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Congress May Kill Obama-Era Airline Rule That Benefits Passengers

Discount airlines like Spirit, Frontier, and Allegiant and full-fare carriers including Southwest, JetBlue, and Delta all want this rule to go away.

The Street

Buttigieg, other officials to visit collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site in Philadelphia where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp, caught fire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway

The Independent UK

Major US highway could take months to repair after collapse

Drivers face prolonged commutes after a section of one of the largest East Coast transportation routes buckled and fell.

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Long commutes start after part of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia following tanker truck fire

Drivers have started longer commutes after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire

The Independent UK

Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire

The northbound lanes of the East Coast’s main north-south highway were gone and the southbound lanes were ‘compromised’ by a fire. U.S. officials vow to rebuild fast.

Chicago Sun-Times

US highway collapses after fuel truck catches fire

An elevated section a highway in Philadelphia has collapsed, closing a heavily travelled segment of the US east coast's main north-south highway indefinitely

The New Daily

Chasten Buttigieg calls out Nikki Haley for linking teen suicidal thought to trans girls using locker rooms

The former South Carolina governor has offered no basis for her assertion

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Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants

The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs

The Independent UK

Trump spokeswoman appears to mock Pete Buttigieg’s military service over Memorial Day weekend

‘Great way to dump on veterans and people in uniform... You nailed this one Liz’

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg says GOP falling in ‘delicious’ trap: ‘Coca-Cola, Disney and Bud Light are on the other side’

In an increasingly polarised political environment, Buttigieg expressed hope about common ground in America, in part thanks to the GOP

The Independent UK

Hell’s consultants | Are consultancy firms more a liability than an asset?

Amidst massive lay-offs by the consultancy industry, Amazon Prime Video’s show is timely

The Hindu

The GOP wants you* to quit your job - Roll Call

* If President Joe Biden appointed you, that is. During the Trump era, Democratic calls for Cabinet resignations also were frequent.

Roll Call

Tesla wrong to call driving system 'Autopilot' as cars can't drive themselves, officials say

"It is inappropriate to label something as 'Autopilot' when the system requires the driver to keep their hands on the wheel at all times," the top US transportation official, Pete Buttigieg has said as his department is investigating 14 fatal crashes with Tesla

Daily Mirror

Tesla shouldn't call driving system Autopilot because humans are still in control, Buttigieg says

The top U.S. transportation official says Tesla shouldn’t call its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves

The Independent UK

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US proposes rules requiring airlines to compensate passengers for flight delays

Airlines would have to offer cash compensation and accommodation vouchers for cancellations and delays

The Street

Biden to Make a Pro-Traveller Move Airlines Will Hate

"When an airline causes a flight cancellation or delay, passengers should not foot the bill," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.

The Street

Why Airlines May Have To Pay You For Canceling Your Flight

Waiting in the airport might at least be worth your time.

Roll Call

Biden administration drafting airline passenger protection rules - Roll Call

The Biden administration wants to ensure passengers are compensated for flight delays and cancellations caused by airlines.

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The Independent UK

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

The Biden administration is starting work on new regulations that it says will expand the rights of airline passengers

The Street

Here's Who To Blame For All Those Flight Cancellations

A new report has some surprising conclusions about all the headaches travelers keep encountering.

The Independent UK

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

Congressional investigators say airlines themselves are responsible for a rising percentage of canceled flights — more often than before the pandemic, when bad weather was the most common problem

Salon

School kids forced to crawl under trains

When trains block a crossing for hours on end, kids risk their lives to get to school

WEKU

Biden warns of rights under threat from Trump and 'MAGA extremists' in reelect launch

In announcing his bid in a video Tuesday, President Biden says he cast his decision to run again as a fight for personal freedoms.

ABC News

Who's running for US president in 2024? From Joe Biden and Donald Trump to Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, here's who's in the mix

Donald Trump is all in, and Joe Biden has announced his re-election bid. Here's who else is in the running to take the White House in 2024.

WEKU

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will leave

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement.

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