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Florence, Italy’s Renaissance jewel, has become the country’s first city to block new short-term rentals in its historic center, escalating a growing European pushback against the surge in tourism-focused properties. “Short-term rentals have had a very significant impact on the
Airport workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) went on strike Monday to protest “poverty wages” just as the busy Thanksgiving holiday week kicked off. Service workers at the North Carolina airport, including cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants, lavatory workers, trash
In the mid-1950s, husband and wife Lou Paul Spring and Geraldine Spring (known as Paul and Gerry) bought a small remote building in Idaho, less than four miles from the Canadian border, and remodeled it into a tavern. Legend has
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For immediate treatment, my doctor suggested having my hormonal IUD swapped as I was coming up on year seven of its suggested eight-year lifespan, and can be effective in easing endometriosis symptoms. But complications can arise from that procedure and
Mental and emotional stress in the workplace can take a heavy toll on individual employees. It also has a financial impact on companies. Investing in resources to tackle burnout can benefit employers and their staff. The mental health of workers
For some, the holiday season begins the day after Halloween. Others, however, may tell you it’s not official until you eat your last plate of Thanksgiving food. Regardless of which mindset you resonate with, there is one thing we can
In 2023, 4.7 million visitors traveled to Grand Canyon National Park, making it the second-most visited national park in the U.S. But here’s the catch: only about 1 percent of those visitors venture below the canyon rim. It’s strange when
This post office has been nestled in the heart of Old Town Toronto since the 1830s. This historic site opened when the city was still called York, a part of the British Empire. At the time, York was a modest, growing
