When Chrissy Economos and Gloria McCourtney heard that the last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States was closing down, they knew they had to pay their respects, even if the store was more than 1,300 miles away. As the shelves were quickly emptying at the Kmart in Bridgehampton, N.Y., …
Read More »Tourism Has Rebounded Worldwide. But Not in Hong Kong.
Airline ticket giveaways, elaborate drone and pyrotechnic shows, and invitations to thousands of influencers to visit and “tell a good story.” These are among the wide-ranging ways Hong Kong has tried to revive its international tourism industry, a crucial economic driver battered by years of pandemic restrictions and political upheaval. …
Read More »MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Region Braces for Milton Flooding
Surrounded on three sides by the rising waters of Tampa Bay — and close to the projected path of Hurricane Milton — is a major U.S. military installation, MacDill Air Force Base. MacDill, which houses the headquarters for U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command as well as a …
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