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FAA orders flight cuts at 40 major US airports - Travel Chaos Looms

The FAA has ordered a ten percent reduction in flights at 40 major U.S. airports amid the prolonged government shutdown, triggering hundreds of cancellations and widespread travel disruption across the country

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"Russia can attack NATO as early as tomorrow" — Senior German military official

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