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George on Wednesday: Earth Day 2026, Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Earth Will Get Dirtier in 2026, Trump Extends Cease Fire Without New Expiration Date, New York to Celebrate Car-Free Earth Day, American Air Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, the 22nd of April, 2026 and this is the Wednesday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
Today is also the 56th anniversary of the first Earth Day, which took place in 1970. It just only in 1969 that the peace activist John McConnell proposed setting aside one day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace each year.
Each Earth Day since the very first one in …
George on Tuesday: Iran Sends Mixed Signals; Four Mass Shootings This Past Weekend; Will Ceasefire hold?; Hidden Cause of Heart Disease is Inflammation, Say Studies; Iran’s Government is Part Theocracy, Part Military State
Good morning! Today is Tuesday, the 21st of April, 2026 and this is the Tuesday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
The world was horrified by four mass shootings that took place over the past three days, one in Kyiv, Ukraine; one Shreveport, Louisiana; one in the state of North Carolina; and one in Mexico at the site of the historic Teotihuacán pyramids.
Elsewhere, the Iranian ceasefire is barely 13 days old and …
George on Monday: Iran Sends Mixed Signals, Two Mass Shootings in U,S. This Weekend, Will Ceasefire hold?, Hidden Cause of Heart Disease is Inflammation, Say Studies
Good morning! Today is Monday, the 20th of April, 2026 and this is the Monday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
The world was marred by two mass shootings that took place over the past weekend, one in Kyiv, Ukraine, and one in the state of Louisiana, in the southern United States.
Elsewhere, the Iranian ceasefire is barely 72 hours old and already there are already serious cracks in it that GEORGE’s @The …
George on the Weekend: Gunman Kills 6, Takes Hostages, in Kyiv; Fragile Ceasefire; United Airlines Flight’s Bomb Threat; Human-Shaped Sculpture in Space; Android Phone Security Flaw
Good morning! Today is Sunday,, the 18th and 19th of April, 2026 and this is the Weekend Edition of GEORGE.
The Iranian ceasefire is barely 48 hours young and already there are serious contentions that GEORGE’s @The War Room columnist covers in full U.S. President Donald Trump had moved to take control of the strait blockade by blockading Iran’s ports. Two days after Iran lifted its blockade of the strait, it …
George on Friday: ‘Woe to Those Who Manipulate Religion,’ Says Pope; Israel and Lebanon Ceasefire Starts; Iran May Meet With U.S.; European Airlines Face Fuel Shortages; Hidden Cause of Heart Disease is Inflammation, Say Studies
Good morning! Today is Friday, the 17th of April, 2026 and this is the Friday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran in recent days. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
His words on Thursday, however, delivered in Bamenda, where a violent secessionist movement centered there has divided the country, extended well beyond …
George on Thursday: U.S. ‘Completely Halts’ All Iranian Ship Traffic, Denmark Adopts War-Torn City in Ukraine, ‘Just War Theory,’ Shakespeare’s Blackfriars’ Home, Man Wins Picasso in Raffle, Being Jerome Powell
Good morning! Today is Thursday, the 16th of April, 2026 and this is the Thursday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
The United States reported initial success with its blockade of ships in and out of Iran, while the FIFA reported that Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup.
Meanwhile, comments made by the U.S. vice president, J.D. Vance, that Pope Leo should “be careful” in his comments relative to the war in …
George on Wednesday: United Airlines CEO Pitched Tie-Up With American to White House, Balcony Solar Power Comes to U.S., Pick for Fed Chair Discloses $131 M Fortune as Nomination Faces Headwinds, Trump Posts Picture of Himself as Jesus
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, the 15th of April, 2026 and this is the Wednesday Morning Edition of GEORGE.
The United States’ blockade of Iran’s ports is now in full force. Six ships were told to return to Iranian waters after attempting to head down the Strait of Hormuth but the real test will come later this week as more and more vessels become weary of their blocked status.
Meanwhile, Israel and …
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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
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What to Do If Your Flight is Delayed or Cancelled by the Blizzard
Travelers flying into or out of the Northeast United States are not a happy lot in recent days. The National Weather Service’s prediction of “impossible travel conditions” made flying impossible for hundreds of thousands of travelers who wanted to fly into or out of airports in the region. Instead, they found a reenactment of the title of the 1957 Ogden Nash collection of light verse, You Can’t Get There From …
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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
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What to Do If Your Flight is Delayed or Cancelled by the Blizzard
Travelers flying into or out of the Northeast United States are not a happy lot in recent days. The National Weather Service’s prediction of “impossible travel conditions” made flying impossible for hundreds of thousands of travelers who wanted to fly into or out of airports in the region. Instead, they found a reenactment of the title of the 1957 Ogden Nash collection of light verse, You Can’t Get There From …
