Category: National News

What Happened to Pan Am Airlines?

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Reading Time: < 1 minutePan Am Airlines was one of the most iconic companies in aviation history. At its peak, the airline carried 11 million passengers across 86 countries. It pioneered many aspects of modern air travel and gained cult status for its iconic style. Unfortunately, the airline’s history ended in bankruptcy after six decades of flying and financial turmoil. Pan Am was the launch customer for the Boeing 747. Though it was a great airplane, it wasn’t the most fuel efficient. In addition, it was operating on routes that weren’t selling well. Meanwhile,…

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The Original Series at The Daily Blaze

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJustice and the Law with J.L. Carpenter A Series on TheDailyBlaze.com https://thedailyblaze.com/leading-defense-attorneys-new-feature-justice-and-the-law-with-j-l-carpenter/ jlcarpenterlaw.com     J.L. Hancock Perspective on Emerging Tech A Series on TheDailyBlaze.com https://jlhancock.com   Sponsored Content from the Price of Business Digital Network.

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Wearing a Mask Still Matters

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPandemic Action Network, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union, 3M, and over 50 global, regional, and local partner organizations announced the launch of World Mask Week 2021 (July 12-18) — a global campaign underlining a universal truth: masking in public, in combination with handwashing and physical distancing, is still one of the best ways we can protect ourselves and others against COVID-19, especially our most vulnerable community members as countries race to vaccinate their populations. According to WHO, 2021 is already a deadlier year in…

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First Single-Shot COVID Vaccine Announced

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJohnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended the first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, for individuals 18 years of age and older. The vaccine was approved on February 27, 2021 under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “For more than 130 years, Johnson & Johnson has come to the aid of people during times of crisis, and we believe…

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New Report Shows Troubling Link Between Stress, Spending, and the Pandemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesStress and spending have always been linked, and the coronavirus pandemic has made financial vices more alluring for many Americans. According to the latest MagnifyMoney survey, 70% of consumers have spent money during the pandemic on financial vices, ranging from alcohol and cigarettes to adult entertainment and lottery tickets — spending nearly $950 on average. Plus, nearly 4 in 10 Americans used money from their savings account to cover these vices in 2020. To find out how the pandemic impacted this kind of spending, MagnifyMoney surveyed 1,550 Americans on what vices people were…

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Target and Levi’s Longstanding Partnership Expands

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTarget Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced a limited-edition collection with Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI), featuring an assortment of home and lifestyle items and marking Levi’s® first Home partnership. Reinventing what a retailer’s relationship with a national brand can represent, the Levi’s® for Target limited-edition Home collection builds on the decade-long partnership between the two iconic companies, which began with the introduction of the DENIZEN® from Levi’s® value denim brand, and expanded in 2019 with the introduction of Levi’s® Red Tab brand at Target. As part of the Red Tab expansion, Target…

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Civil Rights and MLK Day

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Reading Time: 2 minutes75% of Americans say MLK day (Jan. 18) is an essential holiday for remembering the importance of U.S. civil rights, according to a recent survey by Reputation Leaders. Most see Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy as not just a great speech but also a continuing commitment to civil rights. A survey of 1,007 U.S. adults nationally found that 80% of Americans agree that civil rights are as important in 2021 as at any time in the last 30 years, evidenced by 3 in ten (29%) reporting they were personally and negatively affected by discrimination…

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See Why the Empire State Building Lights are Changing Colors

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Empire State Building today announced its participation in President-Elect Biden’s plan to memorialize American lives lost from the COVID-19 pandemic with its iconic heartbeat lighting. For several months during New York City’s direst period, the Empire State Building’s heartbeat exhibited solidarity with and support for the millions of people affected by COVID-19, and specifically the emergency workers who addressed the first, great assault of the pandemic. Billions of impressions worldwide proved that the Empire State Building is an international symbol and icon of New York City. Each night at 9 p.m., the Empire State…

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STEM Students Get to Question Astronauts

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudents from across the country will have an opportunity this week to ask questions of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 7, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins will answer prerecorded questions from students engaged in Million Girls Moonshot, an after-school program launched by the STEM Next Opportunity Fund and aimed at inspiring underrepresented STEM students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. The movement aims to engage 1 million school-age girls nationwide over the…

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A Look at the Global Cities 500 of 2020

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat effect has the global COVID-19 had on the brand value of the world’s greatest cities? To discover this, an analytical report of the Global Top 500 Cities was compiled by Global City Lab and released on Dec. 28, 2020 in New York. The report declares New York to be the world’s most valuable city, with a brand value of US$2.03 trillion. Tokyo has surpassed London to rank second with a brand value of US$1.88 trillion. London’s brand value has dropped 8.16% this year, ranking third with a brand value of US$1.85 trillion. Moreover, Paris and Sydney also have brand values surpassing US$1 trillion. Hong…

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