Corporate air travel purchases are still down about 25% from 2019, according to ticket-data service ARC, a number that has stagnated.
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Kevin Spacey testifies about sex abuse claims: ‘Not true’
Spacey also described his dismay over a 2017 news report in which Anthony Rapp went public with his allegations.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden kicks off student loan relief application season
The number of borrowers who applied during the testing period already amounts to more than one-fourth of the total number of applicants the administration had projected.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. businesses propose hiding trade data used to trace abuse
The proposal, if adopted, would shroud in secrecy customs data on ocean-going freight responsible for about half of the $2.7 trillion in goods entering the U.S. every year.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England, News
Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block Massachusetts food plant exits
Sysco, which has distribution facilities across the country, supplies food to schools, hospitals, nursing homes and restaurants.
Posted inNation & World, News
Waves of suicide drones strike Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 4
The concentrated use of the drones is the 2nd barrage in as many weeks – after months in which air attacks had become become a rarity in central Kyiv.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Government says Steve Bannon should get 6 months for defying subpoena
The Justice Department push comes shortly after the House Jan. 6 committee took the extraordinary step last week to subpoena Trump himself, something the members said was necessary to get the full story of what happened that day.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after he was blocked from posting on Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts
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For Biden and Trump, 2022 is 2020 sequel — and 2024 preview?
This year’s midterm elections are playing out as a strange continuation of the last presidential race — and a potential preview of the next one.
Posted inNation & World, New England
City unveils plan for major makeover of Boston Common
The plan includes an expanded visitors’ center, more restrooms, additional sports facilities, and even a sit-down restaurant.