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It is just the third time a nationwide ground stop order has been issued in the United States. So what do we know so far?
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Welcome to our rolling coverage of the United States nationwide flights ground stop.
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WorldUS grounds all departing flights due to ‘extraordinary circumstance, safety reasons’
The order means flights in the air may land, but flights on the ground cannot take off.
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Some of Microsoft’s most popular products, including Outlook, Teams and Copilot, stopped working across the world. Burt the company says it is seeing “encouraging recovery progress”.
US grounds all departing flights due to ‘extraordinary circumstance, safety reasons’
The ground stop will impact thousands of flights and hundreds of thousands of passengers: US airspace handles around 45,000 flights a day.
Cruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans, passengers in water
Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River
Cruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans, passengers in water
People were seen in the river in life jackets or standing near the railing as the other side of the ship listed further into the water.
Who is Stephen Miller? The ‘wartime consigliere’ now running Trump’s White House
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Global outage for Microsoft
Microsoft has reported a global outage this morning for many of its services.
Malcolm Turnbull thinks a $32,000 COP coffee cart is great value for taxpayers
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull argues the free coffee at the Australian pavilion is a great marketing tool.
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One dead, four injured after gunman opens fire in Washington, DC
The suspect, who shot himself inside an apartment, was later identified by media outlets as a 55-year-old doctor who had been in a dispute with property managers about black mould.
‘We don’t need a deal’: Trump yanks JD Vance off Iran war talks
After reports Vance was considering new direct negotiations with a senior Iranian official, the president has decided that time would be better spent fighting another battle – against the Democrats.
Two children among eight killed in New York apartment block collapse
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Nvidia board moving to oust boss as second affair alleged
Nvidia is reportedly preparing to oust embattled founder and chief executive Jensen Huang after allegations of a second extra-marital affair emerged.
New York building collapse leaves one dead and ten people injured
At least one person is dead, and ten others are injured after a building in New York collapsed, leaving several trapped beneath the wreckage.
‘We seem to be going nowhere’: Indonesian president is losing his people
Prabowo Subianto’s government is in the doldrums with political scandal, rampant inflation and wildfires shredding the former general turned leader’s approval ratings.
Baby survives after allegedly being buried alive in dog crate
After a desperate search located the 11-month-old boy in South Carolina, his father faces attempted murder and other charges.
Baby boy survives allegedly being buried alive in a dog crate
The father has been charged with attempted murder in South Carolina, authorities say.
Prince George is the latest in a long royal line of talented artists
An eye-catching kingfisher from a future King takes its place in the gallery of works by British royals, many of whom turned to painting and drawing to escape the pressures of palace and public life.