Air Canada Starts Canceling Flights: What To Know
More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are due to go on strike in the early hours of Saturday over a pay dispute, bringing travel chaos to hundreds of thousands of customers at the height of the summer vacation season. The airline says it has begun canceling flights as it prepares for a shutdown. Why […]
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Air India Suspending Direct Flights to Washington DC
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Map Shows Which States Are Facing Air Quality Issues From Wildfires
Smoke from Canadian wildfires have continued to drift over the Midwest, blanketing the region with haze and poor air quality, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) and local departments to issue alerts across several states including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Newsweek has reached out to the NWS for comment via email on Saturday morning. […]
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Canadian Wildfires Map Shows Three US States Warned About Air Quality
Canadian wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have prompted air quality alerts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday and Thursday as residents are advised to “limit prolonged or heavy exertion.” Why It Matters The elevated levels of fine particulate matter resulting from wildfire smoke could present significant health risks, especially for people with asthma, heart […]
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Sean Hannity Praises Trump on Air Hours After the President Sues His Boss
Fox News’ Sean Hannity took to the airwaves on Friday, heaping praise on President Donald Trump. Hannity, whose eponymous show airs during prime time, touched on all of Trump’s favorite talking points: tariffs, inflation, taxes, eliminating the “deep state,” the “Russia hoax” and more. But the most noteworthy part of Hannity’s show wasn’t what he […]
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FAA, Boeing Say Fuel Switch Locks Safe After Fatal Air India Crash—Report
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have issued private notifications declaring that fuel cutoff switch locks on Boeing aircraft are safe, following intense scrutiny after last month’s fatal crash of Air India Flight 171, a London-bound Boeing 787-8, Reuters reported on Sunday. The June 12 crash killed 259 of 260 people aboard and […]
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Air India Flight From Ahmedabad to London Cancelled Days After Fatal Crash
By Barney Henderson is Newsweek’s Content Editor, based in London, U.K. Barney joined Newsweek from The Times of London, and previously worked for The Daily Telegraph of London for 13 years, and The Hindustan Times in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of both King’s College, London, with an MA in Terrorism, Security & Society, […]
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‘Good Morning America’ Shakeup: Show’s Last Times Square Episode Set to Air
Good Morning America is moving from their longtime home at Times Square Studios in New York City to its new location in downtown Manhattan. Their last Times Square Studios episode, due to star Alicia Keys, is set to air on Friday. Newsweek reached out to a Good Morning America spokesperson for comment via email outside […]
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India holds major air drill near nuclear rival Pakistan weeks after giant dogfight
India concluded a massive two-day air combat drill along its southern border with Pakistan, according to multiple Indian news outlets. Newsweek has reached out to the Indian Defense Ministry and the office of Pakistan’s prime minister for comment. Why It Matters The exercise took place nearly a month after India launched its military campaign “Operation […]
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Explosion at US Pacific Air Base in Okinawa Leaves 4 Injured
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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