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U.S. boosts passenger screening as Marburg and mpox viruses spread

Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.

Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengers

At a protest in San Francisco, blind Uber and Lyft users claim that the ride-hailing companies aren’t doing enough to prevent drivers from turning them away.

Tech - Wired - October 20

New young drivers should not carry under-21s as passengers, AA says

It is also proposed that under-21s could lose their licences for not wearing a seatbelt.

Passenger dies and 15 hurt after two trains crash

A westbound train went about 1,000 metres beyond its stopping point to hit a stationary service.

An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger

An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptive

World - ABC News - October 22

American to pay $50 million fine for its treatment of disabled passengers

Airlines must be accountable for their treatment of passengers with disabilities, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Passenger who died in mid Wales train crash named

The passenger who died is named locally, and one train driver was "quite badly injured".

American Airlines Fined $50 Million Over Treatment of Passengers With Disabilities

The carrier said its mishandling rate for wheelchairs and scooters has dropped by 20% in recent years as it invests in new equipment and practices.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

American Airlines Cracks Down on ‘Gate Lice’ With New Boarding System

American Airlines is testing a technology platform that will produce a sound when a passenger attempts to board a flight ahead of the assigned group.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Passenger attacked while sleeping on flight: "His face was bruised and bloody"

A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.

United Airlines Passenger Repeatedly Punched Another Flier, Authorities Say

A man assaulted another passenger on a United Airlines flight on Monday in an attack that appeared to have been random, officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus skids into a deep gorge in northern India

At least 36 people have been killed when a poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India

World - ABC News - November 4

At Daniel Penny’s Trial, Subway Passengers Describe Harrowing F Train Ride

Witnesses from the subway train said they feared Jordan Neely but also described the horror of watching him die in a chokehold.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard

Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes

World - ABC News - November 6

'Submarining': How you sit in the passenger seat can save your life

World - Yahoo News - November 7

'The 12:40 bus left at 12:33': Passengers struggle as fare cap rises

The frequency of rural bus services in England has reached a historic low but fares are now rising.

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes helps unwell passenger during flight

Midfielder catches passenger after he passes out Fernandes was on plane from Manchester to Portugal The Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, has been praised for helping an unwell ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56m

Amount paid at auction is highest ever for memorabilia related to ship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a steamship which rescued more than ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

Turkish jets have struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following attack on defense company

World - ABC News - October 23

A county judge has struck down Ohio’s abortion ban, citing the state’s voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

Health - ABC News - October 24

Israel Struck Air Defenses Around Critical Iranian Energy Sites, Officials Say

Israeli attacks hit air-defense systems around important energy sites but avoided the facilities themselves, Iranian and Israeli officials said. The United States had urged Israel not to strike ...

World - The New York Times - October 27

Palestinians say Israel struck a Gaza clinic during a polio campaign. The army denies it

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran

The Israeli military says it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks

World - ABC News - November 3

Blues' Dylan Holloway escapes serious injury after being struck in neck by puck

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team’s practice facility and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a ...

Sports - ABC News - November 6

A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down

Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations

World - ABC News - November 7

A driver who struck a crowd in a Chinese city, causing multiple injuries, has been detained

Police have detained a 62-year-old man after he rammed a car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and fled

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Police in China say 35 people were killed and 43 injured after a driver struck a crowd in the city of Zhuhai