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Passengers look out at an American Airlines jet. The airline is cracking down on "gate lice" — passengers who crowd around departure gates in terminals, and try to jump ahead in the boarding queue. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

The Los Angeles Times newspaper headquarters is shown in El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

A strike by Boeing's machinists has hobbled the plane maker since the walk-out began almost six weeks ago. Union members overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer as the strike continues. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has fined Apple and Goldman Sachs $89 million. Pictured is the Apple logo hanging in front of an Apple store in Chicago in March. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption

American Airlines has agreed to pay a $50 million fine from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The DOT says the penalty is because of "numerous serious violations of the laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities" over a four-year period between 2019 and 2023. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works is seen in Braddock, Pa., on Oct. 16, 2024. Nate Smallwood for NPR hide caption

A Denny's restaurant is shown Sept. 14, 2017, in Cranberry, Pa. Officials at the restaurant chain said about half of the 150 restaurant closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside federal court in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

A sign outside a McDonald's restaurant is seen in Pittsburgh, on June 25, 2019. E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

Olivia Nuzzi an event in Miami in February 2022. She is leaving New York Magazine after nearly eight years. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Vox Media hide caption

Honda Motor Co. logos are pictured in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2019. The automaker is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles over fuel pumps that may crack and leak fuel, which could increase the risk of a fire. Kyodo News/AP hide caption

An Air India airlines jet is pictured in September 2023 in Lido Beach, N.Y. The airline was one of many affected by hoax bomb threats over the past week. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption