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coronavirus Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

Business UPDATED: Airlines canceling China flights over Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin

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travel British Airways to buy 200 Boeing 737 MAX jets Rob Beschizza

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

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airplanes Aviation authority investigating UFOs over Ireland David Pescovitz

security Security chips have not reduced US credit-card fraud Cory Doctorow

surveillance Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again (cryptography edition) Cory Doctorow

News TSA + CBP test new facial recognition tech & computed tomography scanners at LAX Xeni Jardin

uk UK visitors wait 2.5 hours to get through immigration at Heathrow Cory Doctorow

travel Worst upgrade ever: there are bed bugs on airplanes now. Seamus Bellamy

everyday ninjas How did this woman board an international flight without a ticket or a passport? Mark Frauenfelder

Horrific flights British Airways forces man to sit in wet urine-soaked seat for 11 hours Carla Sinclair

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