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“Afghans who worked closely with U.S. diplomatic and intelligence personnel, including units assisting the CIA, underwent among the most intensive vetting of any foreign nationals around the world as a condition of their employment and prior to entering the United States,” said Sam Aronson, a former State Department official who vetted Afghans at the Kabul airport during the August 2021 evacuation.

The series quickly found a following among budget-conscious cooks, and became even more popular during the pandemic when the housebound masses had few options besides cooking at home.

Guests were sent scrambling on Nov. 9 when the hotel-and-apartment rental company Sonder abruptly shut down during their stays.

That was a new high, surpassing 74% in 2023, when the study was last conducted, and 66% during the height of the pandemic in 2020.

But a federal appeals court nullified the so-called click-to-cancel rule, ruling that the FTC didn’t follow proper procedures during the rule-making process.