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BY: CNN
All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice, “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. CNN’s Pete Muntean reports. This story is breaking.
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FAA issues and Microsoft outage are not connected, Mullin says
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that yesterday’s massive global Microsoft outage and the communications problem causing today’s national FAA ground stop are not connected.
“I don’t see any reason to connect those two at all,” Mullin told reporters at the White House Friday afternoon. “Those are separate issues.”
Yesterday’s outage, which began around noon ET on Thursday, affected millions globally and left workers unable to access Outlook email, Teams meeting tools and other staples of modern office life. AI companies said they were facing issues as well. Banks, governments, health services, railways and courts all reported disruptions across Microsoft products.
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