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Dreamliner At A Discount: Norse Atlantic Offers Premium Seats For Less
2025-05-01 18:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Have you heard of Norse Atlantic Airways? Hundreds of thousands of budget travelers to Europeand to the U.S. from Europeare becoming familiar with the Norwegian international airline. And judging by the packed premium cabin on my flight from LAX to Rome on April 18, the airline has added large numbers of value-oriented Premium Class flyers are as well.Norse Atlantic is the latest entry in the low-cost, long-haul sweepstakes. From Laker to Tower Air to Norwegian Airlines, many contenders have tried to make the model work. Beloved Norwegian now competes only in Europe using Boeing 737s; its once globe-spanning Dreamliners are long gone.Still, the power of price appears to be driving Norse numbers.My wife and I flew Norse Atlantic from LAX to Rome non-stop on April 18. We return from Paris to LAX on Norse May 9, also non-stop. Cost of the two one-way premium tickets was just under $1500 for each of us, or about $3000 for both. We were each allowed a personal item, one carry-on up to 33...
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Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify
2025-05-01 17:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The outpatient and laboratory wards of the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist hospital are seen after being hit by an Israeli army strike late Saturday, following a warning issued by the army to evacuate patients, in Gaza City, on Sunday. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation warning, according to Gaza's ministry of health. One patient, a girl, died during the evacuation because medical staff were unable to provide urgent care, it said. The hospital is run by the Diocese of Jerusalem, which condemned the attack in a statement, saying it happened on "Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week, the most sacred week of the Christian year." Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Middle East crisis explained Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,...
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What Is a Social Security COLA and How Can It Affect Your Retirement Plan in 2025? | The Motley Fool
2025-05-01 17:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
When most of us retire, we'll be living off our investments, to some degree and, most likely, also receiving critical income from Social Security. It's only fair, since most of us have been taxed on our earnings for Social Security (and Medicare) for all our working lives.Here's a look at a key feature of Social Security benefits -- cost of living adjustments (COLAs) -- and how they might factor into your retirement planning.Image source: Getty Images.Meet the Social Security COLAJoin me on a quick trip in a time machine. The year is 1975 and you've just retired. You're collecting the average Social Security benefit at the time, which was around $207 per month. (That's close to $2,500 per year.) Fast-forward 50 years now and let's assume that you're still alive -- but very old. How much are you collecting from Social Security now?Well, if benefits had never been adjusted upward, you'd still be collecting $207 per month, in 2025. That certainly won't go nearly as far as it used to! Than...
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