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U.S. tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators

California court says Uber, Lyft drivers are employees

In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, an official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, further cementing a normalization deal between the two countries. (Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP, File)

First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday slammed a "disgusting" video that showed a Black man in pro-Trump gear being kicked off a Southwest flight for allegedly breaking the airline's mask policy. (Screengrab via YouTube/@KrisAnne Hall JD)

Don Jr. slams 'disgusting' video of Black Trump supporter being kicked off Southwest flight

Passengers walk through a largely empty check-in area for American Airlines at Miami International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Miami. The airline industry has been decimated by the pandemic. The Payroll Support Program given to the airlines as part of the CARES Act runs out Thursday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Sens. Toomey, Lee push back on talk of airline relief bill

American Airlines ticket agent Henry Gemdron, left, works with a customer at Miami International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Pelosi calls for halt on airline layoffs as coronavirus relief for workers 'is being advanced'

American Airlines ticket agent Henry Gemdron, left, works with a customer at Miami International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Miami. The airline industry has been decimated by the pandemic. The Payroll Support Program given to the airlines as part of the CARES Act runs out Thursday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

American, United to furlough 32,000 as time runs out on aid

In this May 24, 2020, file photo, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant prepares a plane bound for Orlando, Fla., for takeoff at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday, Oct. 1, unless Congress comes up with another aid package. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs

This Wednesday, June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Uber gets back London license after winning court challenge

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

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