Hawaii to Allow Travelers to Skip Quarantine With Virus Test
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Wednesday that starting Oct. 15, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for Covid-19.
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Dispatches From the Road: Fleeing a Wildfire on the California Coast
In his latest dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief flees a fire that might or might not be headed for his campground.
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US Issues Sweeping New Travel Warning for China, Hong Kong
The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.”
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European Air Travel Nosedives as Virus Resurges
BRUSSELS (AFP) — The total number of passenger flights in Europe will plummet by more than expected this year as countries fail to coordinate policy on air travel during a pandemic, Eurocontrol said on Monday.
Europe’s air traffic watchdog said total trips in 2020 will reach six million, down by 55% from a year earlier and one million fewer than a forecast in April when air travel was at a standstill.
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US Will End Current Health Screening of Some Travelers
The United States plans to end enhanced health screening of travelers from certain countries next week, and those visitors will no longer be funneled through 15 large U.S. airports.
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False-Advertising Claims Against Expedia Headed to Trial
Expedia must face a bench trial on claims that it falsely advertised certain hotels as “sold out” to drum up business for inns and guesthouses that pay for its online booking services, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Challenges of Maine Coronavirus Limits Face Appellate Defeat
A panel of First Circuit judges appeared extremely reluctant Wednesday to wade into two challenges of Maine executive orders limiting tourism and church services during the pandemic.
Read moreAirbnb Lawsuit
A married couple filed a $2 million lawsuit against Airbnb in Albany County Supreme Court Thursday, claiming that the website does not clearly outline cancellation policies. The couple planned a 30-day stay in Katy, Texas, only to have the host cancel their reservation days before the trip.
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Retired Brazil Soccer Star Ronaldinho Released in Paraguay
Retired Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho was released from house arrest Monday after spending five months detained in Paraguay for entering the country with a false passport.
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Germany, France See Virus Surge as Holidaymakers Return Home
Germany and France recorded their worst daily infection rates in months with concerns growing Thursday that coronavirus cases could spike in Europe just as holidaymakers return home and children go back to school.
Read moreEbola Quarantine
The Second Circuit upheld a ruling against individuals and the Liberian Community Association of Connecticut who claimed state officials overstepped in ordering two to three-week quarantines from immigrants and travelers from West Africa during the Ebola epidemic between 2014 and 2016.
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Brits Scrambling Home From France After Quarantine Move
British holidaymakers in France were scrambling to return home Friday to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days following the U.K. government’s decision to reimpose quarantine restrictions on France amid a recent pick-up in coronavirus infections.
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Party’s Over: Airbnb Restricts Under-25s in UK, France and Spain
Airbnb said Friday it is restricting the ability of people under 25 in Britain, France and Spain from renting entire homes via its platform in order to reduce unauthorized parties and ensure safety.
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Even in a Lockdown, the Netherlands Is Eminently Bikeable
The joke about the Netherlands having more bikes than people isn’t a joke. The country has 17 million inhabitants and 23 million bikes. More than a quarter of trips taken every day in the country are taken by bike.
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Lightweight Organic Solar Cells Could Be Game Changer for Space Flight
Scientists recently tested a pair of novel solar cell technologies during a brief suborbital space flight and found they hold promise to transform the way electronics and propulsion systems are powered in orbit and beyond.
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Markets Lose Their Steam After 7-Day Hot Streak
The August stock market rally sputtered Tuesday as weakness in Big Tech shares drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to finish down 0.38% after it was up about 300 points for most of the day.
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Virus-Linked Border Moves Raise Fears on Free Travel in EU
As European countries struggle to manage spikes in coronavirus cases, concern is mounting about a “second wave” of uncoordinated border restrictions within Europe that threatens the free movement of goods and people — a foundation that the world’s biggest trading bloc is built on.
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NYC Touts Checkpoint Plan to Ensure That Travelers Self-Isolate
On high alert against a second wave of the pandemic that devastated New York City in the spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a checkpoint plan Wednesday to ensure that travelers coming from virus hotspots self-quarantine.
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Virgin Atlantic Airline Files for US Bankruptcy Protection
Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for protection in U.S. bankruptcy court as it tries to survive the virus pandemic that is hammering the airline industry.
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Italy Threatens to Ban Ryanair Over Coronavirus Rule-Breaking
Italy’s national civil aviation authority ENAC threatened on Wednesday to suspend Ryanair’s permit to fly in the country over alleged noncompliance with coronavirus safety rules.
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