6 Broken Bathrooms Force Flight to Make an Urgent Landing

New York Times - Oct 7, 2026

An American Airlines flight was diverted to New York on Tuesday because of an “inadequate number of operational lavatories” — two, on a plane that normally has eight.

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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 jobs

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Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel

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