Category: Clippings

This Is the Phase of the Pandemic Where Life Returns To Normal

This Is the Phase of the Pandemic Where Life Returns To Normal

At the supermarket, work, schools, restaurants, sports events, and airports we are witnessing a remarkable change. Masks are rarely seen. People are hugging, crowding, traveling. The latest Google COVID Community Mobility Report shows that most forms of activity have returned to near normal relative to the pre-pandemic baseline. Read More

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McMuffins stashed in backpack cost traveler almost $2,000 in fines

McMuffins stashed in backpack cost traveler almost $2,000 in fines

A traveler arriving in Australia from Indonesia has been hit with a fine of almost $2,000 after border guards detected two McMuffins and a ham croissant secretly squirrelled away in their backpack. Biosecurity detector dog Zinta sniffed out the egg-and-meat contraband at Darwin Airport, prompting the fine, officials Read More

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A looming pilot strike at Lufthansa would hit 20 U.S. airports

A looming pilot strike at Lufthansa would hit 20 U.S. airports

The union representing airline pilots for the German flagship carrier Lufthansa voted overwhelmingly Sunday in favor of labor action that could become an official strike. Such a move, if the Vereinigung Cockpit union  proceeds with it, threatens to complicate what has already been a summer travel season plagued by Read More

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