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Ground stops issued nationwide including at hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark and San FranciscoUnited Airlines on Wednesday said it had suspended flights due to a widespread tech issue, and anticipates additional flight delays in the evening.“Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” United said in a statement. “We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/united-grounds-flights-technology-issue Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date

Jailed MP seeks court order restraining NSW parliament from expelling him. Follow today’s news liveHundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping blockHundreds more jobs could be axed at Australia’s national science agency, sparking concerns the country is gutting its research capability just as the Trump administration makes deep cuts into the sector in the US. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/07/australia-news-live-nsw-deepfake-gareth-ward-mp-expulsion-acoss-property-tax-break-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2025-08-06 23:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lawmakers had been sheltering in Illinois after denying Texas Republicans quorum for gerrymandering schemeTexas Democrats who left the state say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday morning amid an ongoing clash with Republicans over their effort to block a new congressional map from going into place.John Bucy III, a Democrat who represents Austin in the state legislature, confirmed the threat on X on Wednesday and said the lawmakers were evacuated. “This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down’. Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated,” he said. Continue reading...