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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Stranded? Best Airport Restaurants

Today: Court OKs American-US Air Merger , U.S. Uses B-52 Bombers to Brush Back Chinese Expansion , Weather Could Ruin Macy's Parade
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

November 27, 2013
DON'T DESPAIR

Worst Thanksgiving Ever? As a major storm works it way through the Northeast—and the nation's busiest airports—there are plenty of people stranded at the airport this year. From the Shake Shack at New York's JFK to Bonfire at Boston's Logan Airport, The Daily Beast's Brandy Zadrozny breaks down the best airport restaurants.

ALL CLEAR

In non-storm-related airline news, two of the largest airlines are about to become one. A judge approved a settlement on Wednesday between the Justice Department and the proposed merger between AMR Corp (American Airlines) and US Airways Group Inc. The approval will allow American to exit bankruptcy proceedings and merge to create the largest airline in the world. The DOJ had been opposed to the merger on the grounds that it would be anti-competitive and hurt consumers, but negotiations led to the airlines giving up spots at prominent airports around the country.

B-52 BRUSH BACK

Beijing is furious that two American bomber planes flew over disputed airspace this week—a show of solidarity with Japan. Two American B-52s were spotted Tuesday over disputed islands that the Chinese government had insisted it would defend just last weekend. The very presence of the B-52s suggests that China may have overstated its commitment to defending the islands, but Chinese officials insisted Wednesday they were following the new rules—although they did not offer any specifics. The Daily Beast's Nico Hines asks: how far will this war of words escalate?

OH NO!

Even Al Roker might not be able to save this one. After ruining thousands of people's holiday travel plan, the weather now might ruin millions of people's favorite Thanksgiving entertainment, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. If sustained winds go higher than 23 mph and gusts more than 34 mph, all those fun parade balloons like Snoopy and Sonic won't take off. The forecasts currently predict winds of at least 15 to 20 mph and gusts reaching 40 mph. "We are closely monitoring the weather as we do each year," says Macy's spokeswoman Holly Thomas. "On Thanksgiving morning, Macy's works closely with the NYPD, who, based on real time weather data and the official regulations determine if the balloons will fly and at what heights." The balloons have been grounded once before, in 1971.

AWFUL

At least three people were killed Wednesday when the part of the stadium that will hold the World Cup in 2014 collapsed. The people were killed when a crane collapsed atop a metal structure on the top of the building, causing metal structure to buckle and destroy part of the stands. The Itaquerao Stadium had been nearly completed to meet FIFA's December 2012 deadline to have all 12 venues ready.


GIVEN THE BOOT
Berlusconi Kicked Out of Senate
Stripped of his parliamentary seat.
HYPOCRITE
NC Gov. Charges for Public Records
That take more than 30 minutes for employee to process.
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT
GoldieBlox Pulls 'Girls' from Ad
After complaint from Beastie Boys.
ZIP IT
Baldwin Talks Firing
Blames "fundamentalist wing of gay advocacy."

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