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☆ Floods Force Rescues in Iowa and South Dakota
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than a million people in the Upper Midwest were under flood warnings early Sunday morning, after days of heavy rain caused major flooding, forced evacuations and led to rescues in Iowa and South Dakota. The flood warnings were in place for rivers in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Some of the warnings were scheduled to end later on Sunday; others were in effect until further notice. In Iowa, several rivers have been peaking above levels reported during a 1993 flood that left 50 dead across the Midwest, according to that state’s governor, Kim Reynolds. In South Dakota, torrential rain has fallen across the central and eastern parts of the state for three days, and some areas have received up to 18 inches.

Persons: Kim Reynolds Locations: Upper Midwest, Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska , Minnesota , Nebraska, Wisconsin

☆ Election Updates: Trump has rapidly eroded Biden’s edge in the 2024 cash battle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Overall, Mr. Trump was a daunting $100 million behind Mr. Biden at the start of April. And for the first time, Mr. Trump’s principal campaign committee had more cash than Mr. Biden’s: $116.5 million to $91.6 million. report does not translate to boots on the ground tomorrow,” Dan Kanninen, Mr. Biden’s battleground states director, said in an interview. So far, Mr. Biden has enjoyed a tremendous advertising advantage over Mr. Trump. Hopefully that changes as we get even closer.”For now, Mr. Biden is racing to replenish his coffers in June.

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☆ 6 types of depression identified in Stanford study
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Some 30% to 40% of people with depression do not experience symptom improvement after trying one treatment, according to the study. And about 30% of people diagnosed with depression go on to experience treatment-resistant depression when the disorder doesn’t improve after multiple treatment attempts. Mapping depression in the brainThe authors used data from 801 adult participants who were previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety, and 137 healthy control group participants. The grant supports a five-year project involving 4,500 participants, which is centered on the development of a better diagnosis and treatment tool for depression biotypes. This method isn’t intended to replace or be the primary choice for assessments of individual cases of depression, Williams said.

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☆ Boeing Starliner: Two astronauts wait to come home amid spacecraft issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Spaceflight veterans Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the space station aboard the Starliner on June 6. It’s not uncommon for astronauts to unexpectedly extend their stay aboard the space station — for days, weeks or even months. But the situation makes for a moment of uncertainty and embarrassment that joins a long list of similar blunders by the Boeing Starliner program, which is already years behind schedule. The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port on June 13 as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The first Starliner test mission, flown without crew in late 2019, was riddled with missteps.

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☆ Clarence Thomas took more undisclosed trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, Senate committee chair says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has omitted at least three private jet trips gifted by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow from his annual financial disclosures, a top Senate Democrat alleged Thursday. Those trips included private flights in 2017, 2019 and 2021 that Thomas failed to disclose, according to Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin of Illinois. The Senate probe of the Supreme Court "makes it crystal clear that the highest court needs an enforceable code of conduct, because its members continue to choose not to meet the moment," Durbin said in a statement. Spokespeople for Thomas and the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Thomas said in his latest disclosure that those two trips were "inadvertently omitted" at the time.

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☆ This Top Democrat Isn’t Afraid to Call Trump a Felon and a Grifter
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When former President Donald J. Trump was convicted in his New York criminal trial, it took Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois about 19 minutes to fire off a statement calling him a felon, a racist, a homophobe and a grifter. Only one other Democratic governor issued a statement that night about Mr. Trump’s conviction, and the Biden campaign’s response — which came one minute after Mr. Pritzker’s — focused on what Mr. Trump would do as president rather than on the verdict. Since then, as the Democratic Party and the Biden campaign have wrestled with how to wield the conviction to their advantage, Mr. Pritzker has emerged as the chief amplifier of Mr. Trump’s felon status. Unlike other top surrogates who have followed Mr. Biden’s lead and kept the focus on Mr. Trump’s policies rather than his conviction, Mr. Pritzker has blazed his own trail of Trump insults — to great cheers from fellow Democrats who are hungry to attack.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, JB Pritzker, Trump’s, Biden, Pritzker’s —, Pritzker, Biden’s, — Organizations: Illinois, Democratic, Democratic Party Locations: New York

☆ Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Senate Republicans voted Thursday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide. They want to get rid of IVF, they’re afraid to say it.”Biden attacked Senate Republicans after the vote. “And just last week, Senate Republicans blocked nationwide protections for birth control. Last week, Senate Republicans voted to block a Democrat-led bill that would guarantee access to contraception. Cruz and Britt attempted to pass their IVF legislation on the Senate floor Wednesday through a unanimous consent request, but Democrats blocked the effort.

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☆ It’s hurricane season. Good luck getting affordable homeowners’ insurance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For decades, homeowners insurance was considered a very stable line of business for insurance companies, said Chuck Nyce, a professor of risk management and insurance at Florida State University. The US homeowners insurance industry saw net losses jump to $101.29 billion in 2023, according to the report. Only two of the 20 largest US homeowners’ insurance companies were profitable last year. Kaylee Greenlee Beal/ReutersWhile property insurance is not mandated by law, most lenders require it for mortgage holders. Last year, Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. became the 10th largest homeowners’ insurer in the US, S&P Global said.

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☆ House Panel Seeks F.B.I. Investigation Into Doping by Chinese Swimmers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Michael S. Schmidt | Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The House select committee on China has asked the Justice Department and F.B.I. to investigate reports that Chinese authorities covered up positive doping tests for nearly half the swim team it sent to the last Olympic Games and that the global antidoping regulator failed to take action. “This scandal raises serious legal, ethical and competitive concerns and may constitute a broader state-sponsored strategy by the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) to unfairly compete at the Olympic Games in ways Russia has previously done,” the panel’s chairman, Representative John Moolenaar, Republican of Michigan, and its senior Democrat, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and the F.B.I. The letter could put additional political pressure on the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation to ratchet up scrutiny of China’s athletic program and the organization responsible for policing the use of banned performance enhancers, the World Anti-Doping Agency, just two months before the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

Persons: John Moolenaar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, General Merrick B, Garland, Christopher A, Wray Organizations: Justice Department, Olympic Games, Olympic, Republican, Federal Bureau of, Doping Agency Locations: China, Russia, People’s Republic of China, Michigan, Illinois, Paris

☆ Chicago Is Tired of Waiting for Trains, and Thinks It Knows Who’s to Blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Julie Bosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Until recently, Dorval R. Carter Jr. was another relatively unknown bureaucrat, a man who had quietly worked under three mayors as the president of the Chicago Transit Authority. These days, in the eyes of his many critics, he is the face of all that is wrong with the city’s public transportation system. “Yes, C.T.A. chief Carter needs to go,” Crain’s Chicago Business wrote in an editorial last month, saying that his agency was in a “shambolic state.” Gov. On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council is expected to introduce a resolution calling for Mr. Carter’s ouster — with a majority of council members in support of what is essentially a vote of no confidence.

Persons: Carter Jr, C.T.A, Carter, J.B . Pritzker, Carter’s, — Organizations: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Business, ”, Chicago City Locations: Dorval, Illinois

☆ With JPMorgan, Mastercard on board in biometric 'breakthrough' year, you may soon start paying with your face
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Todd Wasserman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In January, Steak 'N Shake, a fast-casual restaurant in the Midwest, started installing facial recognition kiosks in its 300 locations for patron check-in. "We believe our partnership with JPMorgan is a watershed moment for biometric payments as it represents the first time a leading merchant acquirer has agreed to push biometric payments to its merchant customers," Miller said. "JPMorgan brings the kind of credibility and assurance that both merchants and consumers need to adopt biometric payments." The majority still prefer fingerprint scans to facial recognition, according to a 2023 survey from PYMENTS, but age is a factor. Juniper Research forecasts over 100% market growth for global biometric payments between 2024 and 2028, and by 2025, $3 trillion in mobile, biometric-secured payments.

Persons: PopID, Dennis Gamiello, John Miller, Miller, acquirer, Sheldon Jacobson, Jacobson Organizations: Foods, Mastercard, NEC, Target, AliPay, KFC, JPMorgan, Consumers, Juniper Research, University of Illinois, Facebook Locations: Flippy, Pasadena , Calif, Midwest, Brazil, Asia, Pacific, Illinois, China, McDonald's, U.S, Urbana, Champaign

☆ Former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleads guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters memorabilia and merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A former employee of the Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters Tournament merchandise and memorabilia. A view of a Members Only sign outside of Augusta National Golf Club prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament on April 7. The 11th green is prepared prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6. CNN has contacted Augusta National for further comment. Unlike the other majors, The Masters is played at the same course every year, with Augusta National hosting the event since the year it was founded.

Persons: CNN —, Richard Globensky, Globensky’s, Arnold Palmer, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Globensky, Bobby Jones, Andrew Redington, “, Maddie Meyer, Tom Church, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: CNN, Augusta National Golf, District of Illinois Eastern, Masters, Augusta National, United States Attorney’s Office, Prosecutors, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA, U.S . Locations: Georgia, Chicago, Augusta, Florida

☆ The top 10 most affordable colleges on the 'New Ivies' list from Forbes—2 are private schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Going to an Ivy League school for college may help you earn a competitive salary down the line. The average tuition price across the Ivy League colleges is $64,829 — and that's before factoring in housing, food, books and other fees, according to the schools' latest available listed prices. Often, as is the case with Ivy League schools, private colleges can offer better financial aid packages through institutional grants and scholarships. These are the 10 new Ivies with the lowest average net price, according to Department of Education data:1. University of Michigan—Ann ArborOut-of-state tuition: $27,864 (figure reflects 2023-24 tuition price, 2024-25 price not available)Average net price: $16,7928.

Persons: University of Texas — Austin Organizations: Ivy League, Princeton University, Harvard College, Department, Education's, Forbes, —, CNBC, of Education, University of Florida, University of North, Georgia Institute of Technology, Rice, University of Illinois, University of Maryland —, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin —, University of Texas —, Johns Hopkins Locations: University of North Carolina, University of Illinois Urbana — Champaign, Ann Arbor

☆ ‘Pregnant people’: The case for using gender-neutral language
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. And it’s the most inclusive, streamlined way to refer to everyone who, regardless of their gender identity, has certain anatomy or biological abilities. Using gender-inclusive language can create an environment of acceptance, experts say. READ MORE: Gender identity: The difference between gender, sex and other need-to-knowsHere’s what experts have to say about these linguistic changes and concerns that have been raised. Gender-inclusive language may seem to be just words, but research has shown that acceptance can be lifesaving for transgender and nonbinary people, Miller said, both for medical and psychological reasons.

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☆ Columbia University’s encampment ended with a mass police operation. Here’s how some schools avoided that
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Notably, none of the schools agreed to fully divest from companies doing business in Israel, a demand student protesters have commonly rallied for across the country. What the schools agreed to doOn Monday, Northwestern announced an agreement with protesters to end the encampment. Rutgers agreed to meet with student protesters to discuss divestment and to support scholarships for at least 10 displaced Gazan students. Rutgers, along with Northwestern, agreed to expand spaces for Arab and Muslim students on campus. Recent agreements at Brown University and Northwestern University might show the way,” Roth wrote.

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☆ Campaign Updates: At the R.N.C. donor retreat, Trump calls the Biden administration the ‘Gestapo.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“You have to respect the office of the presidency,” Mr. Trump said. “When you are Democrat, you start off essentially at 40 percent because you have civil service, you have the unions and you have welfare,” Mr. Trump said on Saturday. director whom Mr. Trump fired amid an investigation into Mr. Trump and his campaign, was connected to the Blagojevich investigation. Mr. Trump also mocked the physical appearance of Jack Smith, the special counsel who has indicted him twice. At another point, Mr. Trump said that if anyone wanted to donate $1 million to the R.N.C.

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☆ Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Campuses Have Been Arrested or DetainedPolice officers and university administrators have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters on a growing number of college campuses in recent weeks, arresting students, removing encampments and threatening academic consequences. More than 2,300 people have been arrested or detained on campuses across the country. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Since then, tensions between protesters, universities and the police have risen, prompting law enforcement to take action in some of America’s largest cities.

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☆ Election 2024 Biden jokes, Trump still leads and updates from the Sunday shows.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Che told me to say that, and I’m just realizing I was set up.” “Shame, shame, shame on you.” “Shame on you!” “Shame, shame, shame, shame.”President Biden didn’t waste time. “The 2024 election’s in full swing and yes, age is an issue,” Mr. Biden said in a roughly 10-minute speech. He ended it by noting that his grandfather, who recently died, had voted for Mr. Biden in the last election. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois held court with guests as Biden campaign officials talked about recent polls showing Mr. Biden cutting into Mr. Trump’s lead. “My vice president actually endorses me,” Mr. Biden said, referring to former Vice President Mike Pence’s decision not to endorse Mr. Trump.

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☆ The TikTok divest-or-ban bill is a First Amendment disaster, but it may still stand up in court
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Maybe…Earlier attempts to ban or force a sale of TikTok often haven't stood up in court. Other parties, like TikTok creators, may launch separate legal challenges in the coming weeks, as they have done in the past. AdvertisementTrump's 2020 order to ban TikTok was halted by a federal judge who said it likely exceeded executive authority. While the bill is framed around forcing US ownership of TikTok, it's likely to result in a ban, which strengthens the free-speech argument. Congress hasn't proven that an outright sale or ban of TikTok is the only way to protect national-security interests.

Persons: Joe Biden, ByteDance, TikTok, haven't, TikTokers, Matthew Schettenhelm, Hans, Lena Shapiro, Ramya Krishnan Organizations: Service, Business, ACLU, Bloomberg Intelligence, Cornell Law School, TikTok, University of Illinois College of Law, Chinese Communist Party, Intelligence Law, CCP, Columbia University Locations: Montana, Texas, Washington, China

☆ Trump flip-flopped on absentee voting — but don't expect his supporters to start trusting the system now, political scientist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump has inexplicably flip-flopped from his years of previous remarks disparaging the voting system and is now supporting absentee and early voting. "Absentee voting, early voting, and election day voting are all good options," the former president wrote on Truth Social on Friday afternoon. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementWhile "vote-by-mail" and "absentee voting" are phrases often used interchangeably, there are minor differences in the procedures for each system. AdvertisementNicholas Grossman, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois, told Business Insider it's unlikely Trump will maintain his newfound position supporting absentee and early voting.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama —, Nicholas Grossman, Grossman, he's, That's, couldn't Organizations: Service, Business, US Post Office, Los Angeles Times, Science, University of Illinois, GOP, Trump, CNN, Republicans Locations: Trump, California

☆ Opinion: Mike Johnson is testing to see if the MAGA Republican fever can be broken
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a legislative package to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been beating the drums to vote Johnson, who is himself also an extreme right-wing Republican, out of office. When GOP House members adopted this lower threshold in exchange for accepting McCarthy, experts understood that the rule would create extreme instability within the Republican caucus. On July 28, 2015, Tea Party Republican Rep. Mark Meadows from North Carolina filed a motion to vacate but the House never voted on the resolution. The time of Republican speakership keeps shrinking as right-wing ousters have become increasingly common.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's fundraising took a huge plunge after she switched districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert just had her worst fundraising quarter in years. But some of her House GOP colleagues are donating to her. George Santos even gave her $400. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert just had her worst fundraising quarter in years, bringing in roughly $462,000 in the first three months of 2024. Former Rep. George Santos and Rep. Lauren Boebert before the State of the Union last month.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, George Santos, —, Boebert, Ken Buck, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ronny Jackson of, Anna Paulina Luna of, Jim Jordan of, Andy Biggs, Buck, Santos, Shawn Thew, Donald Trump, Jerry Sonnenberg Organizations: GOP, Service, Colorado Republican's, Rep, Caucus, Reps, House GOP Locations: redder, Colorado, Ronny Jackson of Texas, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Andy Biggs of Arizona, State, Denver

☆ This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The composite technology makes this new load bearing possible, Bragg told BI. "The product is essentially a new airframe and flight controls married to existing systems already certified for commercial flight," JetZero told BI. And most of those 200+ passengers would be in the middle section without a window, which Bragg told BI could put off travelers. Later, American aircraft industrialist and designer Jack Northrop built his famous "Flying Wing" aircraft in the 1940s, laying the framework for the eventual B-2 bomber.

Persons: JetZero, —, Tom O'Leary, Bailey Miles, AviationValues, Michael Bragg, Bragg, Douglas, it's, Jack Northrop, McDonnell Douglas, BWBs Organizations: Service, Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Business, FAA, Boeing, US Air Force, Pathfinder, University of Illinois, Douglas DC, Airbus, Engineers, USAF, Getty Images Development, MD's, NASA Locations: California

☆ The States Where Middle-Income Earners Pay the Most in Taxes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

To determine the tax burden, WalletHub looked at the percentage of a resident's income in each state that goes to sales and excise taxes, property taxes, and income taxes. Hawai'i was ranked as the worst state for middle-income earners, with 13.62% of earnings going to state taxes. Middle-income New Yorkers pay 12.58% of their income toward state taxes, and residents of Illinois pay 12.57%. 5) are in the top half in terms of the highest tax burden despite not having a state income tax. AdvertisementHere are the 10 states where middle-income residents pay the highest percentage of their income on state taxes.

Persons: —, WalletHub Organizations: Service, Business, Hawai'i, Washington Locations: Alaska, York, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, New Hampshire, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nevada, Florida

☆ A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewColorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic is building the world's latest faster-than-sound passenger plane, called the Overture. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesBragg said a supersonic plane would be much more effective if it could be used on cross-country flights rather than just transoceanic. Boom told Business Insider it has seen a market appeal for the Overture as a corporate plane for sports teams. According to Boom, Overture will be able to fly Mach 0.94 over land, which is "20% faster than subsonic flight."

Persons: —, Boom, Michael Bragg, I'm, Bragg, There's, Henry Hardevelt Organizations: Service, Concorde, Business, Boom's, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, United Airlines, University of Illinois, Air, British Airways, Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Aviation Locations: Colorado, Air France

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