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‘The urgent need to modernize’ | FAA blames telecom failures, outdated systems for Dallas flight delays.

‘The urgent need to modernize’ | FAA blames telecom failures, outdated systems for Dallas flight delays.

Flights on Friday at both major Dallas-Fort Worth airports were impacted by a telecommunications issue, according to the FAA. DALLAS (WFAA) — The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Saturday that operations at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field have returned to normal levels following widespread flight disruptions that began Friday afternoon. Love Field officials said…MORE

Flights Snarled at Dallas Airports Over Equipment Issues

Flights Snarled at Dallas Airports Over Equipment Issues

DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of flights in and out of Dallas were delayed or canceled Friday as telecommunications equipment issues disrupted one of the nation’s busiest airports, federal officials said The Federal Aviation Administration said it was slowing flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport because of a “reported local telephone company equipment issue.” The…MORE

Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Allow Him to Enforce Transgender and Nonbinary Passport Policy

Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Allow Him to Enforce Transgender and Nonbinary Passport Policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations based on birth certificates. The Republican administration on Friday appealed a lower-court order allowing people use the gender or “X” identification marker that lines up…MORE

Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Change COVID Shot Guidance, Calling Them an Individual Choice

Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Change COVID Shot Guidance, Calling Them an Individual Choice

ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations. For the first time since the shots were developed, the group has declined to recommend their use — instead leaving the choice up to those who want them. The Food and Drug Administration recently put…MORE