May 15, 2024

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Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer credit, debit cards

Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer physical credit, debit cards in their wallets

Posted 30 mins ago

Your wallet may soon be getting thinner. Visa on Wednesday announced major changes to how credit and debit cards will operate in the U.S. in the coming months and ...

An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

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An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

Mirage to close in July for Hard Rock rebranding

Updated 29 mins ago

By Katie Ann McCarver

The Mirage, the decades-old staple beloved for its outdoor volcano show, the Beatles “LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil and other attractions, will temporarily close its doors July 17 to transition into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas, officials said today. “While we pause for the incredible transformation of this ...

Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women’s sports is soaring

Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring

Posted 1:26 p.m.

Led by fascination with basketball star Caitlin Clark, interest in — and betting on — women's sports is surging. Clark, who made her professional debut Tuesday with the WNBA's Indiana Fever, helped generate record-breaking ...

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This, too, could pass: Christian group’s rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end

People sit on the beach on a weekday afternoon in Ocean Grove, N.J. on May 2, 2024, as a Christian flag and an American flag flutter in the breeze. The state of New Jersey says the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association is violating state beach access laws by keeping people off the beach until noon on Sundays.

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People sit on the beach on a weekday afternoon in Ocean Grove, N.J. on May 2, 2024, as a Christian flag and an American flag flutter in the breeze. The state of New Jersey says the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association is violating state beach ...

Posted 1:47 p.m.

In this seaside community that calls itself “God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore,” all the land is owned by a religious group that has for generations enforced an 11th Commandment: Thou shalt stay off the beach on ...

United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor

Fewer U.S. overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate