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Flights were grounded across the U.S. as the FAA scrambled to fix a system outage

7:47am January 12, 2023

President Biden ordered an investigation into what happened. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Leslie Josephs, an airline reporter with CNBC, about theissue with a pre-flight safety notification system.

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Planes are back in the sky but what is going on with U.S. aviation?

7:14am January 12, 2023

What does the FAA's system outage say about the resiliency of America's aviation system? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker.

A Massachusetts woman got a Hollywood surprise during her morning coffee run

6:41am January 12, 2023

Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order.

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Thousands of nurses end strikes at 2 New York City hospitals

6:24am January 12, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fran Cartwright, chief nursing officer at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, one of two hospitals where nurses walked off the job on Monday.

Morning news brief

5:09am January 12, 2023

New York Republicans call for Rep. George Santos to resign. The U.S. aviation sector recovers after another challenging travel day. And, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs announces layoffs.

Economy

Goldman Sachs announces the largest round of layoffs since 2008's financial crisis

5:09am January 12, 2023

Goldman Sachs, one of the most venerable banks on Wall Street, has announced it is laying off as many as 3,200 employees — as the bank tries to navigate a challenging economic environment.

Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls speaks at a New York rally on Sept. 5. The company had fired Smalls from its Staten Island warehouse after he helped lead a pandemic-era walkout.

Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win on Staten Island warehouse

10:55pm January 11, 2023

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.

National

U.S. Travel Association leader speaks on recent travel woes, and possible solutions

5:44pm January 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Geoff Freeman, president and CEO for the U.S. Travel Association, which advocates for the travel industry. He explains why air travel has been so disrupted lately.

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Jennifer Homendy speaks during a news conference on Oct. 3, 2019, in Windsor Locks, Conn. On Wednesday, Homendy, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said she is concerned about the risk that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.

National

NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars

4:20pm January 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

Jennifer Homendy, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board, expressed concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.

A worker rides an overloaded tricycle carrying bags of onions in Manila, Philippines on Sept. 23, 2015.

World News

"It's like gold": Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines

3:33pm January 11, 2023

by Mary Yang

It's a problem in a country where onions are a staple for nearly every dish.