The Daily Populous

Thursday September 7th, 2017 morning edition

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JetBlue (JBLU) is capping its ticket prices in every city in Florida where the airline operates so people can evacuate as Hurricane Irma barrels through the Caribbean.

JetBlue will charge a maximum of $99 up to the last available seat for direct flights and a maximum of $159 up to the last available seat for connecting flights, a JetBlue representative told Yahoo Finance.

The airline has also added flights to its schedule out of select cities where they have aircraft available.

For existing reservations, JetBlue is waiving cancellation fees as well as waiving change fees and differences in air fare for rebooking.

“In addition, we are waiving change fees for customers who want to change their flight plans due to the forecast.

Delta is capping fares at $399 on flights out of Florida and the impacted islands.

New flights are being added from Miami, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Key West to Atlanta, the spokesman confirmed to Yahoo Finance. »

Candidate for Charlotte mayor puts 'white' among qualifications

Authored by thehill.com

A candidate for mayor in Charlotte, N.C., listed "white" among her qualifications in Facebook comments that have since been deleted.

The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party rebuked Kimberley Paige Barnette, who has since apologized for her remarks.

She is trailing her two competitors in the Republican primary for Charlotte's mayor, which is scheduled for later this month. »

Jonathan Pryce To Play Pope Francis In Netflix’s ‘The Pope;’ Anthony Hopkins Is Pope Benedict

Authored by deadline.com
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The streaming service is moving forward with the feature film The Pope, with Jonathan Pryce tapped to play the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and Anthony Hopkins in talks to play his predecessor Pope Benedict.

The film tells the story of Pope Benedict’s election, and his subsequent resignation from the papacy.

He is repped by UTA and Julian Belfrage Associates, LBI Entertainment reps Meirelles and McCarten is repped by ICM Partners. »

Teen girl files claim against police who mistook her for a black male suspect and punched her

Authored by washingtonpost.com

The Bakersfield chapter of the NAACP shared a video of Tatyana Hargrove discussing her encounter with police in Bakersfield, Calif., who mistook her for a male suspect.

Though police later admitted it was a case of mistaken identity, Hargrove was charged with resisting or delaying an officer and aggravated assault on an officer.

Bakersfield police spokesman Ryan Kroeker said the department is aware a claim was filed and had been expecting it, but did not comment further. »

Teaching Young Kids Philosophy Improves Their Academic Performance – Disney World

Authored by godfatherweb.com

You’d have difficulty, I imagine, convincing many readers of the website that we should not.

However, it’s less clear that they could or should wrestle with Hegel.Perhaps the question ought to be put another way: if we teach kids to think philosophically?

“Overall,” the study concludes, “students using the approach made about two extra months’ progress in reading and maths.” »