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New Federal Rules Require Automatic Refunds for Cancelled Flights, Improved Notice of ‘Surprise Junk Fees’
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it would require airlines to automatically issue refunds instead of travel credits and clearly...
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Hyatt Adds 700 Mr and Mrs Smith Hotels to Guest Loyalty Program Offerings
A public space at the Grand Hyatt In New York City Hyatt Hotels, which in 2023 acquired Mr & Mrs Smith, a hotel booking platform,...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 25: WHO Clarifies Exactly What an Airborne Pathogen Is, Two Million Britons Have Long Covid
“Injecting, ingesting, snorting household cleaners is dangerous. It is not advised and can be deadly.” Good afternoon. This is Jonathan...
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‘Stereophonic,’ ‘Dead Outlaw,’ ‘The Connector’ Lead 2024 Outer Critics Circle Nominations
The 2024 Outer Critics Circle award nominations were announced Tuesday, and for the first time ever, the event took place at the Museum of...
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Hilton Posts Q1 Increases in Revenue and Net Income, Citing Rebound in International Travel
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta Hilton Worldwide announced financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The company reported net income of...
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The Windmill Sails of Famed Paris Landmark Moulin Rouge Collapsed Overnight
The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the ironic Parisian dancehall and landmark the Moulin Rouge fell off overnight, but fortunately no...
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Southwest Airlines Posts Q1 Loss, Warns Boeing Delivery Delays Will Impact Operations Into 2025
A Southwest Airlines 737 at LaGuardia’s Central Terminal Building Southwest Airlines announced financial results for first quarter of...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 24: Twice As Many Adults in U.S. Have Received Flu Shot Versus Covid Jab, Pfizer and Moderna Battle Over Vaccine IP
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid...
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‘Freak April Weather’: Winds Could Cause Drivers to Lose Control of Their Cars, Skies Turn Orange, Finland Turns White
Orange-tined extreme smoke haze from Canadian wildfires as visible in New York City in June 2023 Mother Nature seemed to be having a moment...
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Review: ‘The Grapes of Wrath.’ Steinbeck’s Okies Operatically Head to the Promised Land, Presented by MasterVoices
John Steinbeck’s American realist novel “The Grapes of Wrath” – the story, as every high school student in the United States knows, of the Joads,...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 23: FDA Finds Traces of H5N1 Avian Flu in Milk, Trump’s ‘Bleach’ Moment
A spray bottle of Lysol disinfectant Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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Today is English Language Day in 2024: Celebrate the Most Spoken Language in the World
Professor Henry Higgins, the phonetician at the center of George Bernard Shaw’s celebrated work “Pygmalion” and the Broadway musical “My Fair...
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Traveler Gets $143,000 in Roaming Charges After Overseas Trip
An Apple iPhone Control Panel showing T-Mobile 5G service A T-Mobile USA customer was stunned to find a bill for $143,000 in roaming...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 22: Children’s Young Nose Cells May Fight Off Covid, Pandemic Didn’t Significantly Delay Child Development
Kiosk no. 2 British red telephone boxes or booths in Covent Garden, desgined by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1926 Good afternoon. This is...
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Four Germans Charged After Visiting Hitler’s Birthplace. The Visit to Braunau Will Come With Consequences.
Officials in the picturesque town of Braunau am Inn have taken great pains to play down its connection to its most famous former resident but...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 21: Cases Surge in Bangkok, ‘The Invisible Enemy,’ Pupils Lost the ‘School’ Habit During Lockdowns
Tourists in Rome, Italy Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here...
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Tomorrow is the Start of Passover. Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed
Tomorrow, at sundown, marks the start of the first day of Passover, the holiday that marks the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. Passover is a...
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Passover and Easter Typically Overlap, But Not in 2024
Since the start of the current century, the holidays of Passover and Easter have overlapped every year but four, namely in 2005, 2008, 2016, and...
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Tesla Recalls Every Last Cybertruck It’s Ever Built Because Soap Was Used in the Assembly Process
Tesla was ordered to recall every single Cybertruck that has been handed over to a customer due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place...
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Giant Pandas to Return to the San Francisco Zoo After 40-Year Absence
A panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding In what appears to be the latest chapter in the decades-old practice of...
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InterContinental Hotels Group Launches Apple AirPlay at 60 Properties Across North America
The InterContinental New York Times Square now offers guests access to Apple AirPlay. Calling it “a first in the hospitality business,”...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 19: Man Dies After 613 Days With Covid, U.S. States Need No Longer Post SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalization Data
Street scene: A sign for a hotel in the West Village in Manhattan Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the...
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Oakland Just Renamed Its Airport, Adding ‘San Francisco’ to the Name. Now the Real San Francisco is Suing
United Airlines and Virgin America aircraft landing at San Francisco International Airport It’s an open secret that there are two airports...
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American Airlines Enhances In-Flight Experience With New Amenities, Menus, and Comfort
The second generation American Flagship First suite on a Boeing 777-300ER American Airlines announced plans to elevate passenger comfort...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 18: ‘Whoever Saves a Single Life is Considered to Have Saved the Whole World’
The author in a selfie from two days ago. Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid...