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US airports saw record passenger volumes over Thanksgiving weekend

Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 9:30 am

( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “despite the crowds.”

A record number of passengers traveled through U.S. airports over Thanksgiving weekend.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. This past Sunday, just 55 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were canceled, according to FlightAware, a tracking service.

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VERBATIM: The Transportation Security Administration also says it screened just over 2.9 million passengers on Sunday. That surpassed the previous record of 2.88 million set on June 30. And it was 10% more than the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year. Travel was relatively smooth despite the crowds.

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Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:15 pm

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Schumer Vows Ukraine Aid Vote By December 4th

Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 1:18 pm

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Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

Another poll finds people of faith are happier

Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 8:39 am

Another poll finds people of faith are happier

VERBATIM: This one comes from the United Kingdom and it indicates that 76% of religious people there say they are happy and 73% describe their psychological well being as GOOD. Compare that to less than half of atheists who are happy and just 52% whose mental health is positive. The poll was released by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life, which notes — ironically — that many OTHER surveys show that more and Britons are quitting faith altogether. Michael Harrington, SRN News.

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