Airlines Cancel Holiday Flights Over Omicron Fear, Weather Disruptions

(RTTNews) - With rising Covid-19 cases in the U.S, many airlines are feeling the brunt, with many flights being canceled and the suggestion from infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci that only vaccinated people must embark on domestic air travel has added to their woes.

Is Omicron a New Wave or a Parallel Pandemic? Why the variant may not mean much for the course of the pandemic.

What do these historic, off-the-charts caseloads actually portend? read more We’re still sorting out the answer in terms of severity, where the early returns suggest that while Omicron likely produces less severe illness overall — perhaps 70 percent less — the reduction inherent to the strain may be smaller than has been observed so far in South Africa.

The AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracy

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Pulitzer Prize-winning Black journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she is clear-eyed about her mission to force a reckoning around the nation’s self-image read more

Boeing, Airbus wade into 5G scuffle, ask Biden admin to delay rollout

Aircraft manufacturers claim 5G radio signals will interfere with altimeters. cont'd

Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits

President Biden outlined the federal government's response to omicron's ascendancy. read more

2021 Porsche Panamera GTS First Test: One Hell of a Big Bang

Is the Panamera still the sweet spot of Porsche’s sedan lineup? editor.htm

Create The Most Gorgeous Holiday Tablescape With Nina Agdal

The holiday season is upon us, so naturally, you’re feeling pressure from your overprotective mother to throw the most fabulous party. And if you didn’t Instagram your picture-perfect tablescape, did it even really happen? read more

A Russian court document mentioned Russian troops "stationed" in eastern Ukraine. Moscow insists there are none.

Moscow — A Russian court's verdict in a bribery case last month appears to have inadvertently referenced the presence of Russian troops in the rebel-held Donbas area of Ukraine. A district court in Russia's Rostov region, on the Ukrainian border, disclosed that the manager of a company called Tekhnologiya LLC was responsible for stocking and selling food to Russian troops stationed in eastern Ukraine.

India's top syringe maker asks PM Modi to lift factory shutdown order

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's largest syringe and needle manufacturer has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke an order to suspend production, part of a broader factory shutdown imposed by a state regulator to curb heavy pollution in the region.