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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — About 71 million people are expected to travel for the Fourth of July, potentially setting a new record for the U.S. In the Salt Lake City, Utah area, rental car usage is already on the rise. AAA predicts that 70.9 million people will travel over the nine-day period spanning two weekends, from June 29 to July 7. Fourth of July travel is typically limited to just one weekend. Read next: Hot, dry weather sets the stage for 'major disruptions' to fireworks season “With summer vacation in full swing and greater flexibility in remote work, more…

Travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth has released new customer survey data highlighting a significant increase in international travel bookings for ticketed events in 2024, despite rising travel costs.A survey of over 3,500 Squaremouth customers asking about future travel found that more travelers are choosing international destinations for events such as Taylor Swift's European tour and the 2024 Paris Olympics. The average spend for a trip to the Paris Olympics soared to $8,245, a 67% increase compared to the Tokyo Olympics. Squaremouth also noted that there has been a significant increase in travelers taking out travel insurance, up 900% from 2021 to…

A local video game studio is among the latest businesses to be forced to make large-scale layoffs as enthusiasm for private funding cautiously recovers. In 2021, many technology companies became bloated due to inflated valuations and unsustainable growth fueled by the tech sector bubble. More than a dozen British Columbia companies have raised venture capital funding, becoming unicorns (privately held companies valued at more than $1 billion) and several local technology companies have gone public. And then the bubble burst. Technology stocks began to plummet in the spring of 2022 as fears of inflation, rising interest rates and a recession…

Copies of the Ten Commandments are displayed with other historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on June 20. Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24 challenging a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) I would like to suggest to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry that, “If we want to respect the rule of law, we have to start with Moses, the first lawgiver.”This was in reference to his order that every public classroom in his state, from kindergarten to state…

By Harshita Mary Varghese and Max A. Charney(Reuters) – Micron Technology Inc on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales on strong demand for memory chips, but its outlook for the current quarter disappointed investors who had been optimistic about the company's performance amid an artificial intelligence boom.The Idaho-based company's shares fell 7.2% in after-hours trading after fourth-quarter sales were roughly in line with expectations. The stock had risen 13% this month ahead of the earnings release on investor optimism that demand for AI would benefit Micron.”Micron's forecasts were broadly in line with expectations, which may have been good enough a few…

Nurses employed by Shared Health are awaiting a final offer after they were the only group in the state to reject the proposed contract last month. “Once we receive it, we will notify our members,” the Manitoba Nurses' Union said Wednesday. A Shared Health spokesperson said negotiations are ongoing for about 4,100 nurses who work at the Health Sciences Centre, CancerCare Manitoba, the province's diagnostic services, Selkirk Mental Health Centre, Manitoba Youth Treatment Centre, Children's Rehabilitation Centre and Eden Health Care Services. Health Sciences Centre (Michaela MacKenzie/Free Press Files) Shared Health nurses were the only ones in Manitoba's six health…

…Flood forecasts have been changed to “Minor” for the following rivers in Wisconsin…Iowa…Mississippi River Guttenberg Dam 10 is affecting Grant and Clayton Counties. …Flood forecasts have been changed to “Moderate” for the following rivers in Wisconsin…Minnesota…Mississippi River La Crosse is affecting Vernon, La Crosse and Houston Counties. Prevention/Preparedness Measures…Use caution when walking near riverbanks. If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn back and avoid drowning. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional river and weather information is available at www.weather.gov/lacrosse. The following statement will be issued this evening at 11:15 CDT. && …Flood Warnings will remain in effect until further…

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Today, the Detroit Health Department invited 7 News Detroit for a closer look at food safety inspections and to discuss the Safe Dining ordinance.Related article: Detroit City Council passes “Safe Dining” ordinance Detroit City Council Passes “Safe Dining” Ordinance “No matter where you go out to eat, you always want it to be a nice, clean, safe environment,” burger truck customer Andre Miller said. He was pleased that the Cass Avenue burger truck had passed a food safety inspection just minutes before his visit and was deemed to meet all those requirements.Environmental Health Specialist Sebrina Johnson carried…

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) has relocated its Mental Health and Addiction Urgent Crisis Center (MHAUCC), along with several other programs it previously operated at 744 Ouellette Ave., to two separate locations that remain on Ouellette Avenue. The new crisis centre is located on Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette campus, near the emergency department on Goyo Street. Other programs are currently offered on floors one through three of HDGH's new downtown campus in the former Sutherland Global building, 500 Ouellette Avenue. “This is not about geography. This is not about location-based services. This is about being in the right place at the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reigning Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee, six-time world championship medalist Leigh Jones and national runner-up Skye Blakely are all facing health concerns ahead of the U.S. Olympic Trials.Li, who has been battling a kidney condition for nearly two years, felt unwell during training on Wednesday, but her longtime coach, Jess Grubba, doesn't think it will interfere with her ability to compete when qualifying begins on Friday night.”She was a little nauseous this morning,” Graba said. “She's OK. She finished her assignment. I said, 'You don't have to keep going. Just finish it.'”The 21-year-old Li had been dealing…