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Before you hit the highway, here are the ins and outs of road trip insurance

Finance

swissmediavisionThe seemingly endless nationwide pandemic lockdown has resulted in a lot of pent-up travel demand.As the second major long holiday weekend of summer gets underway, people looking to celebrate Independence Day are getting in their cars and campers for road trips — deemed by many a safer bet than air or cruise travel. "After weeks of being home, many Americans want a change of scenery," said Giorgos Zacharia, chief technology officer of travel site Kayak.com. "But, with international travel restrictions still in place and safety top of mind, road trips are most enticing to U.S. travelers right now." Kayak found that car rental searches for the July 4 weekend were up 20% compared to last year.Brittney Castro, in-house certified financial planner for personal financial man...

Truck collision on Indian highway kills 23 migrant workers

World

A government official says at least 23 migrant workers have been killed when a truck they were travelling in crashed into a stationary truck on a highway in northern IndiaByThe Associated PressMay 16, 2020, 10:03 AM2 min read2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLUCKNOW, India -- At least 23 migrant workers were killed Saturday when a truck they were traveling in crashed into a stationary truck on a highway in northern India, an official said. Tens of thousands of migrant laborers have been returning from big cities to their villages after losing jobs because of a countrywide lockdown imposed in late March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The government has started a limited number of trains to facilitate their travel, but thousands are using trucks and bu...

The Latest: Hawaii lava flow may cross highway within hours

Technology

The Latest on the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Hawaii County civil defense officials are warning residents that lava may cross a highway in the coming hours. Officials say a flow is less than a mile (kilometer) away from Highway 137 in the Big Island's Puna district where lava has oozed out of fissures in the ground. At the flow's current speed Saturday afternoon, officials estimate it may cross the highway in the next several hours. Before Friday, lava was just spattering up and collecting at the edges of the fissures. On Friday afternoon, the flow ramped up. The flow crossed a road, isolating a handful of residents, including some who needed to be airlifted to safety. On Saturday morning, it was 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the ocean and advancin...