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Man finds a $10,000 surprise inside designer bag on subway
Richard Taverna, 63, was heading home when he saw a blue Chanel bag on the subway platform. The following morning, Taverna took the bag and its contents to the NYPD's 20th Precinct, where it was discovered that a woman had reported losing her purse on her way to visit Russian Federation, the New York Post reported. [Full Article...]
Markets set for worst year since crash as the sell-off continues
With that deadline looming, investors received another jolt in the final hour of trading when White House advisor Peter Navarro delivered hardline comments on the ongoing trade talks with China. The shares were temporarily boosted when John Williams, the President of the New York Fed, said that the Fed was open to reassessing its views. Technology and communications services stocks bore the brun... [Full Article...]
Shoppers courageous big crowds for final weekend before Christmas
However, with many shops providing heavy discounts of up to 70%, the amount they will earn is likely to be down overall compared to a year ago. It's also infamous for being the longest wait at nearly any shopping center. Conner got some gifts on Amazon but says that comes with a risk. More than 90% of the 6,600 business in Perth and Kinross are independently-run and shoppers are being urged to... [Full Article...]
Birmingham Airport: Services halted amid air traffic control fault
Thousands of people are expected to be affected in the same week chaos descended on Gatwick airport. A spokesman for the airport said: 'Birmingham Airport has had to temporarily suspend services due to an air traffic control fault . "We thank passengers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience this has caused". Passengers were warned that flights could be affected until 10pm. [Full Article...]
Today Is The Busiest Day For Holiday Airport Travel
Over the next two weeks, about 46 million people are expected to fly this holiday season, which is more than 5% from previous year. - Travelers at Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning were having an easier time getting to their destinations. [Full Article...]
London’s Gatwick Airport resumes flights after drone chaos
Gatwick said in a statement that it apologized for the inconvenience but had to put place safety first. "Gatwick continues to advise passengers to check the status of their flight with their airline before travelling to the airport as departures and arrivals will be subject to delays and cancellations". [Full Article...]
South Carolina’s unemployment rate steady at 3.3 percent
The DWD says the new record is subject to monthly revisions and annual benchmarking before being made official. That's its highest rate since August of previous year. Across the board, total private average weekly earnings increased to $838.89, up from $804.13 in November 2017. This represents the second highest level in history, surpassed only by September 2018's average weekly wages of $849.89. [Full Article...]
Musk eyes high throughput at high speed for his underground tunnel
Tuesday's reveal comes nearly two years to the day since Musk announced on Twitter that "traffic is driving me nuts" and he was "going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging". From the footage, one can see that the tunnel is lit-up with a neon tube which runs overhead and provides an icy blue-green hue. We reached a speed of 49mph, although cars will eventually travel at up ... [Full Article...]