France is halting joint military operations with Mali over last week's coup in the West African country.It said the suspension would continue until it received guarantees about a return to civilian rule in Mali.French forces have been supporting troops from Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso to fight militants in the Sahel region.The technology to support mid-air cell phone calls exists right now.In the 1980s flight attendants fight a good fight for cigarettes to be banned in flight., they led the charge against cigarettes in cabins, which ultimately led to full-fledged bans on in-flight smoking by 2000.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmail/message