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Airlines Cancel 5,700 US Flights amid Fierce Winter Storms

Airline cancellations topped 5,700 US flights on Friday as massive winter storms snarled airport operations around the United States and frustrated tens of thousands of holiday travelers. That followed nearly 2,700 canceled flights on Thursday, while just over 1,000 flights have already been canceled for Saturday, according to flight tracking…

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Keystone pipeline leaks 14,000 barrels of oil into creek in biggest spill yet

The leak occurred in Washington county, Kansas, with the affected segment being ‘isolated’ and the drip contained

The Guardian - US

Carl P. Leubsdorf: A study in contrasts of where the 2 parties are going

When Washington’s Gridiron Club announced that Mallory McMorrow would be the Democratic speaker at its winter dinner, a surprising number of the political correspondents in its ranks were baffled.

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Buttigieg talks supply chain improvements in visit to UPS Worldport

WEKU

Biden administration presses senators to avert rail strike

The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a freight rail worker strike

The Independent UK

O’Hare improvement plan prepared for takeoff — and right on time

If Chicago is to consider itself a world class city, having a travel-friendly, functional, showcase international airport is key.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pete Buttigieg’s husband slams Tucker Carlson over gay ‘lie’ slur

Pete Buttigieg’s husband trashed Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday for accusing the trailblazing transportation secretary of lying about being gay while serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

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Tucker Carlson accuses Pete Buttigieg of lying about his sexuality

The Fox News host incorrectly claimed that the former South Bend mayor has not explained why he didn’t disclose that he was gay during the earlier parts of his career

The Independent UK

What we know about the 5 victims in the Club Q mass shooting

They were daughters and sons, mothers and wives, friends and colleagues.

Axios

O’Hare expansion cleared for takeoff

The project is expected to start with two new satellite concourses, which will “dramatically expand the airport’s ability to accommodate aircraft of all sizes,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “This is a big deal for us.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Environmental groups sue DOT over Mississippi road project

A group of environmental and racial justice are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and its secretary, Pete Buttigieg, seeking to halt a Gulf Coast road project that the group says will harm the environment near historic Black neighborhoods in north Gulfport, Mississippi

The Independent UK

Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports

Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.

Texas Observer

Four more years? Joe Biden and other Democratic hopefuls for the 2024 presidential nomination

If US president Joe Biden was looking for an excuse not to run in 2024, he didn’t get it in the midterms. Democrats not only avoided the dreaded “red wave”, but also managed to retain control of the Senate, held Republicans to a razor-thin majority in the House, and swept…

The Conversation

Airline ordered to pay £222m to customers after ‘extreme’ delays to pandemic refunds

‘This really shouldn’t be happening in the first place,’ says secretary of transportation

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U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says.

The Independent UK

US says airlines to refund more than $600 million to flyers

Frontier Airlines and four foreign carriers are paying more than $600 million in refunds to consumers whose flights were canceled or significantly delayed since the start of the pandemic

Benzinga

Updated 2024 Presidential Election Betting Odds: Where Do Trump, Biden, DeSantis Rank?

The 2022 midterms may have had a large impact on the betting odds for the next president of the United States. The Nov. 8 election decides control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races across the country.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris campaigns with Gretchen Whitmer in potential 2028 preview

DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris smiled, laughed and showered her fellow Democrats with compliments as she campaigned in Detroit on Saturday with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who remains a favorite for reelection even as her race with Republican Tudor Dixon appears to tighten.

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The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene for saying he ‘emasculates’ people by promoting electric cars

‘I literally don’t even understand what that means,’ the transportation secretary said

The Independent UK

Michigan women fight to preserve abortion, 1 chat at a time

Women are gathering across Michigan to strategize how to preserve abortion rights in their state

Axios

U.S. pushes for aviation emissions cuts at key summit meeting

Pete Buttigieg is aiming for a net zero proposal by 2050.

Roll Call

Biden touts actions to promote competition in airline, agriculture sectors - Roll Call

President Biden told gas companies to lower prices at the pump "now" as he announced new actions to try to reduce costs and spur competition.

Axios

U.S. traffic deaths fall but issue "remains a crisis"

"These deaths are preventable, not inevitable, and we should act accordingly."

The Independent UK

Buttigieg awards big fed grant to dismantle racist highway

A plan to dismantle a 1-mile-long depressed freeway that was built in Detroit by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years ago is a big winner of federal money

Tribune News Service

Buttigieg responds to GOP official Maddock's 'weak little girl' tweet: My kids will 'have better values'

DETROIT — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he's raising his children to "have better values" than Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock, who called him a "weak little girl" on Twitter earlier this week.

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