BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Storm-battered Buffalo braced Tuesday for fresh snow while still counting fatalities and striving to recover from the deadliest storm in western New York in at least two generations.
Mayor Byron Brown’s office announced seven additional storm-related deaths Tuesday, bringing Buffalo’s total to 27, along with at least seven suburban fatalities. The toll surpasses that of the historic Blizzard of 1977, blamed for killing as many as 29 people in a region known for harsh winter weather. Read More...
Explore More Airbnb said Monday it will start to include cleaning fees as it calculates prices for listings that are displayed in search results — a change that’s in response to user complaints of sticker shock at checkout, its CEO said.
“I’ve heard you loud and clear,” Airbnb co-founder and chief executive Brian Chesky tweeted. “You feel like prices aren’t transparent and checkout tasks are a pain.”
Currently, customers are given the total cost of a stay, including the cleaning fee and local taxes, only as they are checking out and ready to pay for their reservation. Read More...
Jeffrey Goldberg: Nancy, let's go to the rest of the world. Let's go to the rest of the world. And my first question for you is -- okay, so Pakistan and Iran are suddenly attacking each other, and we did not have that one on the bingo card. Is it a blip and a burst and it's not something that the American administration is going to pay attention to, or is this just a sign of decomposition and destabilization across the greater Middle East? Read More...