Monday, February 13, 2017

Delta Air Lines travelers face delays, cancellations in aftermath of systems outage and other top stories.

  • Delta Air Lines travelers face delays, cancellations in aftermath of systems outage

    Delta Air Lines travelers face delays, cancellations in aftermath of systems outage
    A Delta airlines plane (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Passengers on Delta Air Lines face cancellations and likely delays Monday a day after a systems outage severely disrupted the carrier’s network. Early Monday, the airline said in a statement that roughly 80 flights have been canceled and there are additional cancellations possible. Travelers are advised to check with the airline for flight delay and cancellation details. In the statement, Delta’s chief executive apologized, calling i..
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  • Koch network could serve as potent resistance in Trump era

    Koch network could serve as potent resistance in Trump era
    INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The weekend gathering of wealthy donors who help finance the conservative Koch network was supposed to serve as a celebration of the policy victories within reach now that Republicans control Washington: a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a rollback of environmental regulations, perhaps even a corporate tax overhaul. But with President Trump already embroiled in chaos and controversy, the conservative financiers assembled at a desert resort here were also forced to ..
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  • White House reverses course on green card holders in Trump's travel ban - Pittsburgh Post

    White House reverses course on green card holders in Trump's travel ban - Pittsburgh Post
    WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday vigorously defended President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, as protests against the order spread throughout the country. Some Republicans in Congress publicly opposed the changes amid legal challenges to the order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, though top congressional Republicans remain largely behind the new president. The president insisted that his order was “not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting.”..
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  • Convicted Richmond Hill killer Mark Leonard to go on trial in alleged murder-for-hire plot

    Convicted Richmond Hill killer Mark Leonard to go on trial in alleged murder-for-hire plot
    Mark Leonard × Convicted Richmond Hill killer Mark Leonard to go on trial in alleged murder-for-hire plot INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Mark Leonard, who’s already serving life without parole for his role in the deadly November 2012 explosion in the Richmond Hill subdivision, faces another trial this week. Leonard is accused of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot he concocted from jail after his arrest in the Richmond Hill case. Prosecutors said Leonard..
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  • Growing Number of GOP Lawmakers Criticize Trump's Refugee Policy

    Growing Number of GOP Lawmakers Criticize Trump's Refugee Policy
    “Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism,” they said, adding, “That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.” Mr. McCain also said the plan was carried out without proper consultation of United States allies and that it mistakenly lumped together the country’s adversaries, like Iran, with allies, like Iraq.Republicans have largely supported Mr. Trump’s aggressive ag..
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  • Progressives launch last-minute push against Betsy DeVos, and conservatives counter with online ad campaign

    Progressives launch last-minute push against Betsy DeVos, and conservatives counter with online ad campaign
    Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick for education secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) More than 300 state lawmakers hailing from all 50 states have added their voices to the chorus objecting to President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as education secretary. The lawmakers, who are overwhelmingly Democrats, voiced their opposition to DeVos in a joint letter that is expected ..
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  • Airport shooter to appear in federal court and listen to the charges

    Airport shooter to appear in federal court and listen to the charges
    Esteban Santiago, the man accused of a mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport, will appear in federal court for his arraignment Monday.Santiago, who remains in the Broward County jail, will appear at 11 a.m. before U.S. District Court Magistrate Alicia Valle at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.A federal grand jury on Jan. 26 returned an indictment against the 26-year-old military veteran from Alaska alleging he killed five people and injured six others during the Jan. 6 shooting ..
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  • Second body found in search for missing Missouri woman

    Second body found in search for missing Missouri woman
    People searching for a missing Missouri woman found a man’s body for the second straight week. Relatives of Jessica Runions found the man’s body while sifting through fields and brush along a Kansas City roadway Saturday. Police said the discovery was being investigated as a suspicious death, but no further details have been released. Police hope to identify the body soon. The Kansas City Star reported that Runions’ relatives have been searching for the 21-year-old nearly every week since she d..
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  • Light Snow Passes Through Maryland This Morning

    Light Snow Passes Through Maryland This Morning
    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Much of the state could see a dusting up to an inch of snow this morning with the eastern part of Maryland under a Winter Weather Advisory until later this morning. The advisory ended at 7 a.m. Monday morning for areas south and east of Baltimore, including Anne Arundel, Prince George’s and Charles Counties. However, the Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect until 10 a.m. and Noon for parts of the Eastern Shore. Snow showers are likely to occur all morning. A shortwave ..
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  • Trump's team gets ready for Supreme Court fight

    Trump's team gets ready for Supreme Court fight
    President Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders on immigration and refugees — which were immediately challenged in federal court — brought into sharp relief the high political and legal stakes for the Supreme Court fight that will unfold this week. With Trump planning to announce his nominee on Tuesday night, his allies are moving quickly to sharpen a battle plan, and the first formal meeting of the de facto war room for the coming confirmation fight took place on Friday at the Capitol..
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