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Under EU rules, this will allow airlines to avoid paying financial compensation to passengers, though they will still be entitled to reimbursement or an alternative flight.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Now, with support from the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, an international group of physicists has taken a closer look at alternative explanations known as quantum collapse models.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
The bread and butter of Boston asset management has been actively managed equity mutual funds, a business that has been crimped by investors choosing exchange-traded funds, index funds, and alternative investments instead.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, it is hard to see how oil, gas and other important commodities produced in the Middle East could find alternative routes to market,” Kashkari wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The Germans had no alternative but to sign.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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