61 h. ago At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers power outages

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year

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4 d. ago Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River

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3 w. ago Pilot had 'no idea' where to land amidst Heathrow Airport shutdown

Europe's biggest airport ground to a halt this morning. FlightRader24 data shows that 120 planes were up in the air at 9am this morning searching for somewhere to land.

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3 w. ago Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport shuts down due to power outage, triggering global travel chaos

Live updates: London’s Heathrow Airport shuts down due to power outage, triggering global travel chaos  CNN

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3 w. ago London’s Heathrow Airport Shuts After Fire Triggers Power Outage

London’s Heathrow Airport Shuts After Fire Triggers Power Outage  The New York Times

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4 w. ago White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump administration on whether it defied his court order to halt flights deporting migrants without a hearing “a Democrat activist”.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, singled out by name at a White House press briefing federal judge James Boasberg, who weighed the legality of Donald Trump’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, and is now evaluating the government’s compliance. Continue reading...

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