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Facebook Tweet Email Link As a travel journalist, Claire Dodd has checked into five-star hotels and set sail on butler-staffed cruises. But when she books her own vacations, she goes for something decidedly more low key: Jet2 Holidays, the British budget tour operator she declares “a fricking delight.” “They’re so nice to deal with at the airport,” she says. “You get there, and instead of the slightly begrudging service you sometimes get from a budget airline, they actually look happy to see you. They’re super-organized — there’s never a queue because there’s some jolly customer service agent directing you where…
When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it. Fires burning in one state can make air worse several states away, and wildfires in Canada can send smoke into U.S. cities.Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due to wildfires.What counts as bad air?The EPA’s Air Quality Index converts all pollutant levels into a single number. The lower the number, the better.Anything below 50 is classified as “healthy.” Fifty to 100 is “moderate” while 100-150 is unhealthy for “sensitive groups,” and anything above…
A worker performs quality checks on a Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2018.Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSome 3,200 Boeing defense unit workers went on strike early Monday hours after turning down a contract offer with the company.Boeing offered 20% wage increase, a $5,000 ratification bonus and other improvements. Its latest offer, which the workers voted down Sunday, included wage increases for employees at the top of the pay scale, and improved retirement benefits, according to their union, the International…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be a record length of storage time before a birth. In what’s known as embryo adoption, Lindsey and Tim Pierce used a handful of embryos donated in 1994 in their pursuit of having a child after fighting infertility for years. Their son was born Saturday from an embryo that had been in storage for 11,148 days, which the Pierces’ doctor says sets a record. It’s a concept that…
Facebook Tweet Email Link It was just after 7 p.m. on a Monday when staff at the Korian Les Amarantes nursing home in Tours, southwest of Paris, discovered 92-year-old Yvette Brisset dead in her bed. She had apparently choked on a madeleine — one of France’s famed scallop-shaped, lemon-flavored cakes. The cake had been brought to her earlier that evening by a man named Alain Jousselin. Jousselin, then 60, wasn’t a family member or friend. He was a former firefighter who had bought Brisset’s home 25 years earlier through a little-known French property scheme known as viager — and had…
Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Kabul, Afghanistan — “I want” – the girl stops herself – “I wanted to be a doctor in the future. But when the Taliban came to Afghanistan, all the doors of schools were closed.” Inside the Taliban-approved Naji-e-Bashra madrasa – a girls-only religious school on the outskirts of Kabul – a teenage girl wearing a full face covering speaks nervously. Her classmate grabs her arm beneath the…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Wellington AP — A New Zealand woman was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl alive in a suitcase that was stowed in the vehicle’s luggage compartment, authorities said. The bus driver noticed movement inside the bag during a planned stop at the settlement of Kaiwaka, north of Auckland, after a passenger asked for access to the luggage compartment, Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said in a statement. When the driver opened the suitcase they discovered the 2-year-old girl, who was very hot but otherwise appeared physically unharmed, Harrison…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal and requested that the International Red Cross bring food and medical care to hostages held in Gaza, after public fury ignited over propaganda videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives. Tens of thousands of protestors joined a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening – some holding placards reading “Stop the war” and “Leave no one behind” – as they called for Netanyahu to strike a deal that would free the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Videos released by the militant groups…
Facebook Tweet Email Link As powerful waves surged across the vast Pacific on Wednesday, people around the world remained glued to their phones, tracking the tsunami’s fast progress. But in China, more than a million people were searching for an unusual term: “Prophecy.” That’s because, for some, the natural disaster had seemingly been foretold four years earlier, in a Japanese manga comic book. Published in 2021 by artist Ryo Tatsuki – whose fans say her earlier works have been similarly prophetic – the manga claimed that the next big earthquake would hit this July, sparking a flurry of viral internet…
by Guest Author Last updated: 7:00 PM ET, Fri August 1, 2025 Are your clients seeking a truly extraordinary adventure? They will find one with a journey along the fabled Fantastic Road, a mesmerizing experience filled with the rich heritage and eternal beauty of Baden-Württemberg in Southwest Germany. Spanning an impressive 250 miles, this scenic route is a tapestry of wonders ripe for exploration. It all begins in the enchanting town of Weinheim, where history comes alive amidst a backdrop of picturesque landscapes. Travelers can get blissfully lost in the winding streets of the Old Town, adorned with charming half-timbered houses…