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Republican senator who led the push to end mask mandates on planes and public transport tests positive for COVID-19 for the 3rd time in a year
Sen. Roger Wicker, who had COVID in August 2021 and February 2022, previously told Insider that the…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden says it's up to Americans whether to wear a mask on planes after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US mandate
"I haven't spoken to the CDC yet," Biden said when asked whether he planned to appeal the ruling, w…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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Delta Air Lines backtracks after calling COVID an 'ordinary seasonal virus' and igniting backlash
Delta Air Lines has since updated its post where it referred to COVID-19 as having "transitioned to…
Áine Cain
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Delta, United, Southwest, and 18 other airlines no longer require passengers to wear masks on planes see the full list
Most US airlines now no longer require passengers to wear masks after a federal judge struck down t…
Taylor Rains
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GOP senator says 'Europeans are a little more willing to submit to rules and laws that are malarkey' than Americans are when it comes to masking
Sen. Roger Wicker, who's had COVID-19 twice, spoke on Tuesday in support of a resolution that would…
Bryan Metzger
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The largest flight attendants union expects the federal mask mandate on airplanes will be extended past March 18
The federal mask mandate for planes and other travel is set to expire next month, but the Associati…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Sen. Rand Paul is tired of being 'treated like crap' on planes and wants an end to their mask mandates
The Kentucky Republican said he doesn't want flight attendants 'jammering at me to put my mask on i…
Nicole Gaudiano
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A pilot using TikTok to criticize the federal vaccine mandate is going viral among conservatives
A viral TikTok showing a pilot speaking out against vaccine mandates is spreading via right-wing so…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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WNBA stars sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols blame commercial flights and dropped mask mandates for missed games
Stars like Breanna Stewart and Natasha Cloud blasted the league's travel policies after missing gam…
Meredith Cash
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American Airlines said it kicked a family with a 2-year-old off a flight in part over not wearing masks properly. The mother said she struggled to keep a mask on her son, and that he was having trouble breathing.
American Airlines said its flight attendants weren't told that the 2-year-old was having breathing …
Kate Duffy
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A Harvard psychologist explains the rise in passengers getting violent on airplanes and customers abusing retail workers: People have reached 'a boiling point'
Even as life continues to open up, customers are lashing out. "Everybody's just always mad," one sm…
Avery Hartmans
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Buttigieg defends mask mandates on public transportation as a matter of 'safety' and 'respect'
Buttigieg asked for the public to be courteous toward transportation workers, many of whom worked t…
John L. Dorman
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Biden's action plan doubles the fines for people who refuse to follow the TSA's mask mandate on airplanes to at least $500
Travelers who refuse to wear masks can already face fines up to $1500. President Biden's COVID-19 a…
Hannah Towey
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The Department of Transportation rejected a public transit mask mandate on the same day Trump's coronavirus diagnosis was revealed
The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO submitted a request to the government in July t…
John L. Dorman
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slams Biden administration over appealing to reimpose mask mandate on planes: 'Totally outrageous'
Florida and other GOP-led states sued to gut the mask mandate on transit. "There should be no manda…
Kimberly Leonard
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United CEO said the airline is offering credit or refunds to passengers who don't want to fly without a mask mandate
A United spokesperson told Insider that customers with unique circumstances or concerns should call…
Taylor Rains
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The Justice Department to appeal the ruling that struck down the mask mandate on public transportation after CDC says masks remain necessary
The announcement came after the CDC on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to step in, arguing…
Erin Snodgrass
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Experts react to airlines dropping mask rules, and share how they plan to stay safe from Omicron variants while flying
Masks are optional on planes, trains, and buses in most places across the country, but experts expl…
Hilary Brueck
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A Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida just struck down the CDC's mask mandate on planes and trains
In response, the Biden administration said the Transportation Security Administration would stop en…
Kimberly Leonard
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These are the airlines dropping mask mandates after a Trump-appointed judge struck down the requirement
The ruling has largely put the onus on individual airlines, customers and transit agencies to decid…