#travel-disruptions

#travel-disruptions

The Venezuelan winter league suspended play following the United States taking military action in Caracas, casting uncertainty on a couple of Los Angeles Dodgers players. Edgardo Henriquez, a Venezuelan native, had been pitching for La Tiburones de la Guaira, and Dodgers prospect Eduardo Quintero also briefly spent time with the team. With roughly five weeks until Spring Training begins, the Dodgers could face some challenges trying to get their players back to the United States.

Peak rainfall in parts of the region is expected to reach as high as 1.5 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The foothills and mountains south of Point Conception, which include parts of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, are projected to receive up to nine inches (25 centimeters) of rain by 10 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve. The rain will continue to fall on Thursday, Christmas Day, and a total of 14 inches could soak the region (35 centimeters) by Friday.

Air pollution in Delhi and its suburbs, which together make up the National Capital Region, has been at its worst levels in weeks. According to government data, the averageAir Quality Index (AQI) in the region on Monday was 471, which among the worst in the world, with any measurement above 300 considered "hazardous" to health. For comparison, any measurement under 50 is considered "good."

Meteorologists are predicting colder-than-normal temperatures to hit a large portion of the United States, which will bring the first snowstorms of the year to many areas. Towns and cities in northern Midwest have already been blanketed with snow this weekend and the same treatment is set to arrive in the central Plains, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and New England starting early next week. There was a 45-car pileup along Interstate 70 about 10 miles from Terre Haute, Indiana, due to the snow.

Every family has a group chat. Most families shouldn't. And never is that group chat more chaotic than during the holidays. My family's group chat melts down every November. Every year I consider muting it, if not skipping Thanksgiving altogether. Every year, my mom guilts me about my grandma's age (old). So I stay. Here's how I expect it to unravel this time around.

Short-term rental firm Sonder Holdings said it will wind down its US operations after hotel chain Marriott abruptly ended their partnership. In a Monday press release, the San Francisco company said it plans to file "a Chapter 7 liquidation of its US business," and "initiate insolvency proceedings" in other countries where it operates. "We are devastated to reach a point where a liquidation is the only viable path forward," said Janice Sears, Sonder's interim CEO.

In December, we think there's going to be some [storm] systems coming out of western Canada and diving into the middle of the country, then coming along the mid-Atlantic coast,

A nationwide technical glitch for United Airlines caused massive headaches for travelers coast to coast, leading to over 1,000 delayed flights and cancellations.

Temperatures reaching up to 40C in Germany are expected to significantly impact rail traffic, particularly in the west, leading to delays and disruptions.

The Green Party has made a historic gain by securing its first-ever councillor in Greenwich, with Tamasin Rhymes winning the Shooters Hill by-election.

The U.S. entry into Israel's war with Iran caused widespread global travel disruptions, with flight cancellations peaking despite claims of a ceasefire by Trump.