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Biden considers delaying pandemic border policy repeal

The White House is looking for ways to buy time to avoid a massive influx of migrants.

Axios

Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless, or worse

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department will appeal mask mandate ruling if CDC finds requirement still ‘necessary’

Biden administration weighing response after federal judge voided public transit requirement

The Independent UK

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Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him

President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19

The Independent UK

Louisville transit officials drop mask mandates following federal judge’s ruling

WEKU

Florida seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?

Miami Herald

CDC Removes All Countries From COVID-19 'Do Not Travel' List

Though travel isn't completely back to normal, this change is an overdue acknowledgment that we can't always view COVID-19 transmission as catastrophic.

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Mask mandate ruling is "a political act"

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC only had authority to issue regulations related to "sanitation"

Salon

Uber and Lyft ditch mandatory masks after judge shoots down CDC mandate

Neither drivers nor riders will be required to wear masks, and the car's front seat can now be occupied.

Input

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?

A ruling by a judge in Florida means the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation is gone

The Independent UK

CDC: New Omicron strain accounts for about 20% of new cases in U.S.

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is still the dominant strain, making up about 75% of all cases.

Axios

Flight attendants warn mask mandate confusion could cause ‘more violence’

‘The last thing we need for workers on the frontlines or passengers traveling today is confusion and chaos,’ says the Association of Flight Attendants

The Independent UK

Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto

Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more...

Reason

Confusion as US’s ‘trains and planes’ mask mandate overturned

Federal judge overturned CDC extension

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Pilots announce mask mandate has been dropped mid-flight in US, angering passengers

‘The flight crew has taken our choices away from us. Very very angry about this,’ says aggrieved traveller

Daily Record

Major US travel rule changes as masks struck down and warning system overhauled

The mask verdict has thrown the travel industry into confusion.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia has begun battle to seize east of Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, Ukrainian president says in video address

Wales Online

US airlines relax mask rules for transatlantic passengers after court ruling

Airlines immediately welcomed the decision to relax mask regulations following the ruling by a judge that the mandate was unlawful

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The Guardian - US

US judge strikes down Biden mask mandate for planes and trains

The Florida judge’s ruling appeared to free operators to retain or discard masking policies, leading to confusion

The Independent UK

Cheers, fear as judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate

A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end the order sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic

Reason

Federal Court Rules Against CDC Transportation Mask Mandate

The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.

Benzinga

US Airlines Rush To End COVID-19 Mask Mandate After Federal Judge Calls 2-Year-Old Directive Unlawful

U.S. airlines on Monday rushed to end the COVID-19 mask mandate but continued to recommend wearing a face mask when using public transport after a federal judge in Florida called the two-year-old rule for public transportation unlawful.

Tribune News Service

US stops mask requirement on planes after judge’s ruling

Passengers on airplanes, trains and other public transportation in the U.S. don’t have to wear masks anymore, after a federal judge struck down the mandate.

The Independent UK

TSA will not enforce mask mandate after judge strikes down requirement. What happens next?

How airlines, public transit and the Biden administration are responding as one of the last pieces of pandemic-era public health protections comes to an end

Reason

Florida Judge Declares CDC's Federal Travel Mask Mandate 'Unlawful' and Vacates It

"Our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends," writes Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.

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