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Is American Air Travel on the Descent?
On the busiest week of the traveling season, we hear how the flying experience has changed as an industry with narrow profit margins struggles to meet public demand.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThis morning's dense fog in Chicago is just one of the problems facing airline passengers as the busiest week of the traveling season gets underway. We hear how the flying experience has changed as an industry with narrow profit margins struggles to meet public demand. Also, an Israel-Hamas cease-fire, a college basketball scoring record even veterans just can't believe.
Banner image: People line up at LaGuardia airport in New York, November 19, 2012. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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3 storiesIsrael-Hamas Cease Fire Announced
Twenty-four hours after yesterday's cease-fire failed to go into effect, Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza have agreed to stop shooting.
Read the story7 minIs American Air Travel on the Descent?
It's been a pretty good year for the airline industry, despite those loose seat rows on American Airlines' planes. On this first day of the busiest week for air travel in the United States, now comes the holiday crunch. Ticket prices are higher, more planes are going to be full, and there could be more lost baggage.
Read the story37 minGrinnell Guard Shatters NCAA Record
Until last night, the record for single-player scoring in NCAA basketball was 113 points in a game. Now, it's 138. In Iowa last night, the Grinnell College Pioneers played a home basketball game against Faith Baptist Bible. A student announcer described Jack Taylor's performance 'catching fire.'
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