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Charitable giving in the United States set a record with $485 billion being donated in 2021. However when adjusted for inflation that's actually down 0.7% from 2020.

There is going to be a firework shortage this Fourth of July due to supply chain issues and inflation. Companies claim they have 20-25% of the inventory needed.

Any Beshear, the governor of Kentucky announced a $203 million investment in expanding the states broadband services. This comes in part of an effort to close Kentucky's digital divide.

A large number of flights have been canceled across the United States for the second day in a row. This comes as airlines recover from storms while accommodating large vacation crowds.

An independent senator from Maine proposed the idea of switching US military vehicles to electric. Sen. Angus King feels this will be big for reducing carbon emissions.

Connecticut plans to increase their taxes on diesel by 9 cents. The upcoming change will be made on July 1st. It will increase from 40.1 cents per gallon to 49.2 cents per gallon.

The Justice Department dropped its case Thursday against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang Chen, charged last year with concealing research ties to the Chinese government. DOJ said it could “no longer meet its burden of proof at trial.”

In November, a company started by Bill Gates, TerraPower, announced it had chosen Kemmerer, Wyoming, for a nontraditional, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor that will bring on workers from a local coal-fired power plant scheduled to close soon.

The long fight over Prince’s estate is coming to a close after six years and the undertaking of dispensing his wealth may start next month. 

Microsoft said Thursday it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination, including its handling of allegations about co-founder Bill Gates.

The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.

The extensive music catalog of David Bowie, stretching from the late 1960s to just before his death in 2016, has been sold to Warner Chappell Music.

A couple of months ago, a woman paid a visit to Jeff Schrier's used car lot in Omaha, Nebraska. She was on a tight budget, she said, and was desperate for a vehicle to commute to work.

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.

No more plastic packaging around fruits and vegetables and car ads promoting walking and cycling instead of driving: In 2022, French customers will be encouraged to adopt more environmentally friendly habits under a series of new regulations.

The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked.

Age brings unique opportunities and obligations, including some important year-end tasks that can help you make the most of your money.

The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, promised in 2021 to donate more than half their fortunes.

Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick.

Britain will not be introducing new COVID-19 restrictions until after Christmas, amid early studies about the omicron variant.