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With The Delta Variant Thriving, CDC Reverses Mask Guidance

As more become known about the highly contagious delta variant, new guidance calls for changes to masking policy for schools and with vaccinated people.

Delta planes line up at the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Southwest Airlines will begin serving the city next month, and hopes to lure passengers away from the hometown airline.

Move Over, Delta: Southwest To Fly Out Of Atlanta

The discount carrier will start serving the nation's busiest airport in February. But getting passengers to switch from hometown carrier Delta could be a challenge, despite its lower fares.

Amid The Destruction Of Hurricane Delta, Humanity Rises To The Occasion

When Hurricane Delta sloshed ashore in Louisiana a few days ago, it inundated the state and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of household. It also managed to bring out the best in people.

Oronto Douglas is an environmental lawyer and state official who would like to see more oil money remain in the Niger Delta. He took part in negotiations with the government this summer that attempted to change the formula for sharing oil revenue.

A Rebel or a Thief? One Man's Niger Delta Claim

Nigeria produces so much oil that just the possibility of trouble there affects world markets. Prices first approached $60 a barrel after this summer's threat to the U.S. consulate. Oil first hit $50 last fall after another news item from Nigeria. A Niger Delta rebel ordered all oil companies out of the country.

U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which was still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel. Here, a Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Delta's flight delays and cancellations prompt Dept. of Transportation investigation

In a statement to NPR, Delta acknowledged the Department of Transportation’s notice and said the airline is "fully cooperating" with the investigation.

The death of Cecil the lion, lured out of a protected area in Zimbabwe, has led Delta Airlines to stop shipping big-game trophies.

Delta And American Ban Big Game Trophies As Airline Freight

Delta said in a statement on Monday that, effective immediately, it "will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and buffalo trophies." American followed hours later.

In The Moment: State Secretary Of Health Talks Delta Variant

SDPB's Arielle Zionts talks about the latest with Nick Tilsen and the NDN Collective. Tilsen has entered a diversion program, today we learn what that is.…

Two bag tags that may soon be together a lot.

Delta Makes Deal To Buy 49 Percent Of Virgin Atlantic

The American carrier is hoping to crack into the lucrative New York-to-London route. The deal, which needs regulators' approvals, would also let Delta's passengers connect with Virgin's flights out of London.

Coronavirus Surges Around The World Are Linked To Delta Variant

COVID-19 cases are increasing in many, poorly-vaccinated parts of the globe. We check in with reporters in Australia, Sierre Leone and with our science team to talk about the Delta variant's threats.

Delta Air Lines will start paying flight attendants for the time that passengers are boarding. That's a first for a major U.S. airline. Flight attendants in the U.S. generally don't begin getting paid until the doors close after boarding.

Delta will begin paying flight attendants for flight boarding time

Pay for flight attendants typically starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane's doors close. The change is expected to increase wages by several thousand dollars a year.

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