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‘Freak April Weather’: Winds Could Cause Drivers to Lose Control of Their Cars, Skies Turn Orange, Finland Turns White
Mother Nature seemed to be having a moment at the start of the week. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued wind advisories for seven states in the northern United States, warning motoris...
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, a poor family of tenant farmers driven fr...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 23: FDA Finds Traces of H5N1 Avian Flu in Milk, Trump’s ‘Bleach’ Moment
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,504th day as well a...
Traveler Gets Billed $143,000 in Roaming Charges After Overseas Trip
A T-Mobile USA customer was stunned to find a bill for $143,000 in roaming charges after he and his partner toured Switzerland in September. Rene Remund is a frequent traveler and has been a T-Mo...
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” – one of the most erudite comedies in the English language – and the Broadway...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 22: Children’s You...Covid, Pandemic Didn’t Significantly Delay Child Development
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,503rd day as well a...
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 that didn’t stop four German citizens from making a...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 21: Cases Surge in B... Enemy,’ Pupils Lost the ‘School’ Habit During Lockdowns
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,502nd day. In news ...
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 joyous celebration of the Exodus, the story of how th...
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 the current year, 2024. It’s not mere coincidenc...
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 could stick in place when pressed down. The cause of the defect was th...
Giant Pandas to Return to the San Francisco Zoo After 40-Year Absence
In what appears to be the latest chapter in the decades-old practice of so-called “panda diplomacy,” the San Francisco Zoo will soon receive a pair of giant pandas from the People’s Republi...
InterContinental Hotels Group Launches Apple AirPlay at 60 Properties Across North America
Calling it “a first in the hospitality business,” Apple and InterContinental Hotels Group announced that, as of Friday, over 60 of the hotelier’s properties in North America have placed LG ...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 19: Man Dies After 6....S. States Need No Longer Post SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalization Data
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,500th day. In news ...
Oakland Just Renamed Its Airport, Adding ‘San Francisco’ to the Name. Now the Real San Francisco is Suing
It’s an open secret that there are two airports in the Bay Area within ten miles (16 km) of downtown San Francisco, but only one of them has operated using the name of the vaunted earthquake an...
American Airlines Enhances In-Flight Experience With New Amenities, Menus, and Comfort
American Airlines announced plans to elevate passenger comfort and the passenger experience, cut down on waste, boost style, and improve passenger sleep. The in-flight sleep experience is getting...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 18: ‘Whoever Saves a Single Life is Considered to Have Saved the Whole World’
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now a special pandemic report on its 1,499th day. THE LEDE ‘Whoever Saves a S...
United Reports Higher Passenger Figures, Says Boeing 737 Max Grounding Cost It $200M
United Airlines announced financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The airline reports a net loss of $124 million on revenue of $12.5 billion in the period, despite describing its overall...
EV Maker Tesla to Lay Off Over 10% of Workforce in U.S. and China
Electric vehicle maker Tesla announced in a memorandum to employees it would lay off more than 10% of its work force to cut costs. The news was followed by the resignation of two senior executive...
Copenhagen’s Børsbygningen Engulfed in Flames, Old Stock Exchange Partially Collapses
Copenhagen’s Børsbygningen, or bourse building, a popular tourist attraction known for its distinctive spire shaped as the tails of four dragons entwined together, partially collapsed on Tuesd...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 16: RFK Jr. Non-Scie... Vaccine Recall, California Hospitalizations, Deaths Hit Nadir
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,497th day. In news ...
Hilton Takes Control of NoMad Hotels. Global Expansion Planned
Hilton Worldwide will expand the NoMad Hotels brand from beyond its London presence to major markets across the globe under an agreement with the Sydell Group, which owns the brand, for the hotel...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 15: Rural SARS-CoV-2...y to Die After Hospitalization, How Nursing Homes Hide Profits
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,496th day. In news ...
This Week’s Weather: ‘Potentially Life-Threatening Storms,’ Heavy Snow, and Tornadoes Are All in the Forecast
The start of the week will see the United States experience a variety of severe and dangerous weather patterns ranging from heavy snow to life-threatening storms to tornadoes and severe flooding ...
Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – April 14: HDL-C and Ferr...ng Covid Disease Severity, Australian Covid Deaths Hit New Low
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,494th day. In news ...
Hilton, Avis Budget Shine in Massive Study on Discrimination in Hiring
The travel industry, while not perfect, shines in many areas, and some companies in the industry shine in their non-discriminatory hiring practices, according to the results of a massive audit st...
Delta Inaugurates New Thrice-Weekly Munich-New York Service
Delta Air Lines launched non-stop thrice-weekly service linking New York City with Munich on Tuesday. The carrier will operate the service using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with 26 Delta One lie-fl...
Russia, Kazakhstan Face Worst Flooding in 80 Years
Multiple evacuations are underway in southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan after flood waters rose to critical levels. The rivers, which include the Ural – at 1,509 miles (2,429 km) – Eur...
https://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2024/04/russia-kazakhstan-face-worst-flooding-in-80-years/
Why the Floppy Disk Won’t Die: San Francisco’s Muni Metro Streetcar Lines Need Them, That’s Why
If the term “sneakernet” means something to you, then you’re probably old enough to have used floppy disks at work and you probably assumed that they were relegated to the scrap heap of tec...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 12: No Link Found Be...Vaccines and SCD, Sanders’ $10B Moonshot Bill for Long Covid
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,492nd day. In news ...
Four Years Ago, Didier Raoult’s Now Discredited Research ...or Hydroxychloroquine. Trump Touted It. Thousands Died From It
It was perhaps not wise for Didier Raoult, a French microbiologist, to become the authoritative face of using chloroquine or its variant hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Both drugs have been...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 11: Bernie Sanders U...r Long Covid, Covid May Stay in Your Body After Symptoms Abate
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,492nd day. In news ...
Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne Second Museum to be a ‘Victim’ of Artist-Installed Art by Employee
Weeks after an art student in Bonn smuggled one of her own paintings into the Bundeskunsthalle and hung it on a wall using double-sided tape, a technical worker at the Pinakothek der Moderne in M...
Airlines Seek Extension to Minimum Flight Requirements Waiver at New York Area Airports
Major U.S. airlines want the federal government to extend a waiver pertaining to minimum flight requirements at New York City airports. The move comes as the current shortage of air-traffic contr...
Delta Reports Record Revenue and American Express Earnings for Q1 2024
Delta Air Lines announced financial results for first quarter of 2024. The Atlanta-based airline was the first U.S. carrier to announce second-quarter results and reported a net income of $288 mi...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 10: Covid Can Linger...ng After Symptoms Abate, U.K. Test to Treat Program Shuts Down
16Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,491st day. In new...
EPA Finalizes First National Water Standard to Protect People From ‘Forever Chemicals’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promulgated on Wednesday new standards for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Known as “forever chemicals,” they are long-last...
Sixty Years Ago Today, Glenn Gould Reinvented the Music Industry By Walking Off the Concert Stage and Never Looking Back
It was 60 years ago today, April 10, 1964, that one of the 20th century’s most famous and celebrated pianists performed his final concert. To borrow from T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men�...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 9: U.S. Has Arrested...n in Pandemic Relief Fraud in Past 3 Years, School Absenteeism
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,490th day as well a...
In Landmark Case, International Court Rules Switzerland Violated Human Rights by Not Adequately Addressing Climate Change
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, ruled that Switzerland had violated the human rights of its citizens by not adequately addressing the country’s and world’s climate c...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 8: Long Covid Linked...Covid Case Figures Largely Unchanged, and Today’s Statistics
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,489th day as well a...
Photo Essay: The Great North American Total Solar Eclipse Sweeps Across the Continent
People from all walks of life took part in one of the most awe-inspiring events in recent decades, a total solar eclipse that began its path in Mexico and continued across the United States in a ...
Everything You Need to Know About the Total Solar Eclipse Today
It’s Monday, April 8, 2024, and the day of America’s last total solar eclipse until 2044. Here is everything you need to know to enjoy the day and stay safe. The eclipse will begin in Mexico ...
Southwest Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing: ‘We’ve Got a Piece of the Engine Cowling Hanging Off’
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 had to turn back shortly after takeoff early Sunday morning when an engine cowling came off and hit a wing flap and make an emergency landing. The aircraft lef...
Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – April 7: Las Vegas Man L...ling Covid Relief Funds, Pfizer Violated UK Social Media Rules
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,488th day In news w...
What Exactly Will Happen the Day of the Total Solar Eclipse...om the Sky to the Ground in Terror of Such Horrid Darkness’?
Solar eclipses are a well-documented scientific phenomenon, and have been for many centuries as far back as the time of the ancient Assyrians. What the Assyrians could not have anticipated, howev...
Feeling a Bit Off and Live in the Northeast? You Could Be Earthquake Drunk
The strongest earthquake to hit New Jersey in 240 years and New York in 140 years sent shockwaves quite literally through the northeastern United States and resulted in over 180,000 reports of th...
American Airlines to Roll Out Autonomous Wheelchairs to Bring Passengers To and From Their Gates
American Airlines is rolling out the use of autonomous wheelchairs that ferry travelers to and from their departure and arrival gates. The program is being launched in partnership with Japanese m...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 5: Nurse and Marine ...Four Years Ago, Trump Saw ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,486th day In news w...
The Greatest Solar Eclipse in Our Lifetime is on Monday: Here’s How to Buy Safe Solar Eclipse Glasses and Viewers
A total eclipse of the sun will take place Monday afternoon in the United States and some astronomers have described it as likely to be the greatest solar eclipse across the U.S. in our lifetime....
A 4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rattled New York City and Northeast. FAA Pauses Air Traffic
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Northeast Friday morning, according to a preliminary estimate from the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. EDT and was centered abo...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 4: Avian Flu Pandemi...�� Than Covid, Crooks Stole €600M From Italy’s Relief Fund
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,485th day In news w...
Las Vegas’ Famed Mob-Era Tropicana Hotel Closes After 67 Years
All good things must come to an end, even a hotel that was at the time of its opening in 1957 the most expensive resort ever built at $15 million ($165.2 million in 2024 dollars). Sin City’s th...
Bulgaria and Romania Partially Join Europe’s Schengen Area. Border Controls Will Remain in Place for the Time Being.
Europe’s Schengen Area, its border-free travel zone, became larger on Sunday with the addition of travel protections for two additional countries. Romania and Bulgaria partially joined the Sche...
How to Photograph the 2024 Solar Eclipse With Your Smartphone
On this coming Monday, April 8, millions of people across North America will point their smartphones towards the sky and try to capture the total eclipse of the sun. It will be visible in Mexico,...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 3: Covid Causes Incr...Allergic Diseases, Judge Rules Against Moderna in Patent Claim
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,484th day In news w...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 2: ARDS from Covid C...n N.Y.C. Lost More People Than 40 of the Largest U.S. Counties
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,483rd day In news w...
United Airlines Adds Estée Lauder Executive to Board of Directors
United Airlines announced the appointment of Michelle Freyre to the company’s board of directors with immediate effect. Freyre is president of global brands at the Estée Lauder Companies. She ...
Happy Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Please Pay Attention At the Wheel As Distractions Cost 3,500 Lives Each Year
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a 30-day period that is intended to call attention to how distractions compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in oth...
AT&T Confirms Data Breach of 73 Million Customer Names With Social Security Numbers Released on the Dark Web
American Telephone & Telegraph revealed that some 73 million customer names and social security numbers, among other personal data, were released onto the so-called dark web approximately two wee...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 1: Supreme Court Den...fusal, More Vaccine Side-Effects Reported in Republican States
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,482nd day and the f...
April Showers Bring… More Showers and ‘Widespread Hazardous Weather’ From Texas to New England
April showers may bring May flowers but the month of May is a long way away and meteorologists are much more concerned with heavy snow, high winds, and hazardous weather facing the eastern two-th...
Great Moments in Travel History – April 2024
The Great Moments in Travel History monthly feature for April is always published on April Fools’ Day, Aprilscherz in German, April vis in Dutch, poisson d’avril in French, and pesce d’apri...
https://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2024/04/great-moments-in-travel-history-april-2024/
Travel Industry Groups for Travel Managers and Travel Companies Merge, Promise More Workers Can Travel to Get Away From Work
IMERICA, New York, April 1—On the opening day of its annual meeting, members of the board of the American Society and Service of Corporate Ambulatory Managers (ASSCAM) gathered on a new floatin...
Operational Woes Continue to Plague United Airlines as Three Additional Flights Encounter Issues After Departure
United Airlines’ operations are under great scrutiny these days and not for naught. Indeed, anytime a United Airlines aircraft sneezes, it tends to make the news. This past week, a United fligh...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 31: Using Precise Nu...al Targeting to Treat Long Covid, Are Americans YOLO Spending?
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,481st day and the f...
The Last Days of What Was Once Boston Chicken. From Humble ...shing Boston Market Fast-Casual Chain is Now Mired in Ignominy
Poor Boston Market. The once-great chain of what we now refer to as “fast-casual” restaurants has gone from its humble origins as Boston Chicken followed by a rebranding ten years later to Bo...
The Glory of Schoenberg’s ‘Gurre-Lieder’ in a Singula...rformance. The American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Botstein
Arnold Schönberg’s gargantuan Gurre-Lieder was performed Friday evening in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium by the American Symphony Orchestra and the Bard Festival Chorale under the baton o...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 29: Covid Changed Spending Habits Dramatically, CDC Warns of Rare Forms of Meningitis
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,479th day. In news ...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 28: Pandemic Fraud A...wn Off Plane for Refusing to Sit Next to Person Wearing a Mask
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,478th day. In news ...
New York Auto Show Returns for 2024 Promising an ‘Electrifying Experience’
NEW YORK — The New York International Auto Show returns once again to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and electric vehicles and new cars from Korea are commanding the spotlight. Show orga...
Summer Time in Europe for 2024 to Start This Weekend
Another confirmation that spring is indeed here comes this Sunday when Europeans spring forward. This weekend, clocks in the European Union will change on Sunday at 1 a.m. GMT. At that time, w...
Did You Reach the Minimum Daily Recommended Fruit Intake Today? Here Are Eight Fruits Experts Recommend That You Will Enjoy
Did you meet your minimum daily fruit intake today? Or even yesterday… or last week? Come to think of it, do you even know what the guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake are? According to...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 26: New Moderna Vacc...roved Results, What Bill Gates Said About Covid Four Years Ago
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,476th day. In news ...
Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses into Baltimore’s Patapsco River After Freighter Loses Power, Hits Support Column
A major bridge in Baltimore that carries Interstate 695 traffic collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship early Tuesday morning, causing bridge workers to plunge into the icy waters below, loc...
Intoxicated Actor Refuses to Sit Next to Sober Passenger We...Flight From (‘Uh, Where the Hell Am I at’) Houston Airport
An actor who apparently doesn’t even merit a Wikipedia page let alone VIP lounge access was kicked off a flight on an unnamed airline departing from an unnamed Houston Airport on Saturday. Forr...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 25: Head of U.N. Rel... Forcing His Retirement, BioNTech Gets Default Notice from NIH
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,479th day. In news ...
Boeing CEO, Other Top Execs, to Resign in Management Shakeup After Blowout of 737 Max Door Plug
Three senior Boeing executives including CEO Dave Calhoun are stepping down, the beleaguered company said Monday. The news comes as the company continues to deal with an ongoing scandal and feder...
A ‘Worm Moon’ Eclipse and Auroras Lighted Up the Weekend Skies
The night sky lighted up in the wee hours of Monday morning for several celestial events ahead of the highly anticipated solar eclipse in early April. In addition to Friday night’s coronal mass...
Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – March 24: Covid Vaccines... Clots; FDA Authorizes New Antiviral, and Today’s Statistics
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,474th day. In news ...
In Northeast, New York, Philly See Record Rainfall. Flooding Traps Cars and Commuters, Causes Chaos at Area Airports
The Northeast saw record rainfall and dangerous flooding over the weekend as well as hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. In New York City, the National Weather Service said it had record...
The World’s Happiest Country in 2024 is (For the Seventh Time in a Row) Finland, But Who Exaclty Is Happy These Days?
Happiness is a vague, multifaceted, and subjective phenomenon that is difficult to define precisely for measurement and hard to measure in a manner that would allow for meaningful comparisons. Ye...
Four Years After Broadway Shutdown, Have Audiences Returned to Theaters?
Four years ago, the pandemic brought live performance to a halt when then New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on gatherings of 500 or more people across the state “for the foreseeab...
Stereo Storm Systems From California to the Northern Tip of...in, Flooding. ‘Travel Should be Restricted to Emergencies’
Two major storm systems – one on the East Coast and one on the West – are sweeping across the United States this weekend causing hazardous driving conditions, heavy flooding in some areas, as...
At Least 133 Killed and Many More Wounded in Moscow Concert...ne Big Family’ Says Lead Singer of Band That Was to Perform.
At least 133 people were killed Friday night in a terrorist attack at a concert venue in the Moscow metropolitan area where over 7,000 concertgoers were about to hear a performance by the band П...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 22: FDA Authorizes A...n Variants, Broadway Has Yet to Recover From the 2020 Shutdown
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,472nd day. In news ...
Man With Gun Hijacks Bus in Los Angeles, Sideswipes Dozens ..., Makes Unscheduled But Final Stop in Ritz-Carlton Hotel Lobby
A man hijacked a Los Angeles Metro bus using a BB gun and forced the bus driver to speed the bus through the streets before crashing into the entrance and lobby of a Ritz-Carlton hotel, transit o...
Early Spring ‘Significant Winter Storm’ to Unleash Heavy Snow and Severe Weather Across Much of the U.S.
It may be spring but what the National Weather Service termed “a significant winter storm” is brewing that will bring heavy snow and freezing rain into parts of the Midwest and the Northeast ...
U.S. Files Suit Against Apple, Alleges Tech Giant Exploits Illegal ‘iPhone’ Monopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice along with 15 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against Apple on Thursday, alleging that the tech company best known for its innovative Mac, iPod, and ...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 21: Bus Riding Ampli...sion, Almost 20% of Americans Had or Currently Have Long Covid
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,471st day. In news ...
As Covid Slows to a Drip, the NIH Ends Its Guidance on Covid Treatments But the Fat Lady Has Yet to Sing
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has issued the final version of its Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines, perhaps the most influential reference work of its kind for SARS-CoV-2 since its humble b...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 20: 20% of U.S. Population Has Had or Currently Have Long Covid, Bolsonaro Indicted
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,470th day. In news ...
American Airlines Becomes First U.S. Airline to Offer Union...Attendants ‘Boarding Pay,’ But Union Rejects Overall Offer
American Airlines, as part of currently ongoing federally mediated contract talks, offered its flight attendants so-called “boarding pay,” it is understood. The move makes the carrier the fir...
JetBlue to Cut Routes and Pull Out of Cities from Los Angeles to Lima in Wake of Failed Merger
On the heels of its failed merger with Spirit Airlines and its abandonment of its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines, JetBlue Airways plans to significantly downsize its route network, it ...
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 19: N.Y.C. Schools R...ted, ‘It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?’
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,469th day. In news ...
Flight Attendant Fired for Using Smartphone While Working In Flight Wins Judgment Against Airline for $22,000
United Airlines cracked down on the use of iPhones and other personal electronic devices on an aircraft when passengers were also on board, threatening to fire any who are caught doing so and ano...
It’s a GDP Miracle So Let’s Not Do the Hamsterkauf
In early 2020, the global economy screeched to a halt not seen since the Great Depression. With shutdowns and social distancing and spiraling infection rates, it’s no wonder that there was ta...
https://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2024/03/its-a-gdp-miracle-so-lets-not-do-the-hamsterkauf/
Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – March 18: In U.S., Covid...stewater, CDC Revisits Guidance on Airborne Virus Transmission
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,468th day. In news ...
The Pandemic, by the Numbers
This past Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the declaration by the World Health Organization that the Covid-19 outbreak was a pandemic. It was also the day that headlines carried the sto...
https://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2024/03/the-pandemic-by-the-numbers/
Say Goodbye to Winter: The Spring Equinox is Tuesday
Just as what always seems to be the case, depending on where you are in the Northern Hemisphere, you’ve either been enjoying spring-like weather for weeks or you’ve wondered whether the calen...