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Temporary Closure of Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment Centers Extended Due to 2019 Novel Coronavirus

The temporary closure of Trusted Traveler Program enrollment centers of Customs and Border Protection of the United States has been extended by another month as a precautionary measure to mitigate exposure of both personnel and the public to the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, as they are now currently closed throughout the United States through at least Monday, July 6, 2020.

The initial date of when the suspension of enrollment would possibly expire was originally Friday, May 1, 2020; and then it was postponed through at least Monday, June 1, 2020.

The good news is that…

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May 27, 2020

Westminster Station Underground — London

The Inspiring Floor Plans of Buckingham Palace

As a respite from the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, let us travel virtually to England and visit Buckingham Palace via a series of inspiring floor plans of this historical building and cultural icon; and this enormous, instantly recognizable building has served as the official London residence of…

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May 27, 2020

LATAM Airlines Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

LATAM Airlines Group Sociedad Anonima — which includes certain subsidiaries and affiliates of its operations in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States — filed voluntary petitions for reorganization and protection under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court earlier today, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in an effort to both preserve its businesses for the future and ensure that it emerges from its court-supervised reorganization of its businesses as a highly competitive and successful carrier in South America and North America as it navigates its way through what could very well be a prolonged recovery for both the travel industry and the global economy overall.

The following paragraph was posted at the official Internet web site of LATAM Group Holdings Sociedad Anonima…

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May 26, 2020

Avianca Holdings Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Avianca Holdings Sociedad Anonima — which includes certain subsidiaries and affiliates of its operations — filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Sunday, May 10, 2020 in an effort to both preserve its businesses for the future and ensure that it emerges from its court-supervised reorganization of its businesses as a highly competitive and successful carrier in South America and North America as it navigates its way through what could very well be a prolonged recovery for both the travel industry and the global economy overall.

The following paragraph was posted at the official Internet web site of Avianca Holdings Sociedad Anonima…

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May 26, 2020

Travel Restrictions to Enter the United States From Brazil In Effect Tonight, May 26, 2020

Donald J. Trump — who is the current president of the United States — signed a proclamation on Sunday, May 24, 2020 which suspends the entry of foreign nationals of all nationalities who were present in the Federal Republic of Brazil at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival at a port of entry to the United States effective as of tonight, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 11:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time.

The proclamation is part of an effort to protect the United States and its citizens by preventing the further spread of the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic; and it does not apply to…

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May 26, 2020

Memorial Day 2020: Marietta National Cemetery

Just east of the center of downtown of the city of Marietta in the state of Georgia is a national cemetery which contains the remains of 10,132 officers and soldiers — and arguably, no day is better to commemorate their service that Memorial Day to acknowledge them.

The entrance to Marietta National Cemetery is through the cemetery gate of the monumental masonry archway, which was constructed in 1904 and is located…

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May 25, 2020

Memorial Day 2020: Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery

In honor of Memorial Day 2020 and those brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the people of the United States, here is some raw unedited video of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery which…

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May 25, 2020

Delta Air Lines to Give Complimentary Care Kits to Passengers Aboard Airplanes

If you will be a passenger on an airplane operated by Delta Air Lines and do not have a mask with you, fear not: effective as of Friday, June 5, 2020, you will receive a complimentary care kit upon request at either the ticket counter or gate to comply with the requirement by the airline of wearing a mask or covering for your face while simultaneously enjoying a purported extra layer of protection throughout their travel.

Included in the complimentary care kit will be the following items…

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May 24, 2020

Memorial Day Weekend 2020: Listen to Radio Decades Ago From New York — Music, News, Commercials, and More

If you want to temporarily get away from all of the ridiculous nonsense of the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, how about going back to an era which was not much simpler?

Not so long ago was a time when people who wanted to listen to music would tune in to terrestrial radio; and when they traveled, the reception would progressively get weaker with more static — until one could no longer listen to the radio station…

…but with the advent of the Internet and mobile communications, you can listen to what music radio in New York sounded like decades ago — anywhere in the world where you happen to be traveling — as radio arguably reached its zenith during its heyday in New York.

One of the most popular radio stations in the world was…

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May 24, 2020

Why Flags Should Fly at Half Staff. Forever.

Flags have been flying at half staff since yesterday, Friday, May 22, 2020; and as that usually happens to honor someone who died, I have been asked why. I simply figured that they were flying at half staff for the duration of the Memorial Day weekend in honor of all of the brave men and women who lost their lives while fighting for our country, its freedoms, and its ideals.

The reason as to why flags are flying at half staff in the United States did not take me long to find after I started my search — and it was found at…