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Patrick Djordjevic and Brooke Shaffer 7 minutes ago (NewsNation) — As is customary, travel is expected to pick up as we approach the end of the week ahead of Independence Day on July 4th. A record number of tourists are expected to visit between Friday and next Thursday's national holiday – 70 million to be exact. The TSA expects to screen more than 32 million people between now and next weekend, with 3 million people expected to board planes this Friday. U.S. sanctions Boeing for leaking information about 737 MAX 9 investigation How many people are traveling? AAA reported that…

IGM Technology, a Toronto-based company that sells financial software to local and provincial government agencies, has secured a “strategic growth investment” from Lead Edge Capital.The amount of investment was not disclosed.However, the statement said the funding marks IGM's “first institutional capital raise” and that the money will be used to “invest in products and the business.”IGM provides a technology platform, Gravity, that government agencies and other organizations use to help with regulatory and transparency compliance, as well as related tasks such as budget management, lease accounting and account reconciliation.IGM said in a statement that it is enjoying “significant revenue growth”…

That President Biden should not run for a second term was clear almost a year ago: In an August 2023 Associated Press poll, 77% of Americans and 69% of Democrats said Biden was too old to serve another four years as president.But Biden and his aides persevered, forging ahead with a disastrous televised debate on Thursday that vividly displayed the flaws the country was already sensing.How did this happen? What was the combination of moral conviction, personal confidence, and self-interest that drove Biden to decide to seek another term despite the risks?I have a unique vantage point to watch Biden…

New York City's new Chick-fil-A location has everything you'd expect from a chicken joint: friendly staff, crispy waffle fries, and a line of hungry diners. But there's one thing it's missing: seating.The Upper East Side location, which opened in March, is the chain's first to focus exclusively on takeout and delivery orders, part of a trend of smaller, take-out-focused locations that has boomed during the pandemic and remains popular among coffee shops and fast-food chains, particularly in Manhattan.Between 2019 and 2023, the average retail lease size in Manhattan is expected to shrink 17%, to 2,585 square feet, according to commercial…

[Editor’s Note: Ahead of PRNEWS’ next session in its Digital Learning Series, Social Media for PR Campaigns on July 17, we spoke with a presenter for the event, Carolyn Cohen, Senior Marketing Manager-Social Media at H&R Block. PRNEWS got a sneak peek into her session, “Essential Social Platforms NOW: What to Focus on, What to Forget,” including the brand’s use of social media and advice for PR pros experimenting with newer platforms.] PRNEWS: What do you think are the top social media platforms for brands right now and why? Carolyn Cohen, senior marketing manager of social media at H&R Block…

Editor's note: CNN political analyst Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public policy at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including the upcoming “Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue.” Follow him on Twitter. Julian ZelizerThe opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. See more opinions on CNN. CNN — President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance on Thursday night has Democrats in a state of panic, scrambling to figure out what happens next. Game-changing moments are rare in today's polarized politics, but what happened in Atlanta on June…

The two dramatic law-changing decisions handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday are a profound reminder of how crucial presidential elections are for all of us. Like many of the Supreme Court's recent decisions, the decision was decided 6-3 with three justices appointed by President Trump in the majority. Like the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the recent expansion of gun rights, these decisions would never have happened if Hillary Clinton had won the presidential election in 2016 and appointed those three justices.In other words, these decisions cannot be explained by precedent or interpretive methodology, but simply by…

In the midst of a pivotal presidential election, I decided to carve out time this weekend for a historic ritual: a Black family reunion, a tradition that began in the post-emancipation era when formerly enslaved men and women sought to reunite with family members who had been separated or sold by slave masters.An 1865 Tennessee newspaper advertisement, provided by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, describes this quest.”Samul Dove wishes to know the location of his mother Aleno, sisters Maria, Nesia and Peggy and brother Edmond. They were owned by George Dove of Rockingham County in the…

Kani Le and Matt Robertson document their unusual journey to Costa Rica in “Longest Third Date.”Provided by: Netflix Time is limited. Deciding what to watch can be tough. Stop Scrolling suggests movies and TV shows that might not be in your league, but are worth watching. “When we're together, there's not much to do other than drink and have sex,” Kani Le said in the documentary Longest Third Date. When Lee and Matt Robinson decided to fly to Costa Rica together on a whim, they had no idea the adventure they would embark on. The couple met on a dating…

A look back at this week's news and headlines from the Android world: Samsung announces Galaxy Foldable launch date, Google teases Pixel 9 Pro release, why Galaxy AI is everywhere, OnePlus Pad 2's powerful specs, Honor's latest eye care tech, Surface Duo 3 excitement, and Google expands its Find My Device network. Android Circuit is here to keep you up to date on some of the many discussions taking place around Android in the last seven days, as well as my weekly digest of Apple news for Forbes. Galaxy AI at Mobile World Congress 2024 (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via…