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UNESCO has added two theaters in the Brazilian Amazon to its World Heritage List. The Amazonia Theaters comprise Theatro da Paz in Belem, Para state, and Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Amazonas state. Both were built in the late 19th century at the height of the rubber boom, and combine European architectural influences with local materials and symbols.
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The lottery for tickets to the new season of Saturday Night Live is open only August 1-31. Here’s how to snag a free seat in the studio for the 52nd season of shows which begins in September, and other late night TV shows taped in NYC.
There are great meal deals and new menu items at national restaurant and fast food chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. Including – Kids eat for $2.50 at Golden Corral, Olive Garden brings back the unlimited pasta pass, hot orange chicken returns to Panda Express, new Burger King sandwiches, new White
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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. Summer is a great time to be in NYC, for NYC Restaurant Week meal deals, FREE outdoor festivals including the San Gennaro Festival, FREE outdoor movies and concerts NYC parks, car-free Summer Streets,
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This is the 81st anniversary of the start of the Nuclear Age – the only time an atomic bomb has been used in warfare, and a good time to reflect on the worldwide danger. There are several places in Hiroshima and Nagasaki which memorialize their destruction, the fortitude of the Japanese people to rebuild their cities and their lives and hope for the future in a world without nuclear war.
Bertha Benz was the first documented woman driver, of the first documented road trip, and the first woman we would describe today as an automotive marketing pro or influencer. Her pioneering 65 mile drive on August 5, 1888 between home and her mother’s house became a media sensation and helped drive sales of her husband’s
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Check washing is back, and it can cost you money. Once considered an old-fashioned scam, it is popular again with fraudsters because it is so easy for crooks to alter checks with simple chemicals or with new digital tools like AI to forge identities and amounts. According to the FBI Suspicious Activity Reports, check fraud
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Club Med returns to the USA with the acquisition and planned redevelopment of the iconic Carambola Beach Resort, on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. That means no passport is needed for US passport holders to visit one of the storied locations in the Caribbean, marking the return of Club Med
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Alcohol and hot weather can be an especially dangerous mix. Drinking impairs judgment and increases risk-taking any time. In hot weather, you add the potential risk of heat stroke caused by dehydration. That’s because alcohol lowers the body’s tolerance for heat and acts as a diuretic, meaning it causes the body to lose more fluid
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Allegiant Travel Company, better known as Allegiant Airlines, is adding new features and perks, including complimentary inflight beverage service and a new tier of premium seating, before it absorbs Sun Country Airlines. Beginning August 1, 2026, Allegiant customers will get free sodas, juice and water aboard all flights. Allways Rewards Visa cardholders will have additional
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