Airlines add flights to get travelers off Maui
Passengers try to rest and sleep after canceled and delayed flights while others wait to board flights off the island as thousands of passengers were stranded at the Kahului Airport …
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Counterfeit $50 notes found at Royal Adelaide Show spark warning
Royal Adelaide Show attendees have been warned to remain on the lookout for counterfeit cash as South Australia police investigate a number of fake bank notes circulating at the event. …
Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans
VENICE, Italy — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And so …
NY man Ryan Furtado killed ‘instantly,’ suit says
Cari Gundee rides her Peloton exercise bike at her home in San Anselmo, California, April 6, 2020. Ezra Shaw | Getty Images The family of a New York man claims …
WeWork CEO says company is ‘here to stay’ as it renegotiates leases
A WeWork coworking office space in Berkeley, California, Aug. 9, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images WeWork CEO David Tolley, who took over the office-sharing company in …
United Airlines agrees to give union pilots big pay raises
United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will raise pilot pay by up to 40% over four years. The union …
Centrelink payments in Australia to increase for pensioners, people on Jobseeker and other payments from September 20 amid cost-of-living crisis
Millions of Australian pensioners will have their benefits increase in the coming weeks, as the nation deals with a mounting cost-of-living crisis. From September 20, pensioners across the country will …
British American Tobacco finalizes Russia exit
British American Tobacco has finalized its exit from Russia about 18 months after it pledged to do so in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The multinational cigarette maker said …
ASIC prosecutes AustralianSuper over duplicate superannuation fund member accounts
The corporate watchdog has launched legal action against Australia’s biggest superannuation fund for failing to consolidate the accounts of 90,000 members, costing the people affected $69 million. The Australian Securities …
Walmart cuts starting pay for new hires who prepare online orders, stock shelves
A worker stocks the shelves at a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early …