By Kelcie Willis, Cox Media Group National Content Desk United Airlines is in hot water again for allegedly giving away a seat a mother bought for her 2-year-old child. KITV reported that Shirley Yamauchi was getting ready to board the final leg of an 18-hour trip on a flight from Houston to Boston. The Houston
The PA’s seat of power is surprisingly well-liked by reviewers, yet few are taking advantage of what the city has to offer By Dov Lieber The Palestinian city of Ramallah, just north of Jerusalem, is opening its arms to tourists, marking itself as a hip, energetic destination with accommodations and attractions matching anything Israel can
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Travel and FoodAn investigative TV series from BBC found “significant” traces of fecal bacteria in England’s favorite coffee shops: Starbucks, Costa, and Cafe Nero. Image credits: poolie / Starbucks. I’m not much of a TV person myself, having willingly renounced a house set years ago, but Watchdog is definitely a series I recommend watching. It investigates problematic
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Travel and FoodCongress is considering bipartisan legislation that would prohibit airlines from removing passengers from planes involuntarily once they have boarded. The efforts in both the House and Senate to bolster travelers’ rights come after a jarring incident on a United Airlines plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in April. “We’d like the airlines to understand what
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Travel and FoodBeijing (dpa) – More than 120 people were missing Saturday after a landside triggered by heavy rain in south-western China buried dozens of homes, state media cited rescue authorities as saying. A search for survivors with more than 1,000 workers was underway in Xinmo village after approximately 62 homes there were buried by masses of
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Travel and FoodSticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — When I was in college, Aimee Semple McPherson was at the height of her popularity. She was an evangelist at the Foursquare Church in Los Angeles and had thousands of followers. Three of us nice
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Travel and FoodExtra virgin olive oil is the key ingredient of the Mediterranean diet that protects the brain from Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, scientists have discovered. The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet—rich in plant-based foods, olive oil and fish—have long been known. It reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, and leads to a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodRo Khanna represents Silicon Valley in Congress and he has raised campaign cash from Internet moguls — but that doesn’t mean he thinks antitrust regulators should go easy on the tech industry. Instead, the freshman Democratic congressman this week became the first federal lawmaker to raise red flags about Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods
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Travel and Food, USAHolocaust survivor Renee Rabinowitz wins suit against Israel’s national carrier over flight attendants’ request she change place after ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit beside her By Raoul Wootliff Passengers observes the runway from a window at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, April 21, 2013. (Flash90) Israel’s national carrier El Al must no longer
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