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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......

A Carnival Cruise passenger who was last seen at an onboard bar was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico alive and responsive after a massive overnight search, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday. The 28-year-old missing man was rescued Thursday afternoon by the Coast Guard, a spokesman told CNN. He was and transferred to the New Orleans Lakefront Airport to receive treatment from emergency medical personnel and was in stable condition, the Coast Guard said Friday. His sister had reported him missing to the crew of the Carnival Valor, saying she last saw him at a bar Wednesday night but lost trac......

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Natalie Siburt purchased her first home in Charlotte last month and, until recently, she’d been settling in nicely. But last Tuesday evening, she spotted a man dropping off luggage at her door. When Siburt approached him, he asked about checking in to the Airbnb located inside her condo, as described in a TikTok video. Siburt, a Greenville, South Carolina, native, says she was perplexed by the stranger’s query. She had no idea her home had been listed on the popular short-term rental site by the previous homeowner’s tenant. “I told him, ‘Oh, I think you might have the wrong a......

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......

Gwyneth Paltrow wants you to feel good sailing, even in a pandemic. The actress and Goop founder announced on Instagram that she's partnering with Celebrity Cruises on a wellness program. "I am always happiest by, in or on the sea! In 2022 my @goop team and I are going to join @celebritycruises on their new ship, Celebrity Beyond. I'll be behind the scenes, working on some special projects, as Celebrity's new Well-being Advisor," Paltrow wrote with a pic of her staring at the ocean. "My team @goop is curating programming and fitness kits to add to Celebrity's wellness experience." The Oscar wi......