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American Airlines has denied a lawyer’s accusation that a 9-year-old girl used an in-flight bathroom that contained an active recording device that was allegedly installed by a former employee.The airline said “outside legal counsel hired by our insurers” made an error when filing its legal argument on Monday in response to a lawsuit brought by the girl’s family.The girl is one of several children that Estes Carter Thompson III allegedly photographed in bathrooms while working as a flight attendant. He was arrested earlier this year and is next due to appear in court on July 1.American Airlines lawyers wrote that…
In 2023, Farmington River businesses such as Collinsville Canoe & Kayak were rained out over the weekend. CANTON, Conn. — Collinsville Canoe & Kayak, which operates on the Farmington River, lost 23 weekends of operation in 2023 due to rain cancellations, but as it prepares for Memorial Day weekend, the early outlook is bright. “We have a lot of people coming out and enjoying the river. It’s shaping up to be a great weekend,” said Sue Warner, owner of Collinsville Canoe & Kayak, a family-owned business that began more than 30 years ago. “It’s fun for us to get people…
Sunak takes ‘unconventional’ approach to election campaign as Conservatives try to ‘manage their image’ we, Deputy Political Editor Sam Coatesis in Inverness, where Rishi Sunak arrived an hour ago.Explaining that Scotland is the third UK country the Prime Minister is visiting today, Sam said: “Rishi Sunak knows he’s the underdog.””In fact, describing himself as an underdog was a big part of his campaign, which is quite unusual for a prime minister.”But it is rather unusual for a prime minister who is trailing in the polls by 20 points to visit a country.”He summed up the Prime Minister’s argument, saying the…
Adam Smith worked for one employer, FedEx, for nearly a quarter century. But for the past 50 years, and for nearly the entirety of Smith’s tenure, FedEx itself didn’t operate as a single business. The delivery company’s various operations (FedEx Ground, FedEx Services, FedEx Express, etc.) were all managed independently. IT leaders within those business units were given the autonomy to explore their own technology solutions that best suited the particular delivery services they offered to customers. Companies have repeated the mantra, “Compete together, operate independently, manage together.” Revenues have grown, but so has technology complexity. That’s changing as Smith…
Simon Cohen / Digital Trends Music is protected by copyright, but once it is no longer protected it enters the public domain and can be freely used and downloaded for any purpose. There are many websites that showcase or provide access to public domain music, but to be clear, they are not the same as free music streaming services like SoundCloud, ReverbNation, or Free Music Archive, which offer artist-owned music for free. We’ve got some recommendations for public domain music sites below, but first a little bit about what public domain music is: The difference with public domain music is…
Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, attends the inauguration ceremony in Taipei on May 20, 2024. Qian Yingying/AP TTaiwan’s outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen’s two terms (2016-2024) were fraught with tensions with China, but that will be nothing compared to the efforts of her successor, Lai Ching-te, who formally took office on Monday, May 20. On the other side of the Strait, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to politically reunite Taiwan with mainland China, by peaceful means if possible and by force if necessary. The constant reiteration of this ambition creates a kind of mandate to act. read more Subscribers only…
Get ready: this summer is shaping up to be the boldest and brightest yet. With a new season comes new trends, and Pinterest knows exactly what we’re all looking for and pinning: The platform analyzed what its users have been searching for as summer approaches and found that “people are adopting a bolder, more daring approach to showcasing their unique tastes and personalities in all aspects of their lives.” According to a new report, what we’re especially craving is a twist on traditional summer foods, memorable dinner parties, and eclectic décor choices that let us express our personalities. Joyelle West…
Jason Fitts joins senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson and NFL writer Frank Schwab to highlight some of the things to look forward to as we celebrate the milestone of 100 days until the start of the 2024 season. Topics range from Jim Harbaugh returning to the league after his college career, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback battle between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields to Travis Kelce in pursuit of being the greatest tight end of all time.Also on this episode of Zero Blitz, Fitz, Charles and Frank discuss Lamar Jackson’s weight loss and why it’s important as he enters his seventh…
LUCKNOW: Defection from politics can sometimes give rise to strange coincidences.All his main rivals in the Phu Pur Lok Sabha constituency, where the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was elected thrice, are associated with the BSP.The BJP, which replaced sitting MP Kesri Devi Patel, has fielded BSP MP Pravin Patel from Jhusi constituency. Samajwadi Party candidate Amarnath Maurya also has a long association with the BSP. Mayawati’s BSP has fielded Jagannath Pal from the constituency.Interestingly, both the BJP and SP candidates were previously associated with the BSP and therefore claim to have the support of over 30 lakh Dalit voters…
Analysis of voter turnout after five rounds of voting revealed that of the 409 seats with data available for comparison with 2019, turnout declined this year in 258 seats (almost two-thirds), and 88 seats (more than one in five people) saw a decrease in the total number of voters compared to five years ago.Seats with low voter turnout or low absolute votes are not evenly distributed but are concentrated in a few states: for example, all 20 seats in Kerala saw a decline in voter turnout, with 12 of them seeing fewer voters than in 2019. In Uttarakhand, all five…