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FAA has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for nearly a year
The federal company accountable for 1000’s of flight delays Wednesday morning has not had a Senate-confirmed director in place for almost a 12 months.
President Biden’s nominee for director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has but to obtain a affirmation listening to within the Senate since Steve Dickson stepped down from the submit in March.
Billy Nolen has served because the performing director of the company since April 2022.
PROBLEMS PERSIST AT FAA DESPITE $23B-PLUS BUDGET
The FAA paused takeoffs at U.S. airports for a number of hours Wednesday morning because it labored to repair its Discover to Air Missions System, which supplies essential flight data for all pilots. The system crashed early Wednesday morning. The bottom cease was lifted at 8:50 a.m. ET, however not earlier than greater than 8,500 U.S. flights had been delayed and greater than 1,200 canceled as of 4 p.m. ET, in keeping with FlightAware.
PETE BUTTIGIEG CALLED OUT AFTER FAA SYSTEM FAILURE GROUNDS ALL FLIGHTS: ‘HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED’
Division of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg mentioned he has directed an investigation to be performed into the foundation causes of the crashed FAA system.
“FAA has decided that the protection system affected by the in a single day outage is totally restored, and the nationwide floor cease will probably be lifted efficient instantly,” he tweeted Wednesday. “I’ve directed an after-action course of to find out root causes and suggest subsequent steps.”
Biden nominated Denver Worldwide Airport CEO Phil Washington to go the FAA, and he’s awaiting a vote within the Senate.
FAA OUTAGE: WHITE HOUSE SAYS ‘NO EVIDENCE OF CYBER ATTACK,’ BIDEN BRIEFED ON GROUNDED FLIGHTS
Whereas Washington was nominated final summer season, Democrats in command of shifting that nomination alongside mentioned they did not have sufficient time to maneuver him alongside final 12 months.
Washington has confronted skepticism from some Republicans who say he lacks expertise in aviation. And critics later famous he was named in a political corruption investigation in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, Biden determined in January to appoint Washington once more for the submit within the new Congress.
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Washington beforehand served as CEO of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the place a whistleblower alleged he prioritized contracts to a nonprofit run by a county supervisor. He was named in a search warrant for the political corruption case, which alleged he ordered a $75,000 invoice to the nonprofit with out good cause.
Arkansas
Texas at Arkansas odds: Early point spread released, How to Watch
The stage is set for an exciting SEC clash in Week 12, with the Texas Longhorns traveling to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Ahead of the showdown, FanDuel Sportsbook has released the early point spread for the showdown, and Texas is favored by 16.5 points at the moment. Additionally, the over/under has been set at 55.5 points for the conference battle.
This may be a new rivalry to the SEC, but Texas and Arkansas have a lengthly history of being former conference rivals. Their first clash dates back to 1903, and the two teams have played each other a whopping 79 times over the course of college football’s illustrious history.
Texas won their first 13 matchups, but the Razorbacks finally broke the streak in 1933. The Longhorns may have the advantage, with their record of 56-23 against Arkansas, but the Razorbacks have won the last two meetings of the programs, and they’ll be hoping to make it three in a row this coming weekend.
Texas has designs on making it to the College Football Playoff, but Arkasas has a high ceiling they’re also trying to reach at the moment. If Sam Pittman and company can send Texas packing with a loss, it’d be one of the biggest wins of the season for any team, and a monumental moment. Time will tell if they can get the job done.
How to Watch Texas at Arkansas
Time: Saturday 11/16 | Noon ET
Channel: ABC, FuboTV (streaming)
Location: Razorback Stadium – Fayetteville, AR
Moreover, Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas will be rocking when Texas comes to town. The Razorbacks have been a mixed bag playing against their fellow SEC teams this season, but a win over the Longhorns at home would be a statement. We’ll see if they can get the job done against one of the best teams in the nation in Week 12.
Delaware
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Florida
6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Cuba: USGS
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling.
The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey.
The rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of Cuba, including in bigger cities like Santiago de Cuba. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Residents in Santiago, Cuba’s second largest city, were left shaken on Sunday. Yolanda Tabío, 76, said people in the city flocked to the streets and were still nervously sitting in their doorways. She said she felt at least two aftershocks following the quake, but that among friends and family she hadn’t heard of any damages.
“You had to see how everything was moving, the walls, everything,” she told The Associated Press.
The earthquake comes during another tough stretch for Cuba.
On Wednesday, Category 3 Hurricane Rafael ripped through western Cuba, with strong winds knocking out power island-wide, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people. Days after, much of the island was still struggling without power.
Weeks before in October, the island was also hit by a one-two punch. First, it was hit by island-wide blackouts stretching on for days, a product of the island’s energy crisis. Shortly after, it was slapped by a powerful hurricane that struck the eastern part of the island and killed at least six people.
The blackouts and wider discontent among many struggling to get by has stoked small protests across the island.
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