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FAA
...required sleep for Air Traffic Controllers...

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FAA will require more rest between shifts for air traffic controllers

FAA announces new rest rules for air traffic controllersFAA Administrator Michael Whitaker announced new rules for air traffic controllers. He said that they will require 10 hours of rest between shifts rather than nine, and 12 hours before a midnight shift, putting controllers on a par with pilots and flight attendants. The aim is to reduce fatigue among controllers and reduce the chance of mistakes. NBC News' Tom Costello reports.

F.A.A. Will Require More Rest for Air Traffic ControllersThe agency announced new rules to address the dangers of exhaustion for controllers, who often work grueling round-the-clock schedules.

EPA
New water regulations, bans 'Forever Chemicals'

Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution | US EPA

What new EPA limits on 'forever chemicals' mean for U.S. drinking waterThe Environmental Protection Agency says that so-called “forever chemicals,” which are harmful to human health, must be removed from U.S. drinking water. It's a moment public health advocates have long called for as PFAS have been linked to certain cancers and birth complications. William Brangham discussed more with Melanie Benesh.

EPA Restricts Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found In Drinking WaterWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water....

NYC Courts Man lights himself on Fire outside Courthouse

Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations

Pierce Wright Writes Algorithm to Help 911

AI-Assisted 911 Responses, Developed by High School Junior for Accurate HelpThis new AI helps 911's accuracy.

Future of 911: Student creates AI that could save lives and save millionsA New York student has designed an AI algorithm to help 911 callers get the help they really need.

NYC high schooler creates astonishingly accurate AI algorithm for 911 callers to get help they actually need“You need very little input from the actual caller,” Pierce Wright, age 17, said about his AI model.

Mass Coral Bleaching

What is coral bleaching?When corals are stressed by changes in conditions such as temperature, light, or nutrients, they expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn completely white.

Coral bleachingThe first visible sign that a coral is under stress is a change in colour from its original hue to a brilliant white.

Fourth global mass coral bleaching triggered: What are corals and why are they important?As the global mass bleaching event is still unfolding, its full impact will not be known for a while. Nonetheless, scientists have said the event is the most severe yet.

Dubai Flash Floods, Two Years of Rain in One Day

Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years' worth of rain in 24 hoursOver a half foot -- 6.26 inches -- of rain was recorded between 10 p.m. local time Monday and 10 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Dubai Meteorological Office.

What can we learn from the Dubai and Muscat floods? Following the devastating floods in the UAE and Oman, The New Arab speaks to urban planners about possible lessons that can be learned from these tragedies.

No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused by Cloud SeedingHeavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those who blame cloud seeding are misguided.

A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater | CNNA year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses.

Medication Shortage

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Millions of Americans face prescription medication shortagesAmericans are struggling with medication shortages — and not only prescription medication shortages, but even over-the-counter medicine and medical equipment shortages.

Local pharmacies feeling the impacts of record national drug shortageA recent report showed that drug shortages in the U.S. have hit an all-time high, impacting pharmacies across the country and locally.

Current Drug Shortages List - Drugs.comCurrent drug shortages information including reason for shortage, estimated resupply dates, and alternative drug therapy if available.

Drug Shortages FAQs - ASHPFrequently asked questions about drug product shortages and management.

Denmark
Fire Destroys Historic Stock Exchange

Copenhagen stock exchange fire: Spire collapses as historic Borsen engulfed in flamesA fire that ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, was brought under control on Tuesday after the flames toppled its spire.

Fire Ravages Copenhagen’s Historic Stock ExchangeA fire ripped through Copenhagen’s old stock exchange, collapsing the building’s iconic spire, a centerpiece of the city’s skyline since the 17th century.

'Our Notre Dame!' Fire Engulfs Copenhagen's Stock ExchangeEmergency services rushed to contain the fire and secure valuables at the Danish capital's iconic old stock exchange.

FBI ...investigation into Key Bridge collapse...

FBI opens investigation into Baltimore bridge collapseInvestigators board cargo vessel that crashed into the bridge last month

Reports: FBI starts criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapseThe FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it.

Iran
...launches attack on Israel...

Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missilesIran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict, as the U.S pledged "ironclad" backing for Israel.

Iran attacks Israel with over 300 drones, missiles: What you need to knowIran has launched a massive aerial attack on Israel, two weeks after a deadly strike on its consulate in Syria.

Iran launches large-scale attack against IsraelThe long-anticipated attack comes after Israel last week killed a senior officer in Iran’s embassy in Damascus.

Stabbings ...Sydney and more...

Four days, five unrelated stabbing attacks: Sydney's horror week puts spotlight on knife crimeFrom the east to the west, a spate of knife attacks sent fear through Sydney this week. While violent knife crime is declining nationally, buried under the top-line statistics is a more complicated picture.

Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney churchAustralian police say the seven arrested are part of a network that includes a 16-year-old boy who is accused of the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church last week.

‘Quiet and respectful’ Sydney teenager part of group wanting to stab non-Muslims, court toldCourt told during bail hearing that 15-year-old wanted to ‘do an attack’ and had ‘hatred’ for ‘kuffar’

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted womenPolice shot and killed the homeless assailant, Joel Cauchi, during his knife attack in the Westfield Bondi Junction mall on Saturday.

Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremismA Muslim community leader in Australia says the father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics saw no signs of his son’s extremism

Dirty Fuel ...and did it cause the Key Bridge incident...

Report: Fuel Loaded on Dali in New York Before Accident Met Specs While there has been much speculation that the Dali’s power problems could have been caused by fuel contamination, a new report is saying that the fu...

Why investigators are looking into ‘dirty fuel’ in Baltimore bridge collapseContaminated fuel is one of several possible factors that might have caused the cargo ship Dali to lose power before it smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Safety investigators to probe whether dirty fuel contributed to Francis Scott Key Bridge collapseThe lights on the Dali began to flicker about an hour into the ship’s trip early Tuesday.

Australia ...Eastern Floods, 150 Rescued...

More than 150 rescued from floods in eastern AustraliaRains pummeled Australia's southeast on Friday, dumping almost a month's worth of rainfall on Sydney and prompting warnings for people to avoid non-essential travel and stay indoors.

Hundreds rescued from Australia flooding after record rainfallNearly 200 rescues have been made since Friday, authorities say

More than 150 rescued from floods in eastern AustraliaTorrential rain sparked warnings for residents to move to higher ground. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mexico ...Embassy Stormed...

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over its storming of the Mexican EmbassyMexico has accused Ecuador of a violation of international law before the top U.N. court, asserting that there was no legal defense for storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum in Mexico

Why Ecuador risked global condemnation to storm Mexico’s embassyJorge Glas, who had claimed asylum from Mexico, is accused of abetting drug networks

Mexico breaks relations with Ecuador after embassy stormedGlas, convicted twice for corruption, was holed up in the embassy since seeking political asylum in December, a request Mexico granted earlier on Friday.

Ecuador faces outrage after storming Mexican embassy to arrest former VP | CNNEcuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been seeking asylum there.

Mexico releases footage of police storming Ecuador embassy

NYC ...Earthquakes and Tremors...

How Likely Is a Major Earthquake in New York City—And Is the City Prepared for It?

NYC area hit by biggest quake in 140 years; flights disrupted

Earthquake was largest in NYC area in 140 yearsNEW YORK (PIX11) – The 4.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the tri-state area Friday morning is the largest earthquake with an epicenter near New York City in 140 years. The largest earthquake ever…

NY Area Rattled by 4.8 Magnitude Quake, Followed by AftershockThe New York area’s strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking office buildings in Manhattan and snarling travel.

Linux Andres Freund, a software engineer at Microsoft, accidentally discovered a backdoor in the data-compression program XZ Utils, which is open source and installed on most Linux operating systems.

Software Engineer Stops Attempt to Add Backdoor to Linux Operating SystemsMicrosoft software engineer Andres Freund discovers a backdoor lurking in the XZ Utils data-compression tools, which are open source and widely used across Linux distributions.

Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.

An “urgent” Linux backdoor was discovered entirely by accident this week.Red Hat urgently warned this week that recent beta versions of Fedora operating systems contained malicious code for backdoor access. Debian issued a similar warning. A blog post from security firm Deepfactor points out that Microsoft developer Andres Freund notified the Linux security Openwall Project after stumbling on the exploit. On Mastodon, Freund said discovering it “really required a lot of coincidences,” starting with him probing curiously high CPU usage by an SSH process. Update March 7th, 11PM ET: We have more details on the XZ Utils backdoor attempt right here.

Myanmar
...Drones Strike Capital...

Drone attacks reported in Myanmar’s capital Targets said to include military headquarters, airbase

Myanmar's military-ruled capital attacked by dronesThe exiled former government says drones armed with explosives targeted key buildings in Nay Pyi Taw.

Myanmar Resistance Forces Launch Drone Attack on CapitalThe daring kamikaze drone attack did not cause much damage, but its political significance cannot be underestimated.

Taiwan ...7.4 Earthquake, 7.4, ...wow...

Mw 7.4 Earthquake Rattles Eastern TaiwanA magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattled eastern Taiwan on April 3 causing material, local damage to property and transportation networks.

Magnitude 7.4 shock ruptures a fault in the Longitudinal Valley of eastern Taiwan - Temblor.netA magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked much of Taiwan, causing death and damage. The eastern side of the island, near the epicenter, was especially affected.

Here's Why Taiwan Is So Exposed to EarthquakesTaiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes.

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