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LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown
LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's travel airports. Federal officials temporarily were forced to restrict flights on Friday, Jan. 25 in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers as the shutdown reaches its 35th day. “We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been …

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by Zak Failla
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Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families
Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families Residents from the area will come together late Monday afternoon in support of separated immigrant families. A vigil has been scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel as a federal court-ordered deadline nears for the reuniting of immigrant children and parents. According to officials, “about 3,000 young children were separated from their parents at the southwest border as part of Trump’s illegal 'zero tolerance' policy of criminally prosecuting asylum-seeking parents. Many of the children are under the age of 5.” ICE official Robert Guadian said children under age 5, …

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by Zak Failla