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What caused the Northeast air‑traffic disruption and how was it resolved?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says severed telecom lines had snarled air traffic in the northeast Monday have been fixed. Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at airports around New York City and Philadelphia, in Pierre's Jewel Rose reports.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the problems began with a blown circuit at its air traffic control facility in Philadelphia, which also handles traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport. Aviation officials tried to switch to a backup line but found that it had been cut because of unrelated construction in New Jersey. The impact of the equipment outages spread across the Northeast, with lengthy delays at John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports in New York City. The equipment problems overshadowed a long awaited announcement from leaders at the FAA and the Department of Transportation.
Paramount settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by twelve state attorneys general Monday.
What are the details of the Paramount antitrust settlement and its implications?
The settlement still needs a final sign-off by a judge. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s annual financial disclosure shows he received two book advances and some substantial gifts. Here's MPR Sidney Lupkin.
Secretary Kennedy disclosed in his annual financial filing that he received a pair of book advances in the last year from Skyhorse Publishing. Each is worth two million dollars. One book is called Unsettled Science. The title is a twist on the term settled science, often used to describe the evidence for vaccine safety. Kennedy also reported receiving gifts worth more than a quarter of a million dollars from celebrity security advisor Gavin DeBecker.
What financial disclosures did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make about book advances and gifts?
The gifts included flights to Fiji and Greece and use of a vacation home. The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to MPR's detailed list of questions about the disclosure, but in a statement said Kennedy complies with all laws, regulations, and requirements. Sydney Lupkin, NPR News.
CNN, MS now and Politico have filed a lawsuit over being denied access to the White House. The lawsuit calls the administration's move to bar reporters from the three a blatant violation of the First Amendment. President Trump said last week that he was barring the reporters because of reporting that he deemed fake news, MPR Scott Horsley.
There have been a lot of negative stories lately. You know, the war with Iran appears to be stalemated. That's pushing up energy prices, adding to people's frustration with the high cost of living.
Why are CNN, MSNBC and Politico suing over denied White House access?
The president's own approval rating is low, all of which could cost Republicans in the upcoming midterms. But as the media outlets argue in their lawsuit, the Constitution does not allow the president to deny the press their first amendment rights just because he doesn't like the content of their reporting.
President Trump traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly Monday without pool coverage from the major television networks, and M PR says it will not use pool audio until further notice. This is M PR. Princess Diana's brother has a memoir coming out Tuesday in it. He describes private conversations he said he had with then Prince Charles following Diana's nineteen ninety seven death.
In his book, Earl Spencer details arguments over Diana's funeral procession. He says he objected to a palace plan to have the then twelve and fifteen year old princes William and Harry walk behind their mother's coffin. He says Diana wouldn't have wanted her sons to go through that.
What new revelations does Earl Spencer share about Princess Diana’s funeral?
Nearly thirty years later, Spencer describes then Prince Charles' reaction.
He went ballistic would be the right term.
Спікинти Спенсе алежу Чарлз Рантин
і сет. We'll forget her soon enough.
After that, Spencer says he hung up on the man who would later become king. The palace denies this account. In a rare rebuke, it issued a statement saying fraternal grief can cloud reason. Lauren Freyer, NPR News London.
Illinois Governor J.B.
How is Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s weight‑loss journey influencing public health discussion?
Pritzker is talking about his weight loss journey, telling the Chicago Sun Times that he's lost eighty pounds with the help of a GLP one weight loss medication.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What caused the Northeast air‑traffic disruption and how was it resolved?
0:00–1:09
2
What are the details of the Paramount antitrust settlement and its implications?
1:09–1:46
3
What financial disclosures did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make about book advances and gifts?
1:46–2:32
4
Why are CNN, MSNBC and Politico suing over denied White House access?
2:32–3:32
5
What new revelations does Earl Spencer share about Princess Diana’s funeral?
3:32–4:01
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How is Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s weight‑loss journey influencing public health discussion?
4:01–5:03