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This Made Flying Absolute Hell but It’s About to Change

By Clive Irving

For forty years, flying in America suited airlines but created a new hell for passengers. That system is now under attack and it’s about time.

Biden Showers Cash on Ex-CIA Contractor to Transfer Migrants

By Felipe De La Hoz, William Bredderman

“This is a really abusive company that has profited off of the worst of this country’s policies regarding detention, torture, and widespread abuses.”

Top COVID Scientist: Bolsonaro Tried to ‘Shut Me Up’

By Ana Ionova

Brazil’s top scientists have accused the president of muzzling COVID research and fueling a relentless barrage of attacks against them, including death threats.

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Fox Staff on Calls to Fire Tucker: Don’t Hold Your Breath!

By Diana Falzone, Justin Baragona

Another week, another #TuckerMustGo social-media trend. But as Fox insiders told The Daily Beast, Carlson is “untouchable” and not going anywhere.

Gillibrand’s Finally Winning Her War With the Pentagon

By Margaret Carlson

The most dangerous place for a private, she said, isn’t the battlefield but the path to the latrine at night.

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U.S. Captured, Tortured and Cleared Him. He’s Still in GITMO

By Spencer Ackerman

Abu Zubaydah was a human guinea pig for the CIA’s post-9/11 torture. Almost 20 years later, as the U.S. moves on, he’s still trying to get out of Guantanamo.

Dan Rather Is Not Finished Yet

By Marlow Stern

The veteran newsman opens up about trolling Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson, and Fox News, and the state of the news media.

Travel Restrictions From COVID-Hit India ‘Weeks’ Too Late

By Scott Bixby

The world has watched cases skyrocket and variants spread in India for weeks. So why, health experts ask, did the Biden administration wait so long to limit travel to the U.S.?

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1. Herd Immunity Now ‘Unlikely’ Due to Vax Hesitancy, Variants

CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE

Despite a strong vaccine rollout, getting the U.S. to the other side of the pandemic any time soon seems like a far reach, experts conclude.

2. EU: Vaccinated American Tourists Can Visit This Summer

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American tourists who have been fully vaccinated will be able to visit member states this summer, an EU official says.

3. These Everlane Shorts Are Easing Me Back Into Denim

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Too hot for your favorite sweats? Trade them for shorts with a stretchy elastic waistband.

4. Olympian Charged With Murdering Girlfriend, Unborn Child

‘DEEPLY DISTURBED’

Family members say Keishla Marlen Rodriguez, who was found floating in a lagoon on Saturday, was going to show married boxer Felix Verdejo a positive pregnancy test.

5. Modi Told Them to Risk Their Lives to Vote. He Lost Anyway.

WAS IT WORTH IT?

Indian PM’s party rebuked in West Bengal after aggressive campaigning is said to have led to catastrophic coronavirus death toll.

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