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Travel Troubleshooter: American Airlines changed my flight. Can I get my money back?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: We are taking a cruise next month from Miami. I booked an 11:30 a.m. return flight from Miami to Chicago on American Airlines.A few months before our cruise, American Airlines canceled our 11:30 a.m. flight and moved us to a 9 a.m. flight. We will still be on the ship at 9 a.m.Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter I called the airline and asked for a flight later in the afternoon. An agent advised me that all flights were full and they could not move my party to any other flights, even out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.I waited a few weeks and called again, hoping availability would open up, but it did not. An agent told me to cancel my tickets and that I would get a refund. So I did.I have had an email conversation spanning weeks with American Airlines. They only process refunds via email and give no phone option. They keep denying my refund. So, I asked for an extension on my ticket credit. American Airlines denied that, too. Can you help?&#...

Lost Livermore cat is having a hard time back home

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

DEAR JOAN: A year ago my husband and I befriended a cat during our late evening walks. He looked well fed, and we thought he was from the neighborhood, but still felt we would like to know to whom he belongs. We left notes at several homes, posted on Nextdoor and finally found the owners.He had been missing for two years. They live five miles away and thought he had died, since his collar was found in a street.I bonded immediately with him and was quite tearful when they picked him up. The family kept in touch with us, so we could visit him whenever we wanted to. Initially we were told he was still shy and in a box under their bed. They have two other cats that he has not made peace with yet, and he has fought viciously with both a few times.I told her we would gladly take him if things do not work out. That was 10 months ago. The cat has been to the vet for medication for anxiety, but it has had no effect. I suggested all he probably needed was freedom and exercise.When we visited ...

Nearly extinct, rare kangaroo rat found in Santa Clara County

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

For decades, an imperiled rodent was thought to exist only in a tiny pocket of sandhills in Henry Cowell State Park in Santa Cruz County – and nowhere else on Earth.But scientists have spotted new populations of the rare Santa Cruz kangaroo rat about 25 miles away in the rugged and arid mountains of Santa Clara County, raising hopes for the long-term survival of a unique creature that seemed destined for extinction.The discovery shows that the furry and nocturnal pipsqueaks, who are more closely related to chipmunks than rats, are still hanging on — and are benefiting from habitat conservation.“I was shocked when I found these animals. It was unbelievable,” said Ken Hickman, who detected the elusive subspecies in Sierra Azul Midpeninsula Open Space Preserve, above Los Gatos, using trail cameras. “People have been looking for them for years,”His 2019 discovery, confirmed in April when a team of Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District biologists trapped four live a...

Authorities: 1 person killed, nearly 2 dozen injured after tornadoes touch down in Mississippi

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities: 1 person killed, nearly 2 dozen injured after tornadoes touch down in Mississippi.Source

Antony Blinken cataloga su visita a China como “un paso positivo”, aunque no haya solución inmediata

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

PEKÍN – El secretario de Estado de EEUU, Antony Blinken, consideró este lunes que su visita a China ha sido “un paso positivo” en el objetivo de gestionar “de forma responsable” la relación bilateral, aunque “ni mucho menos” ha solucionado de golpe los problemas y desacuerdos entre las dos potencias.“Estaba claro que la relación se encontraba en un punto de inestabilidad y ambas partes reconocíamos que había que estabilizarla”, señaló el jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense en una rueda de prensa en Pekín al término de su viaje de dos días.Blinken confió en que, en adelante, exista mejor comunicación entre Pekín y Washington: “Esto no va a solucionar de golpe todos los problemas o desacuerdos que existen entre nosotros, pero ambos coincidimos en que es crítico gestionar la relación con responsabilidad”, afirmó. EEUU inicia reuniones en China para relajar tensiones entre ambos países ...

¿En qué estados de EE.UU. es feriado por el Juneteenth, el Día de la Emancipación?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

(CNN Español) — Juneteenth, una combinación de las palabras June (junio) y nineteenth (diecinueve), es el feriado más antiguo de Estados Unidos que conmemora el fin de la esclavitud. Es el Día de la Emancipación.Y este año será la segunda vez que Juneteenth, el 19 de junio, se celebra como feriado federal dando inicio a una semana de festividades que conmemoran el fin de la esclavitud en EE.UU. y la lucha constante por la equidad y la justicia.El feriado a nivel federalAunque Juneteenth ha sido celebrado por muchas comunidades negras en EE.UU desde hace muchos años, fue hasta el junio de 2021 que se convirtió en feriado federal.Discriminación racial, odio y extremismo: los fenómenos que alimentan masacres en EE.UU. y hacen que las minorías vivan con miedo“Lamento que mis nietos no estén aquí, porque este es un momento muy, muy, muy importante en nuestra historia. Al hacer del 19 de junio un feriado federal, todos los estadounidenses pueden sentir el poder de este día y a...

Why Nando’s picked DC for its first US locations (and what’s a Peri-Peri?)

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

South African grilled chicken restaurant Nando’s Peri Peri opened its first location in Johannesburg in 1987. Despite growing to locations in 24 countries around the globe, you won’t find a Nando’s in the U.S. outside of the D.C. area and the Chicago area.The first U.S. Nando’s location opened in D.C.’s Chinatown in 2008. Why did the company pick D.C. to enter the U.S. market?“We picked D.C. because of the international mix here, and the exposure that residents have to International flavors and foods. It was a great place for us to land,” said John Fisher, Nando’s North America CEO.The company has 50 locations in the D.C. and Chicago regions, and is now slowly expanding elsewhere. Its next markets will be in Texas, with locations planned for Houston and Dallas.The first Nando’s Peri-Peri opened in D.C. in 2008. (Courtesy Nando’s Per-Peri)The Peri-Peri in Nando’s name is reference to a key ingredient that is used to both marinate its chicken and to serve as hot sauc...

El plan de tres etapas que propone Javier Milei para llegar a la presidencia de Argentina

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

(CNN Español) — Javier Milei, precandidato de derecha a la presidencia de Argentina, impulsa un plan que promete transformar el país en tres etapas que abarcarían 35 años.La plataforma electoral nacional de su partido, La Libertad Avanza ―donde formaliza su programa de gobierno―, señala que en una primera instancia se trabajaría en un recorte significativo del gasto público y una reforma para reducir impuestos, con una flexibilización en los ámbitos laboral, comercial y financiero.Las medidas de segunda generación incluirían una reforma para recortar los fondos que se destinan a jubilaciones y pensiones, una reducción del número de ministerios a ocho y disminución paulatina de los planes sociales. Y para concluir con el plan se prevé la “liquidación” del Banco Central y reformas de los sistemas de salud, educación y seguridad.¿Quién es Javier Milei, el precandidato presidencial de derecha que irrumpió en la política argentina?Otras propuestas polémicas, como la dolarización de...

Terremoto de magnitud 6.4 sacude el noroeste de México

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

MÉXICO – Un terremoto de magnitud 6.4 con epicentro en el mar, entre los estados mexicanos de Baja California Sur y Sinaloa, sacudió hace unas horas el Golfo de California, al noroeste de México, según informó el Servicio Geológico de EEUU (USGS)La oficina de protección civil de México confirmó a través de Twitter que no había daños en las zonas donde se sintió el sismo, pero recomendó a las embarcaciones y a la población costera tomar precauciones debido a las posibles corrientes en los puertos.El sismo ocurrido el domingo a las 8:30 p.m. (20:30 horas UTC) se produjo a una profundidad de 6.2 millas (10 km) y con epicentro 76 millas (122 kilómetros) al este de San José del Cabo, señaló el Servicio Sismológico de México. Informe: miles de edificios en San Francisco podrían derrumbarse durante un gran terremoto Terremoto de magnitud 7.7 provoca tsunami en las islas del Pacífico Sur Poco después del terremoto, el sistema de al...

Real Madrid signs Spain striker Joselu on loan from Espanyol

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:20 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid signed Spain striker Joselu on a one-year loan from Espanyol on Monday, boosting its attack after the departures of Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard and Mariano Díaz.Madrid said it will have an option to buy the 33-year-old player at the end of next season.Joselu helped Spain win the Nations League over the weekend, scoring a late winner in the team’s 2-1 win over Italy in the semifinals.He was a member of Madrid’s youth squads before playing for Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, Newcastle and Stoke in England, and Alaves in Spain. He made his first-team debut with Real Madrid in 2011 after two seasons with the “B” team.Joselu will be officially introduced on Tuesday.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource