This Thanksgiving, Here’s What to Know About Holiday Travel
With about 30 million travelers expected to jam U.S. airports this year and storms in the forecast, you may want to take an extra helping of patience, too.
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Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
The number of ships that can travel through the vital route has fallen sharply this year because of a lack of water for the locks, raising costs and slowing deliveries.
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Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries
Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries it will install at customers’ homes, saying doing so will be cheaper than putting up more power lines.
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In Provence, Winemakers Confront Climate Change
Centuries-old varieties are being altered by weather patterns, threatening the economics of businesses in one of the world’s most important regions.