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The summer travel season is back in full swing, but if you're hoping to jet off to a sunny beach, you might be in for a treat thanks to Boeing's latest misfortunes. The US aircraft manufacturer has been plagued by a slew of problems over the past five years, leading some travel experts to say the summer of 2024 will be even more of a headache for holidaymakers. That includes aviation supply chain issues as Boeing struggles to allay concerns about the safety of its planes, particularly the troubled Boeing 737 Max model. That's likely to raise travel costs and…

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson Remar on Monday detailed her plans to have the county Health and Human Services Department study the health impacts of the Tijuana River sewage crisis on South Bay residents. Lawson-Remar said he and leaders in Imperial Beach and Coronado want to expand data collection beyond just those who come into direct contact with polluted waters: Research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography has shown that bacteria from untreated sewage that flows from watersheds into the ocean can become aerosolized and have effects far inland. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider the policy at…

Estuaire, a Paris-based climate tech startup that provides a data platform for airlines, airports and aviation financiers, has closed a €2.2 million seed round led by climate tech venture capital firm Satgana. Investors include Safran Corporate Ventures, XAnge and AFI Ventures, the early-stage impact arm of Ventech. Estuaire provides a flight data analytics platform that helps airlines and airports cost-effectively minimize CO2 and non-CO2 emissions such as contrails – linear clouds formed by aircraft. The platform also enables aviation financiers to assess climate risks and create sustainable investment policies. Estuaire is a certified data provider for the Pegasus Guidelines, the…

Ezekiel Bread is made from a variety of sprouted grains and legumes, giving it a hearty texture. It's a good source of dietary fiber and plant-based protein and is a complete protein – each slice contains all nine essential amino acids. The defining feature of sprouted grains, like Ezekiel Bread, is their improved digestibility. The sprouting process breaks down the starch and releases the nutrients contained in the grain. This makes the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential amino acids more easily available to the body. Essentially, sprouting maximizes the nutritional value of grains and legumes. Design: Health/Getty Images Fiber plays…

Recently, a female customer told X about a nightmarish experience in which she was harassed by a food delivery man who wanted to use her toilet. A woman named Nisa tweeted that a food delivery man had delivered food to her home at 2am from a restaurant in Cheras. To her great surprise, after delivering the food, the man asked if he could use the toilet in her house. “I already said no but he still insisted,” Nisa tweeted. But she felt uneasy and called security to check if the food delivery man had left her apartment. Her security guard…

News photo by Steve Shullwitz Alpena County Executive Jesse Othmer, left, and Commissioner John Kozlowski look at a new comment form residents are being asked to fill out before the start of each county meeting. The information on the form will allow commissioners to easily contact residents after the meeting to address issues or provide information. ALPENA — Alpena County is changing the way it hears public input during public meetings. If you want to make a public statement, you will need to fill out an opinion card and include your name, address, phone number…

News Trends Global Trends Video of Virat Kohli's life-size statue installed in New York's Times Square goes viral, fans react calling him the “god of cricket” In the video, a statue of Virat Kohli can be seen standing majestically holding a bat. Virat Kohli life-size statue in Times Square, New YorkIndian cricketer Virat Kohli enjoys a huge fan following across the globe, and a video of a life-size statue of the maverick batsman being installed in New York's Times Square has been trending online, creating a frenzy among cricket fans. A giant, gleaming gold statue of Kohli can be seen…

Claudette Hemans, 68, died March 28 at a hospice care facility in Honolulu after suffering injuries in the fire.The death toll from the worst US wildfire in a century, which devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, has risen to 102. AP Honolulu The death toll from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, which devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, has risen to 102, authorities said Monday. Claudette Hemans, 68, died March 28 at a hospice care facility in Honolulu from injuries…

At the very least, it is now clear that Benjamin Netanyahu has a strategy for the Gaza war, one that will embroil his country in an indefinite conflict.This seems the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the television interview the Israeli prime minister gave to Channel 14 on Sunday, an interview that was both disturbing and revealing. In his first briefing with domestic media since Hamas' terror attacks more than eight months ago, Netanyahu rejected the terms of a Gaza ceasefire proposal brokered by the United States and endorsed by the UN Security Council, and said he was…

An American travel blogger has been criticised for eating Pakistani street food with the intention of getting food poisoning. American blogger eats street food in Lahore. (Instagram/@colinduthie) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} It's common knowledge that foreigners travelling to the Indian subcontinent are prone to stomach problems due to immune issues – in fact, there's even a name for this phenomenon – “Delhi belly” – which refers to the diarrhea, constipation and other stomach problems that foreigners suffer from in India. Get ready to watch the final stage of the World Cup only on Crickit. Anytime, anywhere. Enjoy now! But for…