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U.S. Lawmakers Consider Air Travel Passenger Rights

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Watch this video on HowStuffWorks discussing air travel passenger rights as a result of recent Jet Blue flight cancellations due to severe winter weather that grounded and canceled hundreds of flights in the Northeastern United States.

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U.S. Lawmakers Consider Air Travel Passenger Rights (1:04)

Watch this video on HowStuffWorks discussing air travel passenger rights as a result of recent Jet Blue flight cancellations due to severe winter weather that grounded and canceled hundreds of flights in the Northeastern United States.

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Traffic cops in Thailand work in some of the most polluted streets in the world. Watch this Reuters video showing how they are using two-hour sessions of laughter therapy and a special laughing technique to breathe easier.

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