On Tuesday, Ford insisted the transportation plan was on track.

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Besides the hospitality, seats and VIP access, packages can be purchased with or without lodging, which usually also includes ground transportation between the hotel and track, either scheduled buses or semi-private hourly shuttles to the track with on-demand returns.

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Andy Tatem, a reader in the Geology and Environmental Science department at the University of Southampton is the developer of vbd-air.com, a web tool developed for the Transportation Research Board to help track the spread of mosquito-transmitted illnesses via air travel.

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Cheney and Cole told federal investigators that they "lost track of time" while working on personal laptop computers, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

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Fortunately, the Department of Transportation is considering a rule change that would give pet owners more detailed information about an airlines' track record.

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