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☆ I’ve been to 100 countries. I didn't expect to want to return to these 5
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Todd Miller | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the spots I thought would be "one and done" but that are on my list of return trips. A village in Rwanda, a country with a population of nearly 14 million people. Aerial view of Sveti Stefan, a fortified island village with 15th century stone buildings on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. I am eager to return to the White Continent again to experience the planet's coldest, windiest, driest, and perhaps most serene place. VanuatuVanuatu is one of the least visited countries in the world, not because it isn't welcoming or rewarding, but because of its remoteness.

Persons: I'm, Edwin Remsberg, Wadi Al Disah, Todd Miller, Todd Miller Wadi, Disah, it's, Sveti, Feng Wei, Andrew Peacock, George Island, doesn't, Yasur Organizations: Bank, Getty, Rwanda, Saudi, UNESCO, Vanuatu Vanuatu, Air Vanuatu Locations: Turkey, Nepal, South Africa, Indonesia, Rwanda, Burundi, Lake Kivu, Africa's, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom, Saudi, Wadi Al, Jordan's Wadi, Petra, Saudia Arabia, Montenegro, Croatia, wallow, Kotor, Sveti Stefan, Stari, Serbian, Albania, Antarctica, George, Vanuatu

☆ Want to work for Blackstone straight out of college? Here's the best route.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

This year, Blackstone hosted more than 150 summer interns, including summer associates who tend to come from business or law school, as well as the undergrads who make up its summer analyst program. AdvertisementCheck out our exclusive deep dive into Blackstone's 10-week-long summer analyst program below. How competitive is Blackstone's summer analyst internship program? AdvertisementA group photo of Blackstone's summer analyst class during orientation. Gray recently addressed what leads to success at Blackstone in a speech to the 2024 summer analyst class, which was posted on Linkedin.

Persons: —, Blackstone, Jon Gray, Paige Ross, Blackstone's, Blackstone Blackstone, Taylor Kanfer, Kanfer, Mr Stone, Steve Schwarzman, they're, Ross, Goldman Sachs, There's, decamp, they'll, Gray, Kleiner Perkins, Chan Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, BI, University of Pennsylvania, Diverse, Blackstone, Investment, Linkedin, LinkedIn, Goldman, Barclays Locations: York, New York, Wayne , Pennsylvania, Miami, Asia, Africa

☆ Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe last thing airline passengers want or expect is for a pilot to have a medical emergency during a flight. Medical emergencies are planned forKent Davis spent over 30 years as a pilot for commercial airlines and private clients. He said he made an emergency landing in Ottawa, while the flight attendants on board cared for the pilot. In August, a LATAM Airlines pilot on a three-person crew had a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile. He received medical attention after the plane made an emergency landing in Panama, but was later declared dead.

Persons: —, Kent Davis, Mark Stephens, it's, Davis, Stephens Organizations: Service, Business, US, Trans Global Aviation Solutions, China News Service, Airbus, LATAM Airlines, NBC Locations: London, Lisbon, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Miami , Florida, Santiago, Chile, Panama, Piper

☆ Are Queer People Born This Way? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. When Lady Gaga released “Born This Way,” the 2011 song on an album of the same name, it was an instant hit and an instant L.G.B.T.Q. “Born this way” may, unfortunately, have been an oversimplification. Just last year, Rolling Stone crowned “Born This Way” the most inspirational L.G.B.T.Q. “Born this way,” as both a scientific concept and a political ideology, was easy to understand, accept and digest.

Persons: Lady Gaga, Elton John, Queerness, Barack Obama, ” Obama, Gaga, Jamey Rodemeyer, Obama, Don’t, ”, “, It’s, Rolling, Lisa Diamond, Joanna Wuest Organizations: Human, University of Utah, TED, Stony Brook University Locations: California

☆ Read the Letter to Sullivan & Cromwell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A Sullivan & Cromwell Committee? Sullivan & Cromwell should applaud students for exhibiting the courage and sense of justice required to protest Israel's merciless, industrial-scale killings, bombardments, and starvation of hundreds of thousands of totally vulnerable Palestinian infants, children, women, and men with no responsibility for October 7. Does Sullivan & Cromwell prefer lawyers with hearts of stone who subordinate justice to greater anticipated profits, certain demanding clients, and billable hours? Would any of their applications to join your firm Sullivan & Cromwell be rejected for protesting the mass slaughter and starvation of the civilian population in Gaza, most of them women and children? How does Sullivan & Cromwell answer the recent reflections of two surgeons in Gaza during its annihilation by the IDF with United States weapons?

Persons: Sullivan, Cromwell, Biden, Netanyahu, King George III, I've, Feroze Organizations: Cromwell, Hollywood, Sullivan, Foreign Assistance, Control, West Bank, New York Times, U.S, Congress, Independence, International Court of Justice, United Locations: Israel, United States, Gaza

☆ Princess Leia’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ bikini sells at auction for $175,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A golden bikini costume worn by Carrie Fisher on the set of “Return of the Jedi” has sold at auction for $175,000. Worn by Princess Leia after she is captured by Jabba the Hutt and forced into slavery, the costume has become a cult favorite among “Star Wars” fans. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, which hosted the sale, described it as being “among the most memorable” outfits in the franchise’s history. “George (Lucas) said, ‘We want to show that Princess Leia is growing up,’” recalled Miller, who died in 2022 aged 80. And that’s why the slave costume was introduced.”Miller recalled that Fisher “didn’t like” the bikini, which he attributed to it fitting poorly.

Persons: Carrie Fisher, ”, Princess Leia, Jabba the Hutt, sexualizing Fisher, George Lucas, TJ Roth, Nilo Rodis, Richard Miller, Miller, “ George, Lucas, ‘, Leia, ’ ”, ” Miller, Fisher, Darth Vader, modelmaker Colin Cantwell, Scrooge, Celeste Holm, Daniel Radcliffe, “ Harry Potter, Thor, Bram Stoker’s Dracula ”, “ I’ve, Joe Maddalena Organizations: CNN, “ Star, Dallas, NPR, Heritage Auctions, Heritage Locations: New York City, “

CNN —At least 43 people have died following major landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday. A massive rescue operation is underway in Kerala’s northeastern district of Wayanad, involving 250 people from the national and state disaster rescue force and the Kerala fire services, PM Manoj, Press Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, told CNN. “We don’t know if people have been washed away in the river but we are doing our best to rescue people. Rescuers help residents move to a safer place after multiple landslides hit Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, India, on July 30, 2024. In a post to X, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “distressed by the landslides in parts of Wayanad.

Persons: Manoj, ” Saseendran, Kowsigan, Stringer, ”, George, Narendra Modi, “, gratia Organizations: CNN, “, Reuters, “ Helicopters, Indian Locations: Kerala, Kerala’s, Wayanad, India, South Asia, China

☆ Female comedians are flipping the script on what they wear to perform
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Close your eyes and imagine a stand-up comedian. Today, female comics are more likely to be seen in vintage Versace, Gucci or Alessandra Rich than a denim button-down. To the uninitiated, Barone wore a sparkly silver dress. Dev Bowman“For a long time, female comedians were pressured into dressing like their male counterparts,” said Barone. “I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying I’m the first person to ever wear a dress to do stand up comedy,” she said.

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☆ The big question everyone seems to have about 3D printed homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen Daniella Glaeze showed off her newly bought 3D printed home on TikTok, the biggest question commenters posted had less to do with printing and more with cleaning. In the case of 3D printed homes, the "ridges" refer to the horizontal layers of material that are left behind after the massive printing machine finishes. Daniella Glaeze, who currently lives in one of Icon's 3D printed homes, previously told Insider that she hasn't had any trouble with grime collecting in her home. Mighty Buildings, a 3D printing company based in Oakland, California, 3D prints its panels in factories rather than on-site, a spokesperson told BI. So if you're thinking about moving into a 3D printed home, you can brush away any worries of dusty walls and complicated cleaning processes.

Persons: —, Daniella Glaeze, hasn't, Mikkel Brick, Brick Organizations: Service, Business, Citizen Robotics, Robotics, 3DCP Locations: TikTok, Detroit, Oakland , California

☆ A Pedigreed Rail Magnate Is Pouring Millions Into Electing Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alexandra Berzon | Mike Mcintire | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Timothy Mellon, a wealthy banking heir and railroad magnate, has reached the stratosphere of American political influence as the top supporter of Donald J. Trump, doling out millions to try to elect the former president and his allies. But to his neighbors in a Rhode Island beachfront enclave, he is better known as the prime suspect in the Narragansett Runestone Affair. It was the stuff of local lore and attracted visitors at low tide — to the consternation of Mr. Mellon, the pedigreed businessman whose home looked out on the rock. Mr. Mellon refused to talk and hired a former state attorney general as his lawyer. Nearly a year later, the matter was resolved quietly: Mr. Mellon agreed to return the stone, and prosecutors agreed not to bring charges.

Persons: Timothy Mellon, Donald J, Trump, Mellon Organizations: Viking Locations: Rhode, Narragansett, Narragansett Bay

☆ Surprising element traced back to Renaissance alchemist’s basement laboratory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors produced the first maps of the stars and practiced alchemy, the precursor to chemistry. But ancient alchemists actually developed technology and discovered chemical elements that are still widely used today. Now, a new discovery links both astronomy and alchemy in one intriguing figure who lived during the Renaissance. Once the Starliner mission concludes, SpaceX will ferry a quartet of astronauts for NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the space station.

Persons: Sir Isaac Newton, Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe, Brahe, wasn’t, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Mark Nappi, Craig Smith, Diva Amon, Andrew Sweetman, Sweetman, ”, David Flannery, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Chemists, Lund University Danish, NASA, Boeing, Engineers, SpaceX, NASA’s, Marine, Scottish Association for Marine Science, JPL, Caltech, Perseverance, CNN Space, Science Locations: Ireland, Brazil, Mars

☆ Surprising element found in traces of Tyco Brahe’s alchemy lab confounds scientists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The covert nature of Brahe’s work was common among alchemists of the Renaissance, who kept their knowledge close to the vest. “Tungsten had not even been described at that time, so what should we infer from its presence on a shard from Tycho Brahe’s alchemy workshop?” Rasmussen said. In addition to serving as Brahe's home, Uraniborg functioned as a scientific center where students across Europe came to live and work. And Brahe himself wrote that the king was eager to support the scientist’s work in both astronomy and alchemy. Given the amount of gold found in Brahe’s remains, he may have also taken medicine containing potable, or drinkable, gold.

Persons: Tycho Brahe, Brahe, Kaare Lund Rasmussen, Poul Grinder, Hansen, Uraniborg, Lund University Gold, Rasmussen, ”, “ Tungsten, ” Rasmussen, Ann Ronan, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Juan José, Fausto d’Elhuyar y de Suvisa, wolfram, Georgius Agricola, Agricola, Lawrence Principe, Drew, ” Principe, King Frederick II of Denmark, De Agostini, Paracelsus, Rudolph II, Emperor, Stjerneborg, “, ” Brahe, Isaac Newton, Johns, King Frederick II’s, Christian IV, Johannes Kepler, Kepler, Newton, Galileo Galilei Organizations: CNN, University of Southern, National Museum of Denmark, Heritage, Lund University, Getty Images, Humanities, Singleton Center, Johns Hopkins University, De Agostini Editorial, Culture, Hulton, Art, Sun, Scientific Locations: Danish, Ven, Sweden, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Europe, Baltimore . Principe, Norway, Uraniborg, Brahe’s, Mercury, Principe, Johns Hopkins

☆ Away From the War in Gaza, Another Palestinian Economy Is Wrecked
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Steven Erlanger | Sergey Ponomarev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Less than three years ago, Wassif Frahat spent $3 million to open a lavish, two-story restaurant, the Ali Baba. But after Hamas invaded Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, the checkpoint was closed. Israel withheld most tax revenue from the authorities in the West Bank, in an effort to weaken them and clamp down more broadly on Palestinians. The economy in the territory’s north collapsed, and the better future that Mr. Frahat expected now seems farther away than ever. The war that followed the invasion is devastating Gaza, but it is also impoverishing the West Bank, which has become a kind of second front in Israel’s battle against Palestinian militancy.

Persons: Wassif Frahat, Ali Baba, Frahat Organizations: West Bank Locations: Jenin, Israel, Gaza

☆ Ron Insana: How investors ought to prepare their portfolios for November’s elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ron Insana | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The GOP, under presidential candidate Donald Trump, could seek to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In the abstract, one can argue that tax cuts and deregulation are good for business. However, further unfunded tax cuts would add to the nation's deficits and debt. He has also pushed for raising the corporate tax rate to 28%. Currently, that rate is at 20%, plus a 3.8% net investment income tax for high earners.

Persons: we've, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Eisenhower, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Organizations: GOP, Wall, United, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Observers, White, Trump, Biden, Federal Reserve Locations: Washington ,, United States, U.S, America

Here's what fans need to know about how to buy 2024 Outside Lands tickets, from original tickets to verified retailers, including StubHub and VividSeats. Outside Lands Music Festival 2024 scheduleOutside Lands is a three-day event in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. How to buy tickets for Outside Lands 2024Festival goers can visit Outside Lands with either a single-day ticket or a three-day pass. How much are Outside Lands Music Festival tickets? Who is performing at the Outside Lands Music Festival?

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☆ Indebted Indian laborer finds life-changing $100,000 diamond
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Aishwarya S. Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A debt-ridden laborer in central India said his family’s life has been “changed forever” after he unearthed a 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000. “It shone spectacularly; I knew it was a diamond right then!” an audibly delighted Gond told CNN from his home in Panna district. The 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000 found by Raju Gond. “This is a white diamond of 19.22 carat,” he told CNN. “We woke up early and got out again,” Gond told CNN.

Persons: Raju Gond, Rakesh, audibly, Gond, Kalyanpur, Panna, Anupam Singh Anupam Singh, Singh, ”, ” Gond, ” Raju Gond's, Raju Gond Singh, “ Organizations: CNN, Panna Diamond Office Locations: India, Madhya Pradesh, Panna district, Panna, ”

☆ China to use ultra-long bonds for consumer, trade-in policy support as worries about retail sales slump grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC | Evelyn ChengSHANGHAI — China on Thursday announced its most targeted measures yet for boosting consumption, which has remained lackluster since the Covid-19 pandemic. Authorities announced they would allocate 300 billion Chinese yuan ($41.5 billion) in ultra-long special government bonds to expand an existing trade-in and equipment upgrade policy. He noted how the new policy links Beijing's ultra-long bond program — announced in March — with consumption. The National Development and Reform Commission on Thursday then announced the expanded policy to support consumption. He noted that the 300 billion yuan designation also reflects "a new way of thinking" which can have impact at scale.

Persons: Evelyn Cheng, Zong Liang, —, Zong, Bruce Pang Organizations: CNBC, Thursday, Authorities, National Development, Reform, Ministry of Finance, Bank of, People's Bank of Locations: Evelyn Cheng SHANGHAI, China, People's Bank of China, JLL

☆ Breaking in New Sports at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Photographs Philip Montgomery | Text Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Breaking Into the Olympics Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games. >> Top: Sunny Choi, who will compete in breaking, quit her corporate job to focus on the Games. Bottom: Victor Montalvo’s signature breaking moves include the back flip into flare and the Super Montalvo. Here in 2024, the Games have added multiple new events, including breaking — popularly known as break dancing — and kayak cross. >> Sport climbing is broken into three formats: speed; bouldering (shorter climbs); and lead, which requires ropes and harnesses.

Persons: you’re, Kronos, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo’s, Super Montalvo, “, ”, Stephen Miller, Kroton, Colin Duffy, let’s, Paige Heyn Organizations: Olympic, Super, Wrestling, Boxing Locations: England, North America, Madagascar, Greece, —, Athens

☆ Inside the deadly hunt for "blood jade" marred by heroin and violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Tyler Merkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and many end up trapped, addicted to the heroin they say replaces their wages. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

Organizations: Business Locations: Kachin State, China

☆ Roger Stone sentencing proposal change was ‘highly unusual’ but politics didn’t play an improper role, DOJ watchdog says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The investigation was launched after the Justice Department issued a second sentencing memo for Stone called for a prison sentence “far less” than the 7-9 year recommendation his trial team initially put forward. Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but that sentence was ultimately commuted by Trump. However, the inspector general found in Wednesday’s report that even career department lawyers believe “reasonable minds” can disagree on whether the initial sentencing recommendation for Stone was too high. “Thus, we found that Barr had articulated his position about the sentencing recommendation both before and shortly after the first sentencing memorandum was filed, and before the President’s tweets,” the inspector general said. The comments during these deliberations formed a “substantial basis” for Zelinsky’s congressional testimony, the inspector general said.

Persons: Roger Stone, Donald Trump, Stone, Aaron Zelinsky, General Michael Horowitz, ” Zelinsky, Bill Barr, Barr, Trump, Timothy Shea, Shea, ”, Joshua Matz Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Trump, DOJ, DC, Attorney Locations: DC

☆ The elephant not in the room for Netanyahu's speech: Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That is a strategic political calculation, because she knew — and her people knew — that you will not reach the White House if you frolic with war criminals." Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe California Democrat argued that Harris should look toward the example of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Advertisement'A very tenuous feeling'If Netanyahu's speech on Wednesday was any indication, there's plenty of wiggle room for Harris to pursue a less deferential approach to Israel than Biden. Dozens of progressives issued statements affirming that they were boycotting the speech, engaged in other events, or like Harris, simply came up with convenient scheduling conflicts. He's literally the Trump of Israel," Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida told me.

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☆ Watchdog Finds No Evidence of Political Interference in Stone Sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department’s in-house watchdog found no evidence of political interference in the reduction of a prison sentence proposed for the longtime Trump ally Roger Stone in 2020, attributing the stunning reversal to “ineffectual” leadership, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report concluded a four-year investigation into the decision by Attorney General William P. Barr in February 2020 to reduce Mr. Stone’s proposed sentence to about three years, after initially recommending seven to nine. The episode incited accusations of political interference and prompted four prosecutors in the case to resign. He denounced the sentencing recommendation as a “miscarriage of justice.”But the inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, concluded that Mr. Barr had argued that the more stringent sentence was unreasonably harsh before Mr. Trump expressed those sentiments. Mr. Barr was blindsided by a subordinate who had led him to believe the department would request a lesser prison term, Mr. Horowitz wrote.

Persons: Department’s, Trump, Roger Stone, William P, Barr, Stone’s, Donald J, Stone, Michael E, Horowitz Locations: Russia

☆ Here's why you may get a smaller pay raise next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The typical worker will get a 4.1% pay raise for 2025, down from 4.5% this year, according to a new poll by WTW, a consulting firm. Job market was 'unbelievably robust'Worker pay in 2021 and 2022 grew at its fastest pace in well over a decade amid an "unbelievably robust" job market, Wisper said. "I'm not sure I'll ever see that kind of job market in my lifetime again," Wisper said of 2021 and 2022. Still high relative to recent pastWhile the typical 4.1% projected raise is smaller than that during the last pay cycle, it's "still kind of high" relative to recent years, according to Wisper. For example, the median annual pay raise had largely hovered around 3% in the years after the 2008 financial crisis, she said.

Persons: WTW, Lori Wisper, Wisper, Julia Pollak, I'm, they're, Pollak Organizations: Hinterhaus, Stone, Companies, Workers, ZipRecruiter, Finance Locations: U.S

The U.S. Small Business Administration recommends opening a business bank account once you're ready to spend money or begin collecting income. Whether you're a freelancer, small business owner, or full-scale corporation executive, a business bank account is an important stepping stone to becoming a fully-fledged business. Once you've developed a formal business plan and received the necessary certificates and licenses for your business, opening a business bank account will be the next step. These are the most common business bank accounts available at most banks:Business checking account : You can manage everyday business operations with a business checking account. Additional business documentationEvery business owner needs to provide basic business information to open a bank account, including the business name and address.

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☆ Parents say Delta stranded their kids while they were flying alone
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSome parents say they were left scrambling to help their stranded kids after Delta Air Lines suddenly changed its policies as it grapples with extended delays and cancellations that stretched into the fourth day. "It was about three hours of sheer panic," one of the parents, Cecilia Stone, told Business Insider. AdvertisementAfter the outage, Delta barred unaccompanied minors from traveling, a move its competitors have not implemented. AdvertisementDonald had a regular ticket, but as a minor was still not allowed to fly, Stone told BI. AdvertisementDelta told Business Insider in a statement that it stopped unaccompanied kids from traveling "to protect minors from being separated from their families and caregivers in the event of flight disruptions or cancellations."

Persons: —, Cecilia Stone, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Joel Fortney, wasn't, Fortney, Donald, Stone, Delta didn't, hasn't Organizations: Service, Delta Air Lines, Delta, Business, Transportation, The New York Times, Navy, Delta Airlines Locations: Iowa, Maine, Chicago, Salt Lake City, San Diego

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