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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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Benzinga

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

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

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

Axios

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.

Roll Call

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

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

Axios

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

Airline barred congressman from flying twice because he’s in a wheelchair

‘What’s outrageous is that lithium-ion batteries are going to become more and more prevalent in people using them because they’re lighter weight and they last a lot longer,’ the Rhode Island congressman said

The Independent UK

Airlines commit to pay for hotel, meals for some flight cancellations

Delta Air Lines and other carriers are committing to pay for hotel and food expenses for some passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed by three hours or more, as the federal government pushes airlines to improve how they treat customers during flight disruptions.

Tribune News Service

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The Independent UK

New online dashboard to help flyers on delays, cancellations

The Department of Transportation is launching a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend

Tribune News Service

Airlines put meal, hotel voucher rules in writing after pressure from DC

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and several of the nation’s other top carriers are spelling out their policies on giving meal and hotel vouchers to passengers stranded by airline-caused delays and cancellations after regulators threatened tougher rules following a summer of travel turmoil.

The Independent UK

Photo of Biden quietly talking to homeless man resurfaces: ‘Character is what you do when no one is watching’

The photograph in question was taken in 2018, shortly before Mr Biden announced his candidacy for president

Los Angeles Times

What should airlines offer you when flights are delayed and canceled?

LOS ANGELES — If your flight is canceled, you should be able to use your ticket to fly on a different airline to reach your final destination.

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Pete Buttigieg opens up about twins’ difficult first year, early health issues in heartfelt essay

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, are reflecting on the difficulties and rewards of their first year as the father of twins.

Tribune News Service

Biden rally hit hard against GOP, but real midterm effect will come on the road

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden cast the 2022 elections at a heavily publicized rally just outside the Beltway this week as a choice between Democrats who are trying to fix roads and bring down health care costs and extreme Republicans pushing “semi-fascism” and bent on “destroying America.”

Roll Call

Biden rally blasts GOP, but real midterm effect will come on the road

President Joe Biden blasted Republicans at a rally of Democrats, but he and his Cabinet have to travel the country to affect the midterms.

Mic

The biggest political controversy right now is state fair season

Do we really have to endure puns about butter from Mayor Pete?

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg sends heartwarming letter to Florida student whose ‘curly hair’ commencement speech went viral following LGBT+ ‘censorship’

Zander Moricz’s advocacy will ‘reverberated across the country’, says frst openly gay US cabinet secretary

Tribune News Service

What a new crackdown on airlines could mean to travelers

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told airlines this week that passengers are still seeing an “unacceptable” number of disruptions this summer, and he’s pushing carriers to better take care of passengers when flights are canceled and delayed.

The Independent UK

Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to do a better job of helping stranded travelers or they will face new regulations

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