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U.S. Department of Defense and United Airlines conduct study and find the risk of exposure to coronavirus on commercial airlines is 'virtually nonexistent'; Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports. A onetime flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels. The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press announced Thursday that T.J. Newman's first book, the thriller "Falling," comes out in July. The narrative is a horror story — a different kind of airplane read — that understandably gave the author chills. On...

Former flight attendant lands 7-figure deal for 2 novels By HILLEL ITALIEFebruary 4, 2021 GMT This combination of photos shows the cover of "Falling," a novel by T.J. Newman, left, and a portrait of Newman. A former bookseller and flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels. The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader announced Thursday that Newman’s first book, the thriller “Falling,” comes out in July. (Avid Reader Press, left, and Melissa Young via AP) This combination of photos shows the cover of "Falling...

The Geography of Bliss, The Geography of Genius, and the spiritual memoir Man Seeks God, the bestselling author discovered a surprising truth. “Before, I was racing through life, trying to accomplish as much as humanly, or super-humanly, possible,” Weiner says. “Rarely did I stop and ask ‘why? To what end?’ I now question assumptions, especially my own, on a regular basis. This makes life trickier in some ways, but also richer and, in the end, more meaningful.” The importance of slowing down is one of many maxims in his latest book, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lesson...

Former GE CEO Immelt promises unvarnished 'interrogation' in new book Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail Jeffrey Immelt in November 2008 while CEO of General Electric, in New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)Mark Lennihan / AP Former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is publishing a memoir of his 16 years leading General Electric, with the onetime New Canaan resident having moved the conglomerate’s headquarters in 2016 to Boston from Fairfield, while selling off large chunks of Norwalk-based GE Capital. In “HOT SEAT: What I learned leading a Great American Company” co-authored ...

How many friends do we really need to be happy? On my quest for more meaningful friendships, I took a hard look at the people in my life. Then things got a little weird. By Billy Baker Globe Staff,Updated January 6, 2021, 10:53 a.m. Email to a Friend john s. dykes for the boston globe I removed some artwork from a wall in my office at home, got a fresh Sharpie and a stack of Post-it notes, and started writing down names. I began by picking through the contacts in my phone, then scrolled through my 1,335 Facebook friends. Many of the choices for names to put on the wall were easy. My wife. My...