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Good Luck Trying to Fly Right Now
Flying during the holiday season is already stressful enough, but the rampant spread of the Omicron variant is quickly making people’s travel plans even more hellish. More than 2,500 flights have been cancelled on Tuesday alone, according to the airline tracking website FlightAware, with over 5,500 more delayed across the board. It’s likely that we’ll…
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United Is the First Major U.S. Airline Requiring Vaccines for All Employees
United Airlines will be the first major U.S. airline to require its U.S.-based employees — all 67,000 of them — to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a memo sent to employees on Friday describing the new mandate, United CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart explained that while some employees “will disagree with this decision,”…
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Here’s What’s in the Six U.S. Antitrust Bills That Could Finally Break Up Big Tech
After two years of investigations and a 30-hour debating session on the House floor, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to pass a sweeping six-bill package collectively meant to reign in Big Tech’s massive market power.
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If Plane Parts Land On Your Lawn, Can You Keep Them? We Find Out.
Remember last week when that Boeing 777’s right-side engine failed, blowing off the entire engine housing and other parts, which rained down onto the Denver-area homes below? Of course you do, it was in all the papers that your local newsies were hawking. You may also recall seeing amazing pictures of homes with massive plane…