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This Summer, Head to La Paz, Mexico’s Unsung Seaside Destination

By Laurie Baratti From TravelPulse Most travelers likely have heard of Los Cabos, a celebrated Mexican tourist spot that sits on the southern tip of Baja California, the linear peninsula that’s bounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Sea of Cortez (a.k.a. the Gulf of California) on the other. But there may…


Shop for a More Rewarding Credit Card

By Lisa Gerstner From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Is your old rewards credit card not so rewarding any more? If so, you might want to shop for a new one. “Many changes over the last few years have brought more value to regular, everyday spending,” says Cyndie Martini, CEO and founder of card-processing platform Member Access…


Ocean Researchers Find 1800s Shipwreck ‘Frozen in Time’ That Crashed on Lake Huron—Because of This

It was well past midnight when frenzied crew members of two wooden vessels abandoned ship. The Ironton and Ohio had collided north of Presque Isle Lighthouse up on Lake Huron, leaving a gaping 12-foot gash in Ohio’s hull. Ironton sustained a hole in her port bow and a splintered stem for having struck Ohio on…


Couple Bought an ‘Uninhabitable’ 18th-Century Italian Townhouse and Transformed It Into a Renaissance Holiday Home

A couple bought an Italian townhouse at an auction with a starting bid of one euro (US$1.10) and has managed to transform it into a stunning $250,000 Renaissance-style palazzo. The council in Sambuca di Sicilia auctioned 16 abandoned homes in the sun-drenched mountain village of Sicilia with prices starting at a symbolic one euro. In January…


Say Goodbye to Embarrassing Flatulence: Warning Signs and How to Find Relief With Tea and Acupuncture

Intestinal gas and flatulence are normal phenomena in the human body, as these are part of detoxification. An average of 10 to 20 farts per day is considered normal. However, why can’t some people stop having loud or particularly pungent flatulence? Is foul gas a warning sign of potential intestinal problems? Dr. Wu Hung-Chien from…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 28)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $2.02 to $76.78 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for June delivery rose $1.17 to $79.54 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 5 cents $2.58 a gallon. May heating oil rose 3 cents $2.38 a gallon. June natural gas rose 5 cents to $2.41 per 1,000…


Theater Review: ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’: Funny, but Enough Is Enough

NEW YORK—In 2017, the UK-based Mischief Theatre company brought to Broadway the absolutely brilliant farce, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” detailing the technical and comic mishaps that occurred during the performance of an old-fashioned English murder mystery. Now, the same creative team (Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields) tries their hand at farce once more….


International Travel Tips From a Reporter Covering the War in Ukraine

By Mark Ellwood From Bloomberg News At Bloomberg Pursuits, we love to travel. And we always want to make sure we’re doing it right. So we’re talking to globe-trotters in all of our luxury fields — food, wine, sports, cars, real estate — to learn about their high-end hacks, tips, and off-the-wall experiences. These are…


The Surprising Benefits of Spinach

Considered a superfood, spinach boasts a wealth of essential vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and bioactive substances. This versatile leafy green graces our tables as a culinary staple and offers health benefits such as improved vision, brain function, and bone health. It also helps prevent the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. It is…


A Coastline Cruise Showcases California’s Unique Cities, Diverse Landscape

By Lacey Pfalz From TravelPulse When one thinks of being on a cruise, it’s often to warm, sunny islands surrounded by gentle turquoise waves and vibrant coral reefs. But I had the fortune to cruise somewhere a little different this spring: the coastline of California on Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Solstice ship. The itinerary included sailing…