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FAA ORDERS RARE NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH BUCKLES, STRANDING THOUSANDSWORKDAY'S PAYROLL MELTDOWN LEAVES WORKERS AT 11,500 COMPANIES LOCKED OUT, DAYS AFTER MICROSOFT'S OWN CRASHALASKA COULD GET ITS FIRST DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IN A GENERATION AS KREISS-TOMKINS PULLS AWAY IN RANKED-CHOICE COUNTUS BRACES TO LOSE ITS MEASLES-FREE STATUS AFTER 26 YEARS AS CASES HIT A THREE-DECADE HIGHCHINA CONFIRMS IT'S DISCUSSING A ONCE-UNTHINKABLE TRUMP-XI-PUTIN SUMMIT — AND IT COULD HAPPEN THIS MONTHFAA ORDERS RARE NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH BUCKLES, STRANDING THOUSANDSWORKDAY'S PAYROLL MELTDOWN LEAVES WORKERS AT 11,500 COMPANIES LOCKED OUT, DAYS AFTER MICROSOFT'S OWN CRASHALASKA COULD GET ITS FIRST DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IN A GENERATION AS KREISS-TOMKINS PULLS AWAY IN RANKED-CHOICE COUNTUS BRACES TO LOSE ITS MEASLES-FREE STATUS AFTER 26 YEARS AS CASES HIT A THREE-DECADE HIGHCHINA CONFIRMS IT'S DISCUSSING A ONCE-UNTHINKABLE TRUMP-XI-PUTIN SUMMIT — AND IT COULD HAPPEN THIS MONTH

US · NATIONWIDE06:05 ET

FAA Orders Rare Nationwide Ground Stop as Air Traffic Control Tech Buckles, Stranding Thousands

The emergency order was only the third of its kind in U.S. history, after 9/11 and a 2023 system outage. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed aging routers and warned "you will have more of these" without new funding.

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The WeeklyObserver

FAA Orders Rare Nationwide Ground Stop as Air Traffic Control Tech Buckles, Stranding Thousands

Workday's Payroll Meltdown Leaves Workers at 11,500 Companies Locked Out, Days After Microsoft's Own Crash

Alaska Could Get Its First Democratic Governor in a Generation as Kreiss-Tomkins Pulls Away in Ranked-Choice Count

US News

US Braces to Lose Its Measles-Free Status After 26 Years as Cases Hit a Three-Decade High

DC Gym Shooting Death Toll Climbs to Six as Police Detail Doctor-Gunman's Hour-Long Barricade

'El Mencho's' Brother Sentenced to 22.5 Years After Pleading Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine and Meth Into the US

World

China Confirms It's Discussing a Once-Unthinkable Trump-Xi-Putin Summit — and It Could Happen This Month

Ukraine Unleashes Nearly 1,200 Drones on Russia in One of the War's Biggest Barrages as Kyiv Hospital Is Hit

Kushner and Witkoff Fly From Putin's Kremlin Straight to Zelensky in Dublin as Peace Push Shifts Into a New Gear

Missing Autistic Teen Found Alive After Six Days Lost in the Australian Bush

Celebrity & Entertainment

John Mulaney Returns to 'SNL' for a Record Seventh Hosting Gig Tonight, With Phoebe Bridgers Performing

Dua Lipa Makes History as Coachella 2027 Unveils Tame Impala, SZA and a Surprise Daddy Yankee Headline Slot

Empire State Building 'Proposal' Climbers Speak Out — and Her Father Says They Were Already Secretly Married

Johnny Depp Makes His Comeback as a Horror-Tinged Scrooge in 'Ebenezer' — and Early Reactions Are Surprisingly Kind

Senate Clears Key Hurdle on Sweeping, 500-Page Energy Permitting Overhaul Backed by Both Parties

Lauren Boebert's House Career Appears Over as Democrat Eileen Laubacher Flips Colorado's Reddest District

House Passes Major Richard Star Act 392-18, Ending a Retirement-Pay Penalty for Combat-Disabled Veterans

Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's All Report Earnings Next Week in a Make-or-Break Test for the Holiday Season

Crude Oil Claws Back Off a 10-Week Low as Traders Weigh a Supply Glut Against Rising Iran Tensions

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Agrees to Testify as Nvidia Spy Scandal Fallout Hits Washington

Microsoft's Global Outlook and Teams Outage Drags Into Second Day, Disrupting Businesses and Governments Worldwide

Sports

Jamaica's Cinderella Run Faces Its Toughest Test Yet: Reigning Champion Mexico, Tonight, in Kingston

Avalanche Lose Both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar to Injury in Gutting Overtime Loss to Senators

Stefon Diggs' Late Touchdown Breaks the Giants' Hearts as Commanders Steal a Thursday Night Thriller