good morning! I’m Betty Lynn Fisher for today’s Daily Money.
As policy experts continue to debate the ethical and legal implications of the weekend attack that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Americans may be worried about the impact on their own pocketbooks, my colleague Andrea Riquier reports.
If the US took control of Venezuela’s oil, would gas prices fall?
Kelly Ripa never wears a bra on a plane
Things got personal, with jokes flying during the Jan. 5 episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” in which longtime host Kelly Ripa revealed that she doesn’t wear a bra when she flies. USA TODAY travel writer Zach Wictor wrote that Ripa was talking with her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos about their personal habits, joking about the growing travel trend.
What is “raw sex” and “naked flight”?
Canceled ICE reservation causes fire
A Minneapolis hotel is under fire from the Department of Homeland Security for canceling ICE reservations. what happened?
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