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Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder comes out on July 8th, and many fans are pumped to see one of their favorite heroes return for a fourth movie. The trailer does show, though, that there will be some mix-ups to the regular Thor plot. For example, Jane seems to show up in this movie, as a "She-Thor" apparently. It is all yet to come in Marvel Studios latest movie, coming out very soon.

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Here’s our new article on the chaos in air travel all across the world. It’s a pretty long read, to make sure you’ve got some time to read this one. Want to read on the website instead? Here’s the link: theweeklynews0.wixsite.com/yourweeklynews/air-travel-chaos Air travel is a mess right now. Flights all across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia have been canceled with short notice. But why? Let's dive in. ​ After the COVID lockdown, many people resigned from their jobs at near-record levels in search of better and more favorable conditions elsewhere. This was dubbed many names, including The Big Quit and The Great Reshuffle, but the most known name is The Great Resignation. This caused a shortage of workers in practically every industry (including cargo workers, and you can read an article about the Trouble in the Los Angeles Port here). Air travel has been seriously impacted as well. Many workers resigned because of burnout, and being an airline pilot is proven by data to be the third most stressful job in the US (after being a firefighter and enlisted military as the most stressful). This caused a massive shortage in airline pilots throughout the world. But where has this affected? A lot of places. ​ Europe: Lufthansa have already canceled hundreds of flights and are planning to cancel more, and British Airways recently canceled over 10,000 flights. Many airports that are the hub for many airlines are ending up with chaos-stricken passengers stuck at their vacation spots, having to cancel their trips, or even worse, stuck at an airport after their connecting flight was canceled. The major European train industry leaders even met in Lyon, France, and discussed their ambitions to build a high-speed, ultra-modern railway system that would connect every major city in the EU, removing the need for airplanes in the first place. But Europe is stuck with planes for now. So what are some of the airports to avoid while planning your travels? 1. Heathrow Airport- This airport in London, England is the busiest airport in the UK, but flight customers are very unhappy. British Airways has already preemptively canceled 30,000 flights through October and the airlines and airport is facing severe staffing shortages. One woman sifted through a sea of bags for three hours in hopes of finding her lost luggage, but she had arrived at the airport a week earlier. 2. Gatwick Airport- Gatwick is the second-largest airport in the UK and is located in Crawley, just outside London. The airport is reducing its capacity this summer and limiting how many take-offs and landings there can be each day. Low-cost airline easyJet is being blamed for much of the mess. They are Gatwick's primary airline and have canceled over 10,000 flights last minute through September. In fact, even the company is in chaos after CEO Peter Bellew resigned after the crazy start to the summer travel season. 3. Manchester Airport- This airport in Manchester, England is yet another English airport that has been messing up travelers' summer plans since March. The airport is now at the limit, with staffing shortages and flurries of cancellations backing up check-in queues to the parking lot of the airport. 4. Schiphol Airport- Schiphol is the third-largest airport in Europe and is located just outside Amsterdam. Unfortunately, staffing shortages have turned a good, efficient airport into a nightmare for travelers. Last month, some travelers were stuck in the security line for five to six hours. It also announced that it was limiting the number of passengers flying through it to only 67,500 a day in July, but they will increase it to 72,500 in August. This is partly because of those said issues, but also partly to reduce the amount of noise pollution in the city. 5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport- This major airport in Paris, France is yet another airport stricken by staffing problems and flight cancellations, but the airport is also dealing with union strikes, as workers demand a pay hike and are staging walkouts, which isn't likely to be sorted out soon. Also, a recent technical problem led to 15 flights leaving without luggage and caused another bag pile up at the airport. 6. Frankfurt Airport- This airport outside Frankfurt, Germany is facing similar problems, but here it is all about Lufthansa. The German airline is trimming over 3,000 flights from their upcoming summer schedule, affecting Germany's major cities, like Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Hanover. The understaffed German airports can't keep up with the demand of travelers, with over 7,200 vacancies waiting to be filled in German airports all across the country. If you have plans to go to Germany, you may want to skip on flying to this airport, or flying with Lufthansa. ​ Asia: British Airways again, makes the Asian headlines in air travel, but not in a good way. Their cancellations have also spread to Asia, but amid these cancellations, they have hired a new operations chief. Rene de Groot, who is currently the leader of operations at the Dutch airline KLM, will move to British Airways and become their new chief operating officer (COO) on October 11. On another topic, China has relaxed COVID-19 controls and re-allowed international flights, removing their old restrictions of all airlines being only allowed one weekly flight per country via a single route. Lastly, AirAsia has now turned to the country of India, with a population of 1.2 billion, to fill the gap in passengers in their flights now that Chinese tourists are not allowed on most of their flights, and are hoping that many Indians will want to travel with them and will surely be lowering their costs to attract people to them. ​ Australia: Qantas Airways was one of the only airlines in the world to perfectly navigate the pandemic crisis and emerged financially sound. Unfortunately, now it's losing the recovery. The airline laid off over 8,000 employees during the pandemic, giving them the perfect amount of employees to beat the pandemic. Now, as it comes to an end, the airline is massively short-staffed, leading to very angry Australians. The backlash is a result of canceled flights, lost belongings, and unscheduled sleepovers in Australian airports. Qantas had Australia's worst flight-cancellation record ever in May, 7.6% of their flights being canceled. That's one in every 13 flights. ​ North America: The US's major carriers are suffering after JetBlue, American Airlines, and Delta canceled nearly 10% of their flights last weekend, a weekend when many citizens were pumped for their July 4th travels. After laying off over 30% of their employees during the pandemic, Delta, American Airlines and other carriers recovered from the early blow of the pandemic. But they thought that this was going to be at least six years before everything went back to normal. So when things started rebounding faster than expected, they were caught off-guard, causing staffing shortages as airlines struggled to get up to speed. ​ Well, there you have it. The hardest hit airlines and airports all across the world. Don't see anything about your favorite airline or airport? That's good, because it means that air travel is less chaotic there. If you are traveling to one of those places, The Weekly News wishes you good luck, safe travels, and one reminder: don't forget to keep checking back with us while you're relaxing on vacation, because we do our best to give you the news you need. By Armaan Dhawan

Boris Johnson has just recently resigned as the United Kingdom's Prime Minister. But why? Was he forced to, or was it a personal choice? Let's find out. ​ Johnson's resignation was actually a bit of a personal choice, but the rest of society still played a big role. First, earlier in the week, dozens of Johnson's government officials resigned from their posts, including some members of his cabinet. This was all in response to multiple recent scandals that have happened, the most recent being about Chris Pincher. Pincher was accused of being involved in a scandal recently and stepped down from his post. Boris Johnson then denied that he knew anything about any previous accusations against Pincher, but then changed his story multiple times as new information was posted in the media. This led many people to believe that he was lying. ​ Many of the members of his government who resigned said that how Johnson handled the Pincher scandal was terrible and that they were done serving a part in his government as to how he had been handling things recently. A few months ago, he narrowly avoided being voted 'no confidence' by his own party and also refused to follow COVID rules during the lockdown by hosting parties at his home, and was fined for doing this. ​ He then resigned as his party and the country lost faith and confidence in him and decided to step down. However, he will still remain in office for the time being until a replacement is selected. By Armaan Dhawan

Ships are getting stuck in the seaport in Los Angeles, CA. But why? Seaport workers help unload cargo ships. But when the pandemic hit, many L.A. seaport workers got COVID-19. This reduced the amount of workers able to unload ships which led to a really long line of ships waiting. This situation is leading to poor business for companies such as Technicolor SA & Cox Communications; who are not getting the products that they need. But California is taking action. Many people and companies applauded the arrival of a 2.3 billion dollar infrastructure bill. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the state’s upcoming fiscal year budget, which includes a surprising $2.3 billion for port infrastructure improvements and upgrades. The budget also sets aside $110 million for  the creation of a new Goods Movement Training Campus at the San Pedro Bay port complex in Southern California near Los Angeles. By Mihir Gupta

Contents: Total Eclipse on April 8 Approaches, Moving Twice the Speed of Sound Fact of the Day Quote of the Day Word of the Day The total solar eclipse is less than a week away, so make sure to get ready for the viewing! Cities across North America will be able to witness totality on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024, with thousands of others being able to see a partial eclipse. It will begin near the Mexican city of Mazatlán, moving on through Concordia, Durango, Torreón, Monclova, and Piedras Negras before entering the United States. From there, the path of totality will continue through San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Hot Springs, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Buffalo before moving into southeastern Canada. The path of totality extends 115 miles from the center of the umbra, but the percentage of totality will go down from there. Cities like Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, and Oklahoma City will have the Sun around 90% covered by the moon, while others like Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington DC, Des Moines, and El Paso will see around 80%. Check here to see how much your city will see. If you are in or near the path of totality, make sure to be on time-- don't miss it! Totality will only last for three to four minutes, as the eclipse is covering the entire North American continent in just an hour and 40 minutes as it moves at twice the speed of sound (1,500 mph). Wear proper eclipse glasses when viewing-- looking directly at the Sun can cause permanent eye damage. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): In Rome, you are required by law to walk your dog. Not doing so can result in a fine. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. (Jim Rohn) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Shambles (noun)- Shambles refers to a place or state in which there is great confusion, disorder, or destruction. In a Sentence: The house party they had over the weekend left the entire living room in shambles.

Happy April Fools' Day! Contents: Tropicale Foods Recalls Mini Ice Cream Bars After Salmonella Concerns Fact of the Day Quote of the Day Word of the Day Tropicale Foods has recalled 5,224 packs of their mini ice cream bars after they were found to contain a dangerous disease. The United States Food and Drug Administration found that their Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Packs with a best by date of October 11, 2025 contained salmonella, which can cause diarrhea, blood in the stool, abdominal pain and cramps, vomiting, and fever. The bars were sold in 16 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C. and some of Europe. Tropicale Foods has stated that any consumers with this product should immediately throw it away. This comes after another company, Wenders LLC, recently recalled certain batches of their Trader Joes Nuts due to more salmonella concerns. Upcoming Events: April Fools' Day (Monday, April 1) World Autism Awareness Day (Tuesday, April 2) International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (Thursday, April 4) International Day of Conscience (Friday, April 5) International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (Saturday, April 6) International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Sunday, April 7) Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix (Sunday, April 7) World Health Day (Sunday, April 7) Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Anyone between the ages of 40 and 74 in Japan must get their waistline measured, by law. If it exceeds a certain length, they are considered obese and are put on dietary guidelines. If they are found to be obese, the company they work for can also be fined. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. (Albert Einstein) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Expiate (verb)- Expiate is a formal word that typically means “to atone or make amends for something, such as a sin or offense.” In a Sentence: Although the editorial had characterized the mayor's failure to disclose the details of the meeting as a lapse that could not be expiated, many of the city's citizens seemed ready to forgive all.