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Airlines surprise passengers with ‘flights’ that are buses
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (1462+ words) Kennedy Woodard-Jones checked in for her flight home from a work trip 24 hours in advance earlier this month. Her emailed reminder from American Airlines referenced her "flight to Chicago O'Hare," for which she had chosen a seat. She went through…...
When your first-class ‘flight’ turns out to be a bus ride
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (1466+ words) Kennedy Woodard-Jones checked in for her flight home from a work trip 24 hours in advance earlier this month. Her emailed reminder from American Airlines referenced her "flight to Chicago O'Hare," for which she had chosen a seat. She went through…...
London Jewish Community Ambulance Service Hit by Arson Attack
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (270+ words) Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency service in London were set on fire in an arson attack early Monday, the police said, adding that the attack was being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime. At around 1:45 a.m. local time,…...
Are They Hot, or Is It the ‘Australia Effect’?
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (588+ words) A couple of years into traveling around Australia, Abigail Phillips noticed something about her fianc, Alex Meston: He was looking good. Real good. Whereas he used to be pale and formally dressed back home in Brighton, England, he was now…...
Woman, 51, and boy, 17, rescued after three-hour paddleboarding ordeal off Melbourne
3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (359+ words) A woman and teenage boy left adrift in the ocean after setting out for a "beautiful, carefree afternoon" paddleboarding say they're lucky to be alive. The woman, 51, and boy, 17, from the same family, set off paddleboarding from Portarlington caravan park…...
Amazon distribution center at LAX sells for record price
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) An Amazon warehouse near the gates of Los Angeles International Airport has sold for a record price as logistics centers near transportation hubs grow in value. The real estate investment arm of global financial services firm Morgan Stanley recently paid…...
In Sydney Suburb Where Suspects Lived, Neighbor Saw ‘No Dramas’
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) A white Toyota Prius parked in the driveway. Boots piled by a welcome mat. Footsteps and muffled voices. A masked man briefly emerging to collect a food delivery, before vanishing back inside. On Tuesday morning, these were the only signs…...
The newest Trader Joe’s opens in Orange County
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (311+ words) Trader Joe's has opened a new store in Costa Mesa as it continues to grow its footprint across the U.S. The Costa Mesa location opened Thursday morning after a ribbon-cutting ceremony and is the second Trader Joe's in the city. There…...
Garbage Singer Shirley Manson Doubles Down on Beach Ball Rant With Explosive On-Stage Rant
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) Garbage singer Shirley Manson does not like beach balls. We know this because she unleashed a rant on fans tossing beach balls around on one of the band's sets last week. Then later, she doubled down, saying antics like this…...
Australian judge rules synagogue arsonist was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (488+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia'A man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism, an Australian magistrate said on Monday. Angelo Loras, 35, had pleaded guilty to arson and recklessly placing people at…...