The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again, and more of the day's top news.
Here's a look at some of the most prominent news stories from today, Dec. 27:Supreme Court keeps asylum limitsThe Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.
Even as suburban roads and most major highways in the area reopened, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz warned that police would be stationed at entrances to Buffalo and at major intersections because some drivers were flouting a ban on driving within New York’s second-most populous city. And the chaos seemed certain to continue. The airline also scrubbed 2,500 flights for Wednesday and nearly 1,400 for Thursday as it tried to restore order to its mangled schedule.
Sports US to let MLB stars play for Cuba in WBC HAVANA — The United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic n… Health and Fitness AP Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantine Foreign companies have welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity, while Japan announced restrictions on visitors from the country as infections surge. The ruling Communist Party’s abrupt decision to lift some of the world’s strictest anti-virus controls comes as it tries reverse an economic downturn.
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Supreme Court justices issue scathing Title 42 dissent: 'We are a court of law'Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a scathing dissent of the majority's opinion to indefinitely keep Title 42 in place.
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Did a Southwest Airlines Pilot Post on Facebook, 'Southwest Airlines Has Imploded'?Facebook users copied and pasted a post about a supposed Southwest Airlines pilot as the company struggled with canceled flights in December 2022.
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Why Southwest Airlines canceled so many flights during the busiest holiday travel week of the yearSouthwest Airlines travelers faced a brutal capstone to the Christmas weekend, as the company canceled 70% of its flights Monday. Another 63% had been canceled by Tuesday. In a statement on its website, Southwest called its own performance 'unacceptable.'
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Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitelyThe Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. The restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19. They have been used 2.5 million times to prevent migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. Conservative-leaning states argued that lifting the restrictions would lead to a massive increase in migrants, and pushed the court to intervene. Immigration advocates say the U.S. has moral and international obligations to offer asylum to people fleeing persecution. The case will be argued in February.
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Supreme Court Preserves Key Immigration Restriction Amid Legal ChallengesThe Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Title 42 immigration policy can remain in effect for now. See the potential biases and similarities in reports from dcexaminer, thehill and cnn:
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Supreme Court leaves Title 42 in place - KRLD All LocalPlus, thousands of Southwest flights have been cancelled over the past few days leaving hundreds of people stranded and a maintenance worker was shot to death at Grand Prairie apartment building.
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