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Points programs are complex, difficult to use, and can be downright frustrating—if not impossible—to understand.

But for me? They’re fascinating. 

Since turning 15, I have studied various points systems, from airline frequent flyer accounts to credit cards.

I have tried and tested all of them, and that has allowed me to explore 62 countries (so far!) under more of my own terms than most airlines would be comfortable with.

And so can you.

With oil prices renewing a leg lower, Saudi Arabia is reading for an $87 billion deficit, reports CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis.

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Yesterday the world lost its most elemental rock and roller, Lemmy Kilmister, someone who once said "I don't need to hide behind nothing....

[Breaking news update, 2:53 p.m. ET] Bill Cosby was arraigned Wednesday on sexual assault charges in relation to a 2004 accusation. Cosby did not enter a plea, and bail was set at $1 million. A preliminary hearing has been set for January 14. Cosby turned over his passport. [Previous story, published at 2:32 p.m. ET] […]

A South Africa traditional king of Nelson Mandela`s Thembu ethnic group was Wednesday due to start serving a 12 year prison sentence for arson, kidnapping and assault of his subjects.

The Dartford crossing was partially closed this evening after a car burst into flames.

Much like the Mountain West itself, the nonconference season was unkind to this picks column.

Flooding intensifies as massive storm rolls across U.S., how 2015 became the year of compromise in Congress, and a luxury hotel in Cape Town goes to the dogs.

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A debate over public nudity in the New Hampshire State House took a dark turn on Tuesday when male lawmakers made disturbing comments about breasts toward their female colleague on Facebook. 

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A number of oil-dependent countries could see their fortunes turn in the new year, thanks to a global plunge in crude prices and the possibility of increased supply thanks to the anticipated removal of most oil-related sanctions on Iran.

Although Saudi Arabia is second in the world in proven reserves and daily production — a gaudy 9.7 million barrels per day in 2014 — there are already signs that the country isn't going to remain unscathed.

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Ministers and advisers are not above using their power to draw a veil over political controversies

More than 30 soldiers from the 143rd Regional Support Group were scheduled to be reunited with their families on Wednesday at the National Guard's Windsor Locks Army Aviation Readiness Center following a deployment to Afghanistan.

Even before the fireworks are set off, New Year's Eve is set to sizzle with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees in most parts of Victoria.

Bill Cosby charged with sexually assaulting a woman 12 years ago; comedian could go to prison

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UK defence technology group to deliver launch and landing systems for new USS John F. Kennedy ship

Voters in the Central African Republic flocked to the polls Wednesday in apparently peaceful elections seen as vital to restore stability after years of inter-religious bloodshed.

A $40-million expansion at a Canadian prison failed to get one thing right: locks.

Blame the terrorists for this year’s subdued New Year’s Eve celebration in Brussels.

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TAURANGA, New Zealand, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A pair of New Zealand men out on a fishing trip captured footage of a bronze whaler shark repeatedly jumping into the air after being hooked.