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Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com. The rating website cited the airline’s Skynest economy beds as one reason for its success.  It ranked Southwest as the best low-cost airline in the US. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com, a website for airline safety and product reviews.The airline beat Qatar Airways, which held the title in 2021 and 2022, to secure…

In a significant bullish move, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has surged above the $27,000 level, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors and traders.This upward movement has sparked optimism and speculation about the potential direction of BTC in the near term. As Bitcoin reclaims this crucial level, market participants will closely monitor its price action and key levels to gauge the strength of the current bullish momentum. In this Bitcoin price prediction, we will analyze the latest developments and highlight the important levels to watch as the market unfolds today.BTC Rises as US Unemployment Rate WeakensIn May, the United States experienced a…

As the cost of owning a home has skyrocketed over the last few years, some Americans are venting their frustrations by blaming the government for high housing prices. Nearly 90% of Americans said it’s too expensive to purchase a home right now, according to a survey of 1,386 people in the U.S., aged 46 and younger, by Mphasis Digital Risk.  Many of those respondents also called out the government’s lack of action in boosting housing affordability.  The survey indicated that 45% blamed state and local governments for current housing prices, while 70% said that the government hasn’t done a good…

Joe Hendrickson/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) on Friday said it would suspend racing operations at its famed racetrack amid an investigation into the deaths of 12 horses. CHDN stock was down 0.5% to $141.50 after hours. The track, which hosts the nearly 150-year-old Kentucky Derby, will not see any racing beginning June 7 through the remainder of the Spring Meet, which is scheduled to run to July 3. The remainder of the meet will be relocated to Ellis Park Racing & Gaming. “Churchill Downs Racetrack has seen an unusual number of horse injuries over the previous month…

CNN  —  CIA Director Bill Burns secretly traveled to China last month, a US official told CNN Friday, amid efforts by the United States to reset relations with Beijing after a year of extremely heightened tensions. According to the US official, Burns “met with Chinese counterparts and emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels.” Another US official explained that the trip was was an intelligence to intelligence engagement, not a diplomatic mission. But Burns’ visit comes as the US has repeatedly signaled that Washington is seeking to diminish tensions with Beijing, particularly after the spy…

Union dockworkers at West Coast ports on Friday were accused by their employers of engaging in “concerted and disruptive work actions,” moves that threatened operations at some of the nation’s largest import hubs. The dockworkers’ union, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, “is staging concerted and disruptive work actions that have effectively shut down operations at some marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,” the Pacific Maritime Association, the group that represents the terminal operators at those ports, said in a tweet on Friday. “The Union is also staging similar work actions that have shut down…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces 20 articles of impeachment. One of the articles concerns an extramarital affair he may have had. His wife, Angela Paxton, is a state senator who could potentially serve as a juror in the trial. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app As an impeachment trial looms for the disgraced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one state senator could find herself in the awkward spot of playing both juror and spouse throughout the proceedings. Paxton faces 20 articles of…

When Professor Harald zur Hausen, who has died aged 87, identified a link between the human papillomavirus and cervical cancer almost half a century ago, few of his fellow scientists took the breakthrough seriously. Orthodox thinking asserted that the disease was caused by the herpes virus. Few were keen to revise it on the word of a young virologist who was not known for his work on cervical cancer. But his discovery, tenaciously pursued over decades, is now viewed as one of the most remarkable medical advances of modern times. It paved the way for a preventive vaccine expected to save…

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Arlene is forecast to weaken on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory late on Friday. Arlene, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico, is forecast to degenerate to a remnant low on Saturday and dissipate by early Sunday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said.

New draft legislation is drumming up support among cryptocurrency advocates who cheered its focus on defining what constitutes a security versus a commodity.Republican lawmakers teamed up on Friday in the US House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee on a discussion draft to regulate digital assets.The legislation seeks clarity on when a digital asset would be considered a security and thereby regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, while creating a process on how digital assets are treated and how intermediaries can register with the SEC or Commodity Futures Trading Commission.“I’m especially encouraged by the attention the authors…