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New seat designed to make flying easier for wheelchair users

(NEW YORK) -- For wheelchair users, taking a trip that involves flying can often be an undignified hassle. A partnership between a consortium and a major airliner is looking to change that.Oftentimes at the gate, people who use power wheelchairs are lifted out of ...
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‘Nowhere to escape’: Frontline workers contend with wildfire smoke, face repeat of pandemic divide

(NEW YORK) -- As wildfire smoke bathed New York City in fumes on Wednesday afternoon, UPS driver Matt Leichenger said he suffered a wave of nausea in the back of his truck with hardly anything he could do about it."There's nowhere you can escape ...
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How one woman is helping settle school lunch debt, advocating for universal free lunch

(NEW YORK) -- Millions of dollars in unpaid school lunch debt have been mounting in districts across the country, and one Virginia mom is on a mission to settle the bill in her local community.Adelle Settle feels a student's ability to pay for their ...
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Booking a vacation rental? Here’s how to avoid a fake listing

(NEW YORK) -- Looking for a holiday or vacation rental this summer? Beware the fake listing.It's a scam that Morgan MacFarlane encountered when she booked an Airbnb room for a trip to Mexico.After she paid and showed up to the destination shown on the ...
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‘A train wreck coming’: Americans brace for the return of student loan payments

(NEW YORK) -- Jamilla Vanbuckley would like to buy a home one day.A correctional counselor in New York City, Vanbuckley has been living with her parents and tucking as much money as possible into her savings account. But by late summer, she expects a ...
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Target faces criticism from artists involved with Pride month products over response to boycott: ‘Quick to fold’

(NEW YORK) -- Kennedy Davenport, a drag queen, rejoiced when she learned last year that she would be featured on apparel in the forthcoming Pride collection at Target."You never imagine opportunities like this," Davenport told ABC News, comparing the breakthrough to her previous role competing ...
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CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht steps down

(NEW YORK) -- CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is stepping down, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery said on Wednesday.Over a 13-month tenure, Licht vowed to institute down-the-middle coverage but faced backlash over decisions such as a recent town hall event with former President ...
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Over 22K pounds of beef chili recalled over possible contamination

(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 22,530 pounds of beef chili with beans that was meant to be served in schools has been recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.J.T.M. Provisions Company announced the recall of its "frozen, ready-to-eat beef chili with beans products that may ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says Vision Pro is ‘tomorrow’s engineering, today’: Exclusive

(NEW YORK) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Good Morning America on Tuesday that the company's first-ever spatial computer, the Apple Vision Pro, is the "most advanced piece of electronics equipment out there.""It's tomorrow's engineering, today," Cook ...
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Apple announces mixed reality headset Vision Pro

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- Apple announced a mixed reality headset called Vision Pro on Monday at its annual developer conference.The headset, which will cost at least $3,499, allows users to see apps messages and other virtual programs displayed within their physical space, the company said.When ...
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