That
two-week Congressional standoff over the FAA budget did more than
furlough thousands of employees -- it also meant nearly a half-billion
dollars in pure profit for airlines. Carriers that raised their fares to
match the taxes they weren’t collecting pocketed about $400 million from customers. Airlines were rolling back the increases as
ticket taxes began to be collected again. Source Link
An agreement that was part of the NBC-Comcast merger will make it easier for more low-income families to connect to the Internet. Comcast will offer broadband service for $9.95 a month to households with a child who gets free school lunches. The program also includes a voucher to purchase a low-cost computer for $149. Source Link
Could your kids be brown-bagging a helping of food poisoning with that school lunch? A new study found that 98-percent of perishable foods that kids brought to school were at unsafe temperatures before the lunch bell rang. Experts recommend using plenty of ice packs or transferring perishable food to a refrigerator at school to reduce the risk of food-borne illness. Source Link
