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When we think of renting, we usually think of housing, but many Americans choose a rent-first lifestyle for many aspects of their lives, including their clothes, cars, and furniture.According to a recent Intuit Credit Karma survey, one in four Americans prefer to rent rather than buy items, and of those, 58% say they rent out of personal preference rather than financial or other pressures.What Americans Owe:Automobiles — 17% Clothing and accessories — 9% Electronics — 8% Furniture — 7%When researchers asked whether they rented their home, that number jumped to 47 percent.”Over the past decade, the rental economy has grown…

New Lifestyle Group combines leadership and talent of premium lifestyle brands with Hyatt's global distribution network and award-winning World of Hyatt loyalty programHyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced plans to acquire most of the brands and affiliates of Standard International, the pioneering lifestyle company that owns The Standard Hotels and Bankhouse Hotels brands. The acquisition will enable Hyatt to increase the number of lifestyle rooms in its global portfolio fivefold between 2017 and 2023 through its own organic growth and a series of acquisitions, strengthening its leadership position in the industry's premier lifestyle space. The transaction is expected to…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — During the week of July 29-August 2, students from Penn State World Campus and the College of Education’s joint Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) program were invited to the University Park campus for a week to not only meet and interact with their D.Ed. peers, but also to enjoy a unique Penn State experience. “World Campus/School of Education Doctoral Program students are already Penn State students, but bringing them to our amazing campus and giving them the opportunity to meet each other and our world-class faculty makes their experience even more incredible,” said Joe Polizzi, director of…

London's small airport is set to be expanded to make it easier to fly to other parts of Europe. London City Airport (LCY), located in the east of London, will be allowed to expand its passenger numbers from 6.5 million to 9 million a year, according to the Department for Transport, and will also be able to add three extra early morning weekday flights. The tiny airport has just 15 gates across two wings and handled just 3.4 million passengers last year – a tiny fraction of the 79 million passengers that passed through London Heathrow Airport (LHR) last year.…

One of Europe's most popular tourist destinations has been likened to “Disney World” because of the number of tourists it attracts, but some residents complain that it is becoming “unlivable for them”.After a user on the question and answer site Quora asked whether locals like living in Venice, Venetians and tourists visiting the city gave their opinions.”Many people have done so, but for a variety of reasons, the city's permanent population is a fraction of what it was in its heyday,” wrote one commenter, who wrote in his profile that he's visited 30 European countries and many others.”It's like living…

KeAi Communications Inc. Heterogeneous occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia during the Cenozoic. The earliest occurrence occurred in southern China during the Middle Eocene (A), followed by southwestern China during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene (B, C), Japan during the Early Oligocene (C), and finally central-eastern China during the Miocene (D). Precipitation above 600 mm during the wettest period (PWetQ) may play an important role in the occurrence of EBLFs (grey contours). Courtesy of Jiagang Zhao and Shufeng Li Evergreen broadleaf forests (EBLFs) are the most characterized biome in East Asia. They play a fundamental role in the biodiversity…

It's no secret that American athletes don't make a ton of money from their Olympic gold medals: Each medal is worth $37,500, which is much less than other countries, such as Singapore, where a gold medal is worth about $737,000.There are perks outside of the competition, such as sponsorship deals, but some athletes from other countries get everything from cows to cars to million-dollar bonuses.Stars like Simone Biles have parlayed their success into seven-figure endorsement deals, while billionaire NBA players who played for Team USA (and near-billionaires like LeBron James) only received stipends and per diems — a budget that…

The Seattle Mariners (64-62) and Los Angeles Dodgers (74-52) meet in the second of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday at 10:10 pm ET (MLB Network). Break down BetMGM Sportsbook's lines on Mariners vs. Dodgers odds and make your best betting predictions and forecasts from MLB experts. Season series: Dodgers lead 1-0 We cashed all three bets on Monday after the Mariners lost 3-0 to the powerhouse Dodgers. LA cashed as a -143 favorite with the under (8) hitting. Seattle's offense continues to be an issue as they only managed two hits and struck out 12 times. They…

(Reuters) – Microchip Technology Inc (MCHP.O) said on Tuesday that an “unauthorized party” had disrupted the use of certain of its servers and some of its business operations, marking the latest security incident at a U.S. semiconductor maker this year.Microchip said in the filing that it had begun steps to assess and contain the issue after detecting “potentially suspicious activity” on its IT systems on Saturday.The company's shares fell about 2% in after-hours trading, and it said its manufacturing facilities were running at lower than normal levels, affecting its ability to fulfill orders.This comes at a time when the company…

Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty to Louisiana gun chargesBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to federal weapons charges if his case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces an unrelated charge of operating a prescription drug fraud ring. News outlets report that in court documents filed last week, the rapper waived his right to a trial in Baton Rouge. U.S. District Judge Shelley Dick then transferred jurisdiction to federal court in Salt Lake City. The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Goldin, also signed a notice of intent to plead guilty…