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Barbara Peterson

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
2
Latest publication
Sep 11, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Afar
Top 500K sites
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Aug 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Barbara Peterson

    After the 9/11 Attacks, the TSA Was Created: A Look at 25 Years of U.S. Airport Security (opens the original)

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    This week, the United States observes the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, which forever changed the way we travel. A little more than two months after the deadly attacks, on November 19, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act into law, creating the sprawling bureaucracy known as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which took over airport security from the airlines and has been running it ever since. Over the years, TS

  2. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Barbara Peterson

    Why Flights Are Being Diverted, and How It Could Affect Your Travel Plans (opens the original)

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    Lately it seems like another day, another flight diversion. It’s midsummer, when flight schedules are more likely to go awry due to severe weather and high flight volume, and in addition to the regular expected delays, there’s a chance you could end up somewhere that isn’t on your itinerary. That’s because diverted flights, which are relatively rare—about .3 percent of total U.S. airline operations are diverted—typically rise at this time of year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statis

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