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PHILADELPHIA — Some Marriott guests weren't happy when they found out they were sharing their Center City hotel with the conservative "parental rights" group Moms for Liberty. At least a few attendees of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs' biennial international conference earlier this month canceled their travel plans after hearing they'd be sharing the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown with the group, which has pushed to ban books and curtail classroom discussion about race and gender identity. Other FJMC conference attendees joined anti-Moms for Liberty protesters outside the hotel. FJMC bec......

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Think of “junk fees” this way, says Susan Rice: You go to a department store and buy a pair of blue jeans. At the register, you pay the price that’s marked on the item plus tax. Period. But buy a concert ticket, an airline ticket, or pay your cable bill, and it’s too often not that simple, said Rice, President Joe Biden’s domestic policy adviser. The concert ticket may be advertised at $150. The airline ticket was listed at $200. But when you get the bill, it costs more due to a “convenience fee,” or “service fee” or seating charge or whatever. In California and Washington......

Want to know the coolest place to stay in California? It’s the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, according to the website Thrillist. The New York-based media company, which focuses on covering food, drink, travel and entertainment, picked which hotel, inn and lodge it thought was the “most interesting and exciting” stay in each state and Washington, D.C. The list includes treehouses, hotels built out of old train cars, and multiple spots that may or may not be haunted, such as the Stanley Hotel of “The Shining” fame. Thrillist notes that the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo is plenty unique to lan......