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The Wall Street Journal - World
How to Get Over Your Fear of Flying
Many people are afraid when they get on a plane, and the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout hasn’t helped. The good news: They have several options to deal with it. -
Financial Times - World
In European banking, Piigs can still fly
Lenders that investors once deemed untouchable are suddenly back in vogue -
BBC News - Top stories
Could the 'flying piano' help transform air cargo?
A Texas start-up is developing cargo gliders that would be towed behind a jet. -
The Guardian - World
Hippos might fly: UK research discovers animal can get airborne
Analysis shows hippos get all four feet off the ground at once up to 15% of the time when at full pelt. It takes a scientific mind to see the grunting hulk of a hippopotamus and wonder whether, given sufficient motivation, such an improbable beast ...United Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
Hathaway to make debut as Thomas given Wales fly-half role
Cardiff centre Ben Thomas is given the Wales fly-half role and wing Josh Hathaway will make his debut for the first Test against Australia. -
Wired - Tech
How a Group of Butterflies Managed to Fly 4,200 Kilometers Without Stopping
When butterflies not native to South America appeared on a beach in French Guiana, entomologists started sleuthing to prove where they came from—and how they might have got there. -
The Guardian - World
Operation reset: Lammy’s mission to reconnect gets off to flying start
New foreign secretary has wasted no time in visiting some of his European counterparts to strike a new tone. It felt like a deeply symbolic, even cathartic, moment on Saturday lunchtime as, on take-off from Stansted, the pilot carrying the new ... -
CBS Sports - Sports
MLB trends: Byron Buxton's resurgence, MacKenzie Gore's breakout and why you don't stink at reading fly balls
See what's real and what may not be as the 2024 season chugs along into the second halfMLB -
CBS Sports - Sports
Quay Walker says Packers' second-round pick has been 'flying around' on the practice field
Cooper could make an impact in Green Bay immediately