Southwest Airlines stock price plunged more than 4 percent after the airline canceled thousands of flights already this week as people are trying to travel for the holidays. The public company's stock price had fallen about 4.75 percent to $34.27 per share as of Tuesday afternoon. Several airlines canceled and delayed flights on Monday and Tuesday as a winter storm continues to impact much of the country. But Southwest alone canceled 2,500 flights on Tuesday, making up the bulk of the nearly 3,000 cancellations for the day. On Monday, the airline company canceled a separate 2,900 flights, making up 71 percent of its scheduled flights that day. Read more here. More to know: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been in touch with the head of Southwest Airlines after over the flight cancellations. The ripples: - Pac-12 Conference football referee Michael Mothershed missed working the last game of his career after his flight was canceled over inclement weather.
- The Senate Commerce Committee chair has vowed to look into the whole Southwest debacle.
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🎆 Biden to celebrate New Year's in St. Croix
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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will ring in 2023 in the United States Virgin Islands at St. Croix. |
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🧑⚖️ Supreme Court orders Title 42 border restrictions to remain in place
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🔎 New GOP NT congressman calls for House ethics probe of Santos
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A fellow first-term Republican heading to Congress from New York is calling for a full investigation by the House Ethics Committee of Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.), after Santos admitted to lying about his background on the campaign trail. More from The Hill: |
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🕎 GOP Jewish Coalition says Santos 'not welcome' at events
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The Republican Jewish Coalition has called out Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) after revelations that he "deceived" the organization and "misrepresented" his Jewish heritage, and the incoming lawmaker is no longer welcome at its events. |
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🧑⚖️ Whitmer kidnap plotter gets 16 year sentence
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The right-wing extremist who federal authorities say led the failed plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to 16 years in prison — dodging what could have been a life sentence that federal authorities had sought in the rare domestic terrorism case. |
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Ⓜ️ NYC subway ridership surpasses 1 billion for first time since 2019
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The New York City subway carried more than 1 billion people this year, marking a major milestone in the Big Apple's pandemic recovery. |
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🎥 James Cameron says he cut scenes with firearms from new 'Avatar,'
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Director James Cameron says he cut 10 minutes of scenes showing the use of firearms in the latest installment of the wildly popular "Avatar" film series, adding that he regrets past use of firearms in his films. |
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