The Day's Top 10 Stories · November 14th
From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. Hey, it's Jessica. November 14th. Ten things to be aware of before the day starts. Let's get into it. First, from BBC US & Canada. What we know about the longest US nationwide flight ground stop since 9/11.
What we know about the longest US nationwide flight ground stop since 9/11
The US Federal Aviation Administration has lifted the longest nationwide ground stop of flights since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. The FAA said Friday's stoppage, which lasted more than four hours, was "due to extraordinary circumstances" from a communication issue affecting all air traffic control centres. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication of an attack and that everybody was safe. Here's what we know.
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What we know about the FAA nationwide ground stop
The Federal Aviation Administration took an extraordinary step Friday afternoon by issuing a nationwide ground stop. No planes are taking off at any airport and millions of passengers are stranded. What we know about the FAA nationwide ground stop The Federal Aviation Administration took an extraordinary step Friday afternoon by issuing a nationwide ground stop. No planes are taking off at any airport and millions of passengers are stranded.
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FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop for All Aircraft
Longtime Slashdot readers cold fjord and sinij share news that the FAA grounded flights nationwide after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control centers across the country. By Friday evening, the outage had resulted in nearly 5,000 flight cancellations and roughly 10,000 delays, with no timeline for restoring normal operations. Rumors are swirling that this could be related to the FAA's newly deployed SMART AI system or Microsoft's recent global outage but both parties said they had no indication that their technology was responsible.
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Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia
Experts say outage exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Microsoft outage could be a disaster for the Australian economy that forces some small businesses to close, with costs expected to run into the billions of dollars, experts have warned. The US software company has said it is “deeply sorry” for a widespread outage that caused disruption to millions of users, organisations and businesses across the globe – and that it has “addressed the underlying issue”.
FAA orders nationwide ground stop: please do not call it "AI"
The Trump Administration is so invested in their silly names for things that during a frightening nationwide all-ground stop at our airports, Markwayne Mullin is policing language instead of explaining what the heck is going on. Neither the FAA nor the DOT has reported on what broke. It is known, however, that the FAA has been rolling out a new "artificial intelligence tool" to manage congestion in the airspace. It is unclear whether that system is connected to the outage.
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Trump administration delays Medicaid work requirement enforcement
The Trump administration is delaying the implementation of controversial Medicaid work requirements, giving states an extra six months to prepare. The work requirements, which Republicans established in the One Big Beautiful Bill last year, will still technically go into effect Jan. 1. But states will have an optional “hold harmless” transition period that will run…
US air force responds to suspected drone activity over UK airbase
The incident follows recent security concerns, with US military aircraft moved from British bases reportedly due to threats from Iran. LONDON: United States Air Force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to "suspected unauthorised drone activity" on Friday (Nov 13) evening, although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US Air Force spokesperson said.
Trump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six months
The federal government on Friday announced a six-month delay in enforcing a Medicaid work requirement — a central provision in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that experts said would lead millions of Americans to lose health coverage. The requirement still technically starts on Jan. 1, but under new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, states that choose not to enforce it won’t be held accountable until at least July 1.
FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop, No Indication of Threat, More
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Trump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six months
The Trump administration announced a six-month delay Friday in enforcing the Medicaid work requirements that were scheduled to take effect in January. Why it matters: The announcement pauses a set of rules that state officials have warned they're not ready to handle — and that could cause millions of people to lose their health coverage.
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