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Reasons to say ‘no’ to a store credit card offer this Black Friday

Prostock-studio | Istock | Getty Images In the rush at the store checkout this holiday season, you may be tempted to say yes when asked if you want to apply for a store credit card — especially if you’re offered extra savings on that day’s purchase. But there is good …

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Most common passwords of 2022—make sure yours isn’t on the list

NordPass, the password management tool from the team behind NordVPN, released its list of the 200 most common passwords in 2022 — and it turns out people are still using notoriously weak passwords.  The most common password in the world this year was the infamously bad “password”, and it took …

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TSA sees rise in number of firearms at security checkpoints

Lines of people wait to get through TSA airport screening. Getty Images “I forgot.” That’s the number one reason Transportation Security Administration agents say they hear at airport security checkpoints when they catch a passenger with a firearm. Of the 5,832 firearms stopped so far this year, as of Monday, …

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UN report details abuse and torture in Russian prisons

Editor’s note: The following article contains graphic material detailing reports of torture and sexual violence. The window in the door frames the corridor at the District Police Department used by Russian occupiers for torture, Balakliia, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy | Ukrinform | Future Publishing | Getty Images WASHINGTON …

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Jobs that pay over $100K a year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree

A four-year degree is becoming less of a requirement to land a solid, high-paying job as more companies are eliminating degree requirements in favor of skills-based hiring to vet candidates. Between 2017 and 2019, employers reduced the degree requirements for 46% of middle-skill positions and 31% of high-skill positions, according …

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Google has avoided mass layoffs, but employees worry they’re coming

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters As industry-wide layoffs hit bigger tech names, some Google workers worry they’re next. While Google has so far avoided the widespread job cuts that have …

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Hyundai’s best years in the U.S. face an Inflation Reduction Act test

Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images SAVANNAH, Ga. — Hyundai Motor Group is having its best years ever in the U.S. The South Korean automaker has successfully moved from bargain economy vehicles and dancing hamsters to competing against formidable automakers in the highly profitable American market. The …

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Bitcoin (BTC) jumps even as trader remain cautious after FTX collapse

The crypto market has been battered this year, with more than $2 trillion wiped off its value since its peak in Nov. 2021. Cryptocurrencies have been under pressure after the collapse of major exchange FTX. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin jumped higher on Wednesday bouncing off the …

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China may have ‘passed the point of no return’ as Covid infections soar

Beijing’s business district lay nearly empty during rush hour on Nov. 22, 2022, after local authorities asked people to work from home, among many measures targeted at controlling the latest Covid outbreak. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Surging Covid infections across mainland China make …

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The Way of Water’ gets coveted China release

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” tells the story of the Sully family Disney Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has landed a coveted release in China, a promising sign for a film that needs big box office sales …

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