eBay will no longer accept American Express cards over ‘unacceptably high’ fees Illustration: The VergeeBay will no longer accept American Express payments starting August 17th, the company announced on Wednesday. It blames the change on the “unacceptably high fees” for Amex credit card transactions. “Credit card transaction fees continue to rise unabated because of a lack of meaningful competition,” eBay writes in a notice…

UK Sovereign Citizen Tries To Use American Script And Gets Himself Arrested Sovereign citizens may be delusional and beyond annoying, but they’re not going away anytime soon. In fact, the movement appears to be expanding, as the video below demonstrates. As it turns out, there are sovereign citizens in the UK, too, and even with a charming British accent, it still doesn’t go well. That’s at… Read more…

How long do you think All American will continue? The recent cancellation of the spin-off has me curious exactly how long the original show can last. It’s going into its 7th season next year. Not only that but it’s also coming to what is a pretty obvious conclusion. Most shows don’t even get to a 7th season and most end around that time. Do you think they should keep it going? submitted by …

‘All American: Homecoming’ Cancelled; EP Nkechi Okoro Carroll “Devastated” That Show Will End With Season 3 On CW submitted by /u/DemiFiendRSA

Suburban American Garages Are Getting Smaller Just As Cars Are Getting Bigger Everything in the world operates on boom and bust cycles, including the size of garages. From the 1960s to the 2000s the average standardized two car garage ballooned from 20 feet by 20 feet to 24 by 24, but in the last decade that growth has been completely reversed and new construction homes are back to a 20 by 20,… Read more…

Experiences of racism/uncomfortable interactions with strangers as an East Asian (-American) tourist in Italy Just went to Italy for the second time, and surprisingly this time I actually had a lot of uncomfortable/rude encounters that I feel like I can attribute to racism. I am sharing this just so other POC can prepare themselves on just what might be expected, as these details aren’t shared in travel guides usually. When I went to Rome, there was thi…

Multicoin, Coinbase Ventures Invest in Latin American Stablecoin-Powered SuperApp El Dorado Stablecoin adoption is soaring in the region as many people turn to the crypto tokens as a shield against currency devaluation and cheap remittances.

What’s The One Car Every American Can Agree On? We asked this question back in 2019, and oh, how jaded and divided we felt back then. Little did we know just how much our national unity would be run through the ringer in the proceeding five years and especially over the last week. Read more…

All American Renewed for Season 7 on The CW submitted by /u/Zorkel567

Mexico Joins List of Latin American Nations That Have Elected Female Presidents In contrast to the United States, the region has had more than a dozen female leaders, many in democracies that were once under the sway of authoritarian governments.

‘American Gladiators’ Reboot Launching On Amazon submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Recommendations for photography books or photographers about the American West? I’m making a list of two sets of work: Iconic or famous photography about the American West. Work that challenges American Western myths. I’m not sure where to start but I have a small list of road travel books that a bit in both categories. Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places, John Sternfied’s American Prospects, and Wim Wender’s Written in the …

Matt Iseman & Akbar Gbajabiamila Set Stage for ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Season 16 submitted by /u/xc2215x

A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System The system of checks and balances established in the Constitution was meant to hold wayward presidents accountable, but some wonder how it will work if the next president is already a felon.

TV Studio Bosses On Death Of Peak TV, Hollywood Contraction & Lamenting Loss Of Shows Such As ‘American Born Chinese’ & ‘Primo’ – ATX submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

American Traveling to Albania: My Experience Just a general overview of my personal experience traveling to Albania from the United States (NYC). Before i get into the itinerary I just want to say how great the country and the people were, this post will be full of recommendations, and in general me and my gf found this trip to be incredible, and we will be recommending the destination to …

Asian American Identity Is Complex, as Bhutanese Americans Show Bhutanese Americans are the newest citizens of Asian descent. But many do not identify strongly as Asian Americans, reflecting the complexity of the label.

Hayes: I won’t change USWNT’s ‘American DNA’ New U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes said there is one part of the team she wants to remain the same.

For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together (The Conversation) — A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find ways to honor both of their faiths. The post For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together appeared first on Religion News Service.

North American city to visit alongside NYC So I am planning a trip to NYC in April. I will take 5 days off of work ish as of now, maybe more. I have never been to the USA or Canada before. I reckon in this roughly 8 day stretch, I will spend 4 or so in NYC and then I will attempt to visit another city. Maybe two if yall think it works. How would you rank the following cities? Chicago, Ph…