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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Federal aviation officials are easing restrictions, allowing more flights as more air traffic controllers return to work, NPR's Joel Rose reports it's the latest sign that commercial aviation is gradually returning to normal after the government shutdown.
The reductions in air traffic at dozens of major airports will be lowered from 6 percent to 3 percent of flights through the weekend. The Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration say that reflects improvements in staffing levels at air traffic facilities. The FAA said the restrictions were necessary to keep the airspace safe as the agency grappled with widespread staffing shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown. But with the shutdown over, air traffic controllers have finally received some of the back pay they earned, and most are now back to work. Airlines say they're confident they can ramp up quickly and should be able to return to their full schedules before Thanksgiving holiday travel begins.
Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
Kentucky's hemp farmers say a new federal limit on THC-infused products would be disastrous for their livelihoods. Shepard Snyder with member station WEKU reports the provision is part of the spending bill President Trump signed into law this week.
The provision limits the amount of THC in sellable hemp to just 0.4 milligrams per container. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell added the provision, saying it's meant to close a legal loophole and keep mind-altering substances out of the hands of children. But Abram Phillips, who runs a hemp farm out of northern Kentucky, says imposing such a limit would kneecap their profits.
At that point, your consumers don't care because that's not what they want. So why would they buy something they don't want? If we don't have consumers, we have no market.
The provision passed despite opposition from fellow Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. The ban would go into effect a year from now. For NPR News, I'm Shepard Snyder in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring tough new warnings about the safety of a controversial gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
The FDA is requiring the drug company Sarepta to include a black box warning, the agency's strictest, on the company's gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The FDA is also restricting use of the gene therapy to patients who are at least four years old and can still walk. The FDA's action comes in response to reports of liver failure in some patients who receive the gene therapy. The treatment is the only gene therapy approved for the devastating muscle disorder. It has long been controversial because of questions about how well it works and how safe it is. Rob Stein, NPR News.
Researchers at an artificial intelligence firm say they found the first reported case of foreign hackers using AI to automate portions of cyberattacks. Anthropic says it identified a Chinese hacking operation that used its own AI program to direct some of the work. The company says the hacking campaign had limited success before it was spotted in September. This is NPR News from Washington. The White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week. It's the first time bin Salman has been to Washington since he was Connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, President Trump will host him in the Oval Office for a bilateral meeting.
Three Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after being stuck in space for more than a week. Their return vessel had been struck by space debris damaging it. NPR's Emily Fang reports.
After six months on a tiny space station, the three astronauts of China's Tiangong space station were supposed to land back in Inner Mongolia at the start of this month.
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