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How volcano victim's brain turned glass

To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down

Salon

US airlines attempt crackdown on air rage incidents – but why are they so common?

Experts claim cramped cabin conditions create ‘perfect storm’ of stressors that lead to mid-flight meltdowns

The Guardian - US

Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

The Guardian - US

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Larry Fink obituary

Photographer dedicated to portraying the humanity of people on both sides of the US’s social divide

The Guardian - UK

Legendary American photographer Larry Fink dies at the age of 82

Best known for his work capturing the divided class in the US, photographer Larry Fink has died aged 82

Digital Camera World

Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82

Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died

The Independent UK

When a liberal president goes to war

We drove LBJ from office — and got 50 years of dreadful Republican policy. Those who don't learn from history ...

Salon

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‘We are easy targets’: professor speaks out on quitting over Republican culture wars

Louisiana State University professor Robert Mann is tired of battling state politicians as the GOP fights to seize control of US colleges and universities

The Guardian - US

LSU professor resigns after GOP candidate wins Louisiana governor race

A two-year-old Twitter feud has resurfaced now Jeff Landry has won the governor runoff

The Independent UK

Louisiana professor quits in protest over rightwinger’s victory in governor’s race

Robert Mann says Trump-backed Jeff Landry urged LSU to fire him and attacks university leadership for ‘cowardice and appeasement’

The Guardian - US

Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, wreaking havoc on flight delays as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company that vanished overnight

The mysterious UK firm AOG Technics is accused of falsifying paperwork for plane parts that ended up being sold to United, Southwest, Virgin, and American Airlines, at least.

Fortune

Republicans give $101m to sports arena as myriad needs loom over Louisiana

State faces poverty, poor education and insufficient healthcare, but lawmakers are funding renovations to event center

The Guardian - US

Extreme heat forces US airlines to limit passengers and fuel loads

High temperatures reduce engine performance and the lift airplane wings are able to produce, leading some airlines to warn of delays

The Guardian - US

Republican John Kennedy: southern plain-talk or Foghorn Leghorn shtick?

The Louisiana senator, once a Democrat, trots out folksy, at times racist lines in an exaggerated accent – but is it a put-on?

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

Buttigieg finds himself in the spotlight for better or worse

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been in the national spotlight a lot lately, and not always for positive reasons

The Guardian - US

‘It’s been rough’: passengers weather another day of chaos at US airports

From weather disruptions to computer problems to crew shortages, customers are once again caught in travel limbo

The Independent UK

Southwest starts on reputation repair after cancellations

With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded

Chicago Sun-Times

How Southwest Airlines ground to a halt, leaving more passengers stranded than other big carriers

Analysts say Southwest’s point-to-point flight system, antiquated technology, go-it-alone ticketing and overworked employees led to massive holiday breakdown.

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Los Angeles Times

Luxury hotel proposal pits celebrities against celebrities in wealthy LA enclave

A proposal to build a luxury hotel in a swanky, wooded enclave of Benedict Canyon has pitted some of L.A.'s biggest deal makers, movie executives and celebrities against each other in a pitched battle over the future of one of L.A.'s most expensive neighborhoods.

The Guardian - US

US travel chaos unlikely to improve as Fourth of July looms, experts say

Over the Memorial Day and Juneteenth holiday weekends more than 3,000 flights were canceled and over 19,000 were delayed

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