Gratuity guide: Rules for tipping in the United States
Followed by the bellman ($2 first bag, $1 each additional). And the concierge ($5 to $20, depending on the task), who can recommend several good bistros in the area and…
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Super-Rare Ancient Roman Tombstone Unearthed At Site Of Old Parking Garage
An elaborate Roman tombstone that dates back 1,800 years has been unearthed in England, and the find has archaeologists excited. “It’s incredibly rare,” Neil Holbrook, chief executive of Cotswold Archaeology,…
Country’s busiest airport steps up security
Before the new measures, employees only had to swipe their badges to gain access to secure areas of the airport. Now private security guards are checking their bags and personal…
Now You Can Finally Figure Out How Much Your Medical Bills Should Be
This post was originally published by Kaiser Health News (KHN). Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service. Buying health care in America is like shopping…
How weather affects what you tip the delivery guy
The tips are analyzed as a percentage of the overall order, and cash tips can’t be tracked. At the end of ordering process, GrubHub customers can select to add a…
Plastic Ocean Waste Levels Going Up, Study Says
Some eight million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the world’s oceans each year, and the amount of the debris is likely to increase greatly over the…
3 Quick HIIT Workouts For Beginners
By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn Just because you’re new to fitness doesn’t mean high-intensity interval training isn’t for you. Otherwise known as HIIT, these fast-paced workouts have been…
Five things to know for your New Day — Tuesday, February 10
NORTHEAST SNOW Snow more: The records keep falling in Boston, where winter doesn’t seem to take a break. With a couple of feet of snow yesterday, Bean Town set a…
Fit for football? Uncovering the secrets of the soccer medical
It’s the mayhem of transfer deadline day. The clubs have agreed a fee, agents and money-men are done haggling over personal terms and a freshly minted contract awaits a signature…
Is Cardio Or Weights Better For Burning Fat?
As long as there have been people trying to lose weight, there have been people debating the weight loss benefits of cardio exercise versus strength training. At the center of…
Comcast Apologizes After Changing Customer’s Name To ‘Asshole Brown’
A Comcast customer received a shocking bill recently, and it wasn’t the dollar amount that stood out. It was the name on the bill, which someone at the company had…
Benedict Cumberbatch Proves You Can Make Even The Lamest Names Sound Cool, Take Notes
Jimmy Kimmel thinks Benedict Cumberbatch has “the greatest name ever given to a human being,” but he’s not sure if the actor would have the same amount of swag without…
Wealthiest Americans say the poor have it easy
The wealthy and the poor also disagree on corporate profits. The rich say most corporations make a “fair and reasonable amount of profit,” while 65% of the poor believe corporations…