Why air travel is such a headache right now

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<p>If you&rsquo;ve tried to fly lately, you&rsquo;ve probably had to deal with cancelations, delays, and extremely long waits. <a href="https://apple.news/AY-hhfSJCS265v8nyNK2JSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why airlines are struggling to get back to business.</p> <p>Trees provide critical shade that keeps communities cool. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1tmbhqieR26fswwYCVTfFA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> reports that unequal tree distribution means higher temperatures in many neighborhoods where the majority of residents are people of color. <a href="https://apple.news/APg21wa79RtGgeDj1o-ZWGw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> explores possible solutions.</p> <p>In the 1920s, Polish Jewish &eacute;migr&eacute; Eve Adams wrote a book that may have been the first ethnography of American lesbian life. The <a href="https://apple.news/AlI5onjWpQG6S3RrktJ_dHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> sheds light on how this lost piece of history was rediscovered.</p> <p>With Independence Day approaching, <a href="https://apple.news/AfqocFR9_N-WFABTgqrMebQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at why consumer fireworks are hard to find and extremely expensive right now.</p>