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Founder of GM electric truck partner quits amid allegations

In this Feb. 12, 2020, photograph, a sign for the car-sharing service Lyft stands near a pickup zone outside the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Lyft's urban voter-turnout plan in 5 battleground states sparks conservative outrage

The mast of One World Trade Center is lit in blue to acknowledge essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, April 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

'We've rebuilt and made it better': Manhattan's rejuvenation serves as 'testament to America'

A Black Lives Matter protester, who declined to give his name, rallies outside the Portland Police Association building on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Portland, Ore. This weekend Portland will mark 100 consecutive days of protests over the May 25 police killing of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Black Lives Matter nabs American Airlines support; flight attendants allowed to wear BLM pins

The captain of the El Al airliner, which will carry U.S. and Israeli delegations to the United Arab Emirates, waves to spectators as the plane prepares to take off on the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP)

Saudi Arabia says flights to, from UAE can fly over kingdom

An airliner prepares to land at Los Angeles International Airport over the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line, en extension of the city's transportation network, Thursday, May 11, 2017 as the city seeks the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Envisioning the 2024 Olympic Games in Los Angeles takes imagination. Olympic organizers describe their proposal as ready to go, yet a lot remains on paper or under construction as International Olympic Committee members visit Los Angeles this week. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

FAA investigating reports of 'guy in a jetpack' near LAX flights

U.S. Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner, center right, and U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, center left, pose with members of the Israeli-American delegation in front of the El Al's flight, which will carry the delegation from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

First direct Israel-UAE flight lands in Abu Dhabi amid deal

FILE - In this April 21, 2013, file photo, Israeli El Al planes are parked at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel has listed an El Al flight taking off Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, for Abu Dhabi, which would be Israel's first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries agreed to a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE

Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta stretch more than an hour-long amid the partial federal shutdown, causing some travelers to miss flights, Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2019. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) ** FILE **

Whoops: Passengers left $926,030 in loose change at airport checkpoints says TSA

Robert O'Neill, the retired Navy SEAL who claims to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden, poses for a portrait in Washington on Nov. 14, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Delta bans Navy SEAL who shot bin Laden

Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

The Air India Express flight that skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo)

Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed, dozens hurt

Smoke fills the sky at the scene of a train derailment in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb derailed and set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure. There were no immediate reports of any leaks. (Daniel Coronado via AP)

Arizona train derailment causes bridge collapse and big fire

The Transportation Security Administration reports between 500,000 and 700,000 travelers have flown on airplanes so far this month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Airlines take safety precautions with travel on rise

In this March 25, 2020, file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

United Airlines sending layoff notices to nearly half of U.S. employees

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. There will be no more attempts at social distancing on American Airlines flights. The airline said Friday, June 26, that it will start booking flights to full capacity next week. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) ** FILE **

American Airlines will book flights to full capacity

Segway to stop making its original personal transporter

In this photo taken March 12, 2015, passengers wait on the platform before boarding a train at the U Street Metro Station in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Metro to reopen 15 subway stations, add buses to busiest routes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, listens as Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., center, speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2020. They unveiled the Moving Forward Act, which aims to rebuild America's infrastructure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats roll out $1.5 trillion infrastructure package

In this March 18, 2020 file photo, a Southern China Airlines flight from Guangzhou, China, passes in front of the sun as it arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, the Trump administration moved to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the two countries. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trump administration to suspend Chinese passenger flights to U.S.

In this July 25, 2016, file photo, an agent of LATAM airlines stands by the counters at the airport in Santiago, Chile. The South American carrier said Tuesday, May 26, 2020, that it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it grapples with the sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Latam Airlines seeks bankruptcy protection as travel slumps

California Highway Patrol officer Troy Christensen runs a driver's license after stopping a motorist along Interstate 5 who was suspected of speeding Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. The CHP is issuing a lot more tickets to motorists where lanes are wide open during the coronavirus pandemic. From March 19, when the stay-at-home order began, through April 19, officers issued 87% more citations to drivers suspected of speeding in excess of 100 mph. That's compared to the same period last year. The jump in speeding tickets coincides with a 35% decline in traffic volume. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

'Lawlessness out there': Speeding epidemic sparked by stay-at-home orders

A Metra conductor signals for all clear at the Glenview Amtrak/Metra Station in Glenview, Ill., Wednesday, May 13, 2020. All customers are now required to wear a mask or face covering while using Metra, a commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

China poised to cash in on coronavirus aid designated for U.S. railroads, safety advocates warn

A Hertz Car Rental is closed during he coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Paramus, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Debt and coronavirus push Hertz into bankruptcy protection

President Donald Trump speaks at Ford's Rawsonville Components Plant that has been converted to making personal protection and medical equipment, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Ypsilanti, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump dons mask during Ford factory tour, but not for TV cameras

In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a new section of 30-foot-high "bollard style wall" is lifted into place at a construction site south of Yuma, Ariz., near the border between the United States and Mexico. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)

Trump cancels portion of border wall over rising costs

In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis

U.S. Navy patrol boats carrying journalists to see damaged oil tankers leave a U.S. Navy 5th Fleet base near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) ** FILE **

State Department unveils new global maritime advisory for shippers to avoid sanctions

In this June 17, 2014, file photo, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths walks out of Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Dubai airport CEO: Global travel still up in air over the coronavirus

Cars travel along the Dolphin Expressway, Monday, May 11, 2020, in downtown Miami. Americans are slowly getting back on the road after hunkering down amid the cornonavirus pandemic, though driving still is well below what it was before many states issued stay-at-home orders. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

How to take care of your car during the coronavirus pandemic

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