50 Mins Ago The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing did not tell Southwest Airlines, its biggest 737 Max customer, that a safety feature designed to warn pilots about a malfunctioning sensor had been deactivated. The Journal also reports that investigators are looking into a dozen whistleblower complaints alleging safety problems with Boeing’s 737 Max
Month: April 2019
The extraction process at CannaCraft. John Paradiso for Hop Culture Magazine Dennis Hunter spent six and a half years in federal prison for growing cannabis. “I ended up going on the run, looking at a really long sentence,” said Hunter. “I was a fugitive for about four and a half years and then they caught
Can Adam devour this 72oz Steak dinner?
The saga of Scotland’s much-delayed flagship link with London, the new Caledonian Sleeper, continues. The inaugural overnight rail journey from Edinburgh and Glasgow to London Euston is running two-and-a-half hours late. Passengers on the new train, which is part of a £100m-plus improvement package, were due to arrive at 7.07am. But they are now expected
It’s a scene fit for an emperor. Hovering more than a dozen storeys above the ground, a violinist plays as kimono-clad staff serve up some five-star treats: matcha cream puffs, caviar, aromatic teas and free-flowing Dom Perignon. But perhaps most regal of all are the views: never mind the elegant decor with its handwoven ceiling
(CNN) — Travelers looking to experience the abundance of wildlife that’s thriving on the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) — oft described as the world’s most heavily armed border — have a new option to consider. The United Nations Command (UNC) has approved phase one of South Korea’s “Peace Trail” project, which includes plans to
The best ribs on Beale Street can be found at Blues City Cafe — Photo courtesy of Rory Doyle Considered “The Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Memphis has been making music history for two centuries. Elvis called the city home, and legends like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Mavis Staples provided the soundtrack. But there’s
Stephen Rankin, Director of Prestige for Gordon & MacPhail Gordon & MacPhail When it comes to the world of ultra-luxury scotch, older isn’t always better. But it is always more expensive. Bottles with near-ancient age statements are becoming commonplace, sought out by collectors and connoisseurs for their unrivaled elegance and incomparable investment potential. Looking to get
The Solent lapped the little beach, scrunching the shells, smoothing the pale sand, soothing the mind. A few people wandered down the far end, past Queen Victoria’s bathing machine. But they disappeared from view as I leant back into the blue-tiled alcove (where Victoria liked to sketch). Thus shielded, I had privacy as I gazed
Southwest Airlines first-quarter profit and revenue were better than expected despite the prolonged grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jets that forced it to cancel more than 10,000 flights during the quarter, the company said Thursday.
Andrew Zimmern travels south to Oaxaca, Mexico, for tastes and traditions thousands of generations old. From winged ants and grilled intestines to grasshoppers and dried beef hearts, Zimmern eats a path through Mexico’s culinary capital.
There was no signpost, but my driver Azamat knew to turn off the main highway and to take the winding narrow road through the Tien-Shan mountains. Our destination for the night was Min Kush, a former Soviet uranium mining town, which my guide book described as the end of the road in every way. During
Why go? For a change of scene on your Amazon river cruise, hidden deep in the Brazilian rainforest are glorious white beaches, rivalling those of the Caribbean, at the laid-back village of Alter do Chão. As well as lazing on the powdery sand, you can go trekking in the jungle, rappelling, canoeing, sport fishing, swimming
(CNN) — Just as the railways shaped modern India, cheap air tickets, driven by fierce competition between carriers, are changing the way Indians travel around their country. They’re also promising to take hundreds of millions more to the skies — most of whom have never flown before. But, ironically, cut-throat competition also means the very
Innit Innit Sometimes meal planning can feel like an annoying chore. However, personalized recipes can help streamline the entire food shopping process. Kevin Brown, the CEO and co-founder of Innit, shared how the platform is helping people eat and live better by simplifying the cooking experience. Innit is a smart kitchen platform and recently released
The Mona Lisa has been voted the world’s most disappointing tourist attraction by Britons. A survey by airline easyJet of 2,000 Britons revealed that 86 per cent thought the famous portrait, which was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 16th century, was a “let down”. The portrait hangs in the Louvre in Paris, which incidentally also features
Concept of online grocery shopping. A miniature shopping cart with tomatoes is standing an a Notebook. Getty The online food and grocery market in Europe has been growing in the past years, as people are looking more and more to make use of the convenient ways of grocery shopping and save time. However, the food
(CNN) — Three hospitals. Four rehab centers and nursing homes. And 24/7 private home care in between. That was my widowed mother’s life — and by extension my life — in 2018 and spilling over into this year. When a family member has an extended illness, there really aren’t enough hours in the day for
The Danube, it turns out, is not “blue” at all but a murky green. At least it was from where I sat on my balcony in the late autumn sunshine, watching the occasional swan drift by. This was my first river cruise and I had no idea it would be so enjoyable. I had imagined
British Airways is to scrap its daytime flights from Johannesburg to Heathrow in order to cash in on the collapse of Jet Airways. At present, BA has four daylight departures a week at around 8am from South Africa’s main hub. The 5,638-mile trip touches down in London shortly after 6pm. All other Johannesburg-London flights are
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