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Gadgets to protect your privacy, safety on the road
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Gadgets to protect your privacy, safety on the road

August 24, 2019

“I stay in a lot of Airbnbs,” says Meyer, a technology investor who lives in Los Angeles. “Unfortunately, this is the reality of the age we are living in. I’m…

U.S. airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend
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U.S. airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend

August 22, 2019

Travelers wait in line to board a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md. Airlines expect record crowds over the weeklong Labor Day period, continuing a rise…

United tells pilots no alcohol for 12 hours before flights
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United tells pilots no alcohol for 12 hours before flights

August 14, 2019

Associated Press file<br><br>United Airlines jetliners pass each other at Denver International Airport in Denver. United Airlines is setting an earlier cut-off time when pilots must stop drinking alcohol before flights.…

San Francisco curbs waste with public toilets
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San Francisco curbs waste with public toilets

August 2, 2019

An attendant exits a “Pit Stop” public toilet on Sixth Street, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in San Francisco. A 5-year-old portable toilet program in San Francisco that provides homeless people…

When new travel fees fly under the radar
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When new travel fees fly under the radar

July 21, 2019

You probably aren’t aware of these recent changes. But you should be. In the past year, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways have quietly upped their baggage fees.…

Ebola is now an international emergency
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Ebola is now an international emergency

July 17, 2019

Health workers wearing protective suits take their shift at a treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC. The head of the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts Wednesday…