Jacqueline Diaz
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-17-2025 8PM EST
There will be relatively few areas in the U.S. free from bone-chilling cold in the coming days. The National Weather Service warns the polar vortex will bring the coldest air this season. Areas unused to such cold, like the South and Mid-Atlantic... are expected to get freezing or below freezing temps. And it's set to stick around for several days, affecting three of four NFL playoff games.
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NPR News: 01-17-2025 8PM EST
It's even forced a change of plans for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The forecast of life-threatening cold has pushed the event indoors. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
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NPR News: 05-16-2025 7AM EDT
Multiple radio transmitter failures left pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday unable to communicate with air traffic controllers. The outage lasted for about two minutes, hitting the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, Colorado.
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NPR News: 05-16-2025 7AM EDT
That's according to Frank McIntosh, an official with the Federal Aviation Administration, who shared the details in testimony before a House committee hearing this week. Local reports in Denver claim the outage lasted for six minutes. McIntosh said those reports were, quote, over-exaggerated. Planes were able to remain at safe distances in the sky during the outage. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.