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Arriving This Fall: American Airlines Plans More Dreamliner Flying from New York City
One of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliners built American Airlines said that it will begin to operate a number of routes originating at John...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 15: Covid Remains Far Deadlier Than the Flu, U.S. Halts Funding to Group at Center of Virus Origin Fight
The BMW Welt in Munich Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here...
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U.S. Airlines Expect Record-Setting Summer Travel Season Despite Fewer Planes and Fewer Pilots
An American Airlines 777-300ER en route to London The U.S. airline industry is forecasting another strong summer travel season despite...
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Waldorf Astoria New York Taps Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern Fame for New Restaurant
Guests at the Waldorf Astoria New York enjoying breakfast at Oscar’s Brasserie When the landmark Waldorf Astoria New York reopens, it...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 14: Woman ‘Disabled’ After AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial, Nursing Home Covid-Related Negligence Suits
Today is Stars and Stripes Forever Day. Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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Major U.S. Airlines including American, United, Delta, and JetBlue File Suit Over New Fee Disclosure Regulations
“Checking bags? Now let’s see, checking a yellow bag costs $31 but a small red bag will run $48. Oh, and have a pleasant...
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Do Universities Actually Need Students and Teachers?
In case you missed this last month, Pomona College economist Gary N. Smith swiftly calculated that the number of tenured and tenure-track...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 13: A FLiRT variant is now dominant in the United States, New Site Aggregates Long Covid Studies
Interior of Trinity Church, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in the late 1870s Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira,...
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‘Suffs,’ ‘Stereophonic’ Lead 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The Outer Critics Circle award winners for the 2023-2024 Broadway season were announced Monday morning. The awards encompass 27 categories and...
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Switzerland Wins Eurovision, but the Vaunted Competition Is a Bit Less ‘United by Music’ Than Its Slogan Suggests
Lake Geneva at night Eurovision 2024 – officially the Eurovision Song Contest – came to a conclusion Sunday night with a four-hour finale...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 12: New Site Aggregates Long Covid Studies, Heart Failure Patients Live Longer When Vaxxed
A statue of Ben Franklin in the center of Penn’s campus Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center...
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How Mother’s Day Traditions Vary Across the Globe Including in the United States, Britain, Germany, and Austria
dToday is Mother’s Day in many countries across the world but what with a torrent of greeting cards and floral arrangements, not to mention some...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 10: Here are FLiRT Symptoms, CDC Ends Covid Hospital Admission Reporting
Get a free mask with every hospital bed. Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid...
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GM to Discontinue the Chevy Malibu, the Brand’s Last Sedan, After 60 Years
General Motors on Wednesday said that, after selling more than 10 million Chevy of them worldwide over several decades, it said would cease...
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Colleen Barrett, Industry Pioneer and Southwest President Considered ‘the Heart and Soul’ of the Airline, Dies at 79
Colleen Barrett, an airline industry visionary who is credited with giving Southwest Airlines its heart as well as its grounding in customer...
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Delays Expected at Newark Liberty Airport Security Checkpoints This Summer. ‘Passengers Should Arrive 3 Hours Prior to Departure.’
A United Airlines Embraer E-145 taking off from Newark Air travelers departing from Newark Liberty International Office will likely face...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 9: New Variants May Foreshadow Rise in Infections, Hong Kong Sees Sharp Uptick in Flu Cases
Brussels, the seat of the EU, as seen from the Mont des Arts Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for...
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Delta Flight Attendants Charged with Smuggling Millions of Dollars in Drug Money to Dominican Republic
Delta aircraft at New York’s JFK airport Four flight attendants, including two who work for Delta Air Lines, were arrested and...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 8: First National Pandemic Memorial Dedicated, A Vacuum in Iceland is Sucking Pollutants Out of the Air
A visitor at a cave in Friðland Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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DoubleTree by Hilton Chocolate Chip Cookie Baked in Space Now on Display at National Air and Space Museum
A DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie A DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookie baked in space has been placed into the collection of the...
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Pro-Hamas, Anti-Israel Protestors Riot Outside Athens Hotel Where Israeli Guests Were Staying
The rooftops of Athens Anti-Israel protests erupted outside the Brown Acropol Athens Hotel in Greece Wednesday night. Demonstrators...
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May 2025 Deadline for Real ID-Compliant Driver’s Licenses at Nation’s Airports May Be the Real Deal
TSA PreCheck security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport The deadline for travelers to present Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses at the...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 7: The Return of Dr. Tenpenny, Is Disney Losing Its Magic?, Astra-Zeneca Withdraws Vaccine
Ten U.S. Lincoln head pennies from various years Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid...
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E-Mail Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation of British Airways Flight to London
Terminal 5, the home of British Airways at London Heathrow, taken fromn the air A British Airways flight bound from Bermuda to London’s...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 6: New Vaccine Could Protect Against Future Coronaviruses, White House Vaccine Campaign Saved 50,000 Lives
A patient registering for Covid-19 testing at LaGuardia Airport in N.Y. Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the...