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...Airline food was really awful for a while, but eight out of the last 10 meals I've had have been pretty good," says Aliya Khan, a platinum-level American Airlines frequent flyer. Khan, a designer, was pleasantly surprised that, after sprinting across the Dallas airport to catch a flight, she could buy yogurt and fruit for $3 on the plane. "I think they're pricing really well," Khan says of the airline's $8-to-$10 sandwiches. "In the airport, it's $8, and it's crappy...
Anatoly Dobrynin, who died April 6 at 90, was not your average diplomat. As the current U.N. Security Council so plainly put it in a statement, "He played a major role in saving the world from a nuclear disaster." Dobrynin, who worked with six American Presidents as the Soviet ambassador to the U.S., took on that position in 1962. Almost immediately, he was involved in negotiations with the Kennedy brothers to defuse the Cuban missile crisis. Originally an engineer, Dobrynin was ambassador for 24 Cold War years; altogether his storied diplomatic career lasted more than 40 years. While serving...
...gets her own story lines. In one plot twist, for instance, scheming Sue was revealed to be the loving caretaker of a sister living with Down syndrome. In the forthcoming second half of the season (Fox put the show on ice in December, reportedly to clear the decks for American Idol), she will sing, get bullied and collaborate on a music video with Olivia Newton-John (one of Lynch's go-to choices for real-life karaoke - "'Sam' is my favorite," she says, singing a few bars...
...Relay for Life event, held at Harvard’s Gordon Indoor Track this past weekend to raise money for the American Cancer Society, participants broke the world record for most simultaneous fist bumps...
Relay for Life is a national program held at sites around the world. Participants in the Relay held at Harvard this weekend raised about $88,000 for the American Cancer Society through donations prior to the event and fundraisers held during the night...