $1,743. While there’s been a slight year-over-year decline in rent, prices have actually been increasing…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Three things a man thinks he can do better than anyone: grill meat, drive a car and run a baseball team.So when you hear Mike from Marietta or Sammy from Schaumburg griping about the moves their Braves or Cubs made or didn’t make as the calendar advances later into July, you know it’s trade deadline time.It’s hard to remember when a trade deadline has contained so many contenders, legitimate or otherwise. The National League’s wild card taffy pull continues with seven teams within six games of the New York Mets for the final spot. The…
Medellín is the second-largest city in Colombia and a favorite among the digital nomad crowd. Nestled in the Aburrá Valley, the city has great weather year-round, earning it the nickname: “the City of Eternal Spring.” I spent close to a total of three weeks in Medellín and loved my time there. While the city has a troubled past, today, it’s a vibrant and innovative metropolis. I’d go back in a heartbeat. (Make sure to take a salsa class at least once while you’re here!) That said, there are still some safety issues here, so picking the right place to stay…
Rescue and relief services on ‘war footing’ after several carriages jumped tracks, leaving at least four overturned.A passenger train jumped the tracks in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, according to the authorities. The Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express, which connects India’s northern states to the eastern state of Assam, derailed in Gonda district, near the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya, at about 2:30pm (09:00 GMT) on Thursday, Indian media reported. At least four carriages had overturned, said broadcaster NDTV. The network’s footage showed passengers standing on top of a derailed compartment that had…