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      <title>United Airlines is About to Fire Nearly 600 Employees for Not Getting COVID Vaccine</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This makes up less than 1% of the airlines workforce. <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-is-about-to-fire-nearly-600-employees-for-not-getting-covid-vaccine/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This makes up less than 1% of the airlines workforce. <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-is-about-to-fire-nearly-600-employees-for-not-getting-covid-vaccine/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>United Gave Away A Toddler’s Seat, Forcing Him To Sit On His Mother’s Lap For The Entire Flight</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[United Airlines is back in the news. Is it good news or bad news? What do you think? Yup, more bad news for United.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-gave-away-a-toddlers-seat-forcing-him-to-sit-on-his-mothers-lap-for-the-entire-flight/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[United Airlines is back in the news. Is it good news or bad news? What do you think? Yup, more bad news for United.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-gave-away-a-toddlers-seat-forcing-him-to-sit-on-his-mothers-lap-for-the-entire-flight/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>JetBlue Kicked A Family Off Of A Plane Because Of A Birthday Cake</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 12:38:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jet Blue must have been jealous that all the other airline is in the news for one reason or another. Well, They too are now in the news for treating paying customers crappy.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/jetblue-kicked-a-family-off-of-a-plane-because-of-a-birthday-cake/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jet Blue must have been jealous that all the other airline is in the news for one reason or another. Well, They too are now in the news for treating paying customers crappy.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/jetblue-kicked-a-family-off-of-a-plane-because-of-a-birthday-cake/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>United Airlines to Start Charging Customers for Overhead Bins [Poll]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:07:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Not having to check a bag when traveling has its perks, especially with the convenience of the overhead bin. However, that's all going to change for passengers who fly with United Airlines.
The airline just announced that starting in January, they will start charging people a fee for using the overhead bins... <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-to-start-charging-customers-for-overhead-bins-poll/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Not having to check a bag when traveling has its perks, especially with the convenience of the overhead bin. However, that&apos;s all going to change for passengers who fly with United Airlines.
The airline just announced that starting in January, they will start charging people a fee for using the overhead bins... <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-to-start-charging-customers-for-overhead-bins-poll/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Woman Kicked Off Flight Because She Has Cancer [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:29:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A California woman suffering from the blood cancer multiple myeloma was removed from a flight from Hawaii to California while she was trying to return from vacation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-kicked-off-flight-because-she-has-cancer-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A California woman suffering from the blood cancer multiple myeloma was removed from a flight from Hawaii to California while she was trying to return from vacation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-kicked-off-flight-because-she-has-cancer-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Airline Refuses to Let Veteran Hang Up His Medal-Filled Jacket [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[So, chalk this one up as one of the biggest public relations blunder ever. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-airline-refuses-to-let-veteran-hang-up-his-medal-filled-jacket-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So, chalk this one up as one of the biggest public relations blunder ever. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-airline-refuses-to-let-veteran-hang-up-his-medal-filled-jacket-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/U.S. Army</media:description>
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      <title>Air Travel Passenger Shaming</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever had a bad experience while flying during your travels? 
Well, there is a Facebook page titled Passenger Shaming, which also has companion Instagram and Twitter accounts, that takes pride in bringing you pictures and videos of some of the jerks you may encounter during your flights. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-you-can-now-shame-your-fellow-airline-passengers-on-this-website-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever had a bad experience while flying during your travels? 
Well, there is a Facebook page titled Passenger Shaming, which also has companion Instagram and Twitter accounts, that takes pride in bringing you pictures and videos of some of the jerks you may encounter during your flights. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-you-can-now-shame-your-fellow-airline-passengers-on-this-website-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Idiot at Airport Causes Long Delay Because of Wi-Fi Hotspot Name [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:18:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed about four hours last week because of an idiot on board who chose poorly when naming his wi-fi hotspot, Fox 31 Denver reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-idiot-at-airport-causes-long-delay-because-of-wi-fi-hotspot-name-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed about four hours last week because of an idiot on board who chose poorly when naming his wi-fi hotspot, Fox 31 Denver reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-idiot-at-airport-causes-long-delay-because-of-wi-fi-hotspot-name-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Rick Gershon/Getty Images</media:description>
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