Instead, the family is planning a road trip to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, a nine-hour drive from Chicago, and renting a cabin outside Gatlinburg. “We’ve never been, the kids are pumped about hiking and white-water stuff, and the whole trip is going to come in around $2,200-$2,500 (£1,630-£1,850) all in,” he said.
(Bloomberg) — Oil steadied following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping where discussions included the war in Iran and closer oil ties between the two nations. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed to settle above $101 a barrel, while Brent closed near $106. The…
This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. Long Island can’t function without the railroad. If all the riders on…
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