Airlines face spike in long ground delays in January
Transportation Department data show 42 flights grounded long enough to risk fines, the highest monthly total since February 2010. Only 76 percent of leading carriers’ flights arrived on time, down from 81.3 percent a year earlier. Hawaiian, Delta and American led on time, while Virgin America was worst.
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Veracruz official confirms 250 skulls in clandestine graves
Veracruz state prosecutor Jorge Winckler confirms more than 250 skulls found near Veracruz city in suspected drug cartel mass burial pits. He says victims were killed years ago and cites past authorities’ complacency amid missing-person cases raised by advocacy groups.
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Pirates hijack freighter off Somalia coast
An oil tanker named Arts 13 was seized off Somalia's coast amid renewed pirate activity. Eight Sri Lankan sailors aboard the vessel were evacuating fuel from Djibouti to Mogadishu when two skiffs closed in. Officials and experts warned the threat remains, despite years of international naval patrols.
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African governments learn to block the internet at cost
A Facebook blogger known as Tom Voltaire Okwalinga exposed alleged government secrets, including a shadow faction looting the Ugandan presidential palace and claims about the president’s illness. Since 2015 about a dozen African nations have shut down the internet during elections, harming rights and economies per Brookings Institution research.
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Hidden hearing loss explains trouble hearing in noise
Harvard researcher M Charles Liberman describes hidden hearing loss from loud noise and explains why it isn’t seen in standard tests. The condition may impair speech understanding in noisy bars and as people age, potentially causing tinnitus. Liberman notes most work is in animals.
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Everett sues Purdue Pharma over opioid flood into black market
The city of Everett Washington accuses Purdue Pharma of gross negligence for allegedly letting OxyContin reach the black market as opioid and heroin abuse rose. Mayor Ray Stephanson expanded patrols, added social workers, and sought housing for chronically homeless residents as the city spends millions fighting the crisis.
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