America West to Charge for Food

Published January 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

America West paves new ground in cost-cutting. The airline will serve food on flights -- from snacks to hot dinners -- but customers will have to pay for it. NPR's Janet Babin reports.

Peru has the world's highest COVID death rate. Here's why

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An isolated city on the Amazon illustrates why Peru has the highest COVID death rate in the world. One infectious disease expert called the country's awful record the result of a "perfect storm."
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At least 2 people in the U.K. have the omicron variant, health secretary says

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The cases involve travel to southern Africa, where the latest COVID variant of concern was first identified, the British health secretary said. No cases have been identified in the U.S. so far.
Fresh Air Weekend: Dave Grohl; Will Smith

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