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Sports media world reacts to ground stop disrupting college football

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On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a nationwide ground stop. The only other nationwide ground stops in recent U.S. history came on Sept. 11, 2001 and in January 2023. As of this writing, The New York Times is reporting more than 3,000 canceled flights, and CNN reported that government officials have “no…

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The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications outage and “extraordinary circumstances.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a “telecommunications outage” and there was no indication of a “nefarious” act, ABC News reported; TechRadar said officials could not yet rule out a cyberattack. ABC News reported 1,000 flights canceled, and MarketWatch reported more than 10,000 delayed.

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  1. Yahoo SportsSports media world reacts to ground stop disrupting college footballOn Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a nationwide ground stop. The only other nationwide ground stops in recent U.S. history came on Sept. 11, 2001 and in January 2023. As of this writing, The New York Times is reporting more than 3,000 canceled flights, and CNN reported that government officials have “no…
  2. ESPNFAA ground stop disrupting travel for multiple college football teams, officialsTravel plans for multiple college football teams have been disrupted by the FAA's nationwide ground stop of all flights because of communications problems.
  3. New York Times(subscription required)A Nationwide Ground StopAlso, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.