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U.S. planes told to land immediately as outage spreads

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1 year ago

July 19, 2024

Major U.S. carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines issued ground stops on Friday morning.

They are blaming communication issues, less than an hour after Microsoft resolved its cloud services outage that impacted several low-cost carriers.

It was not immediately clear whether the call to keep flights from taking off were related to the earlier Microsoft cloud outage. Apart from American and Delta, UAL and Allegiant Air too grounded flights.

The FAA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Frontier said earlier that a “major Microsoft technical outage” hit its operations temporarily, while SunCountry said a third-party vendor affected its booking and check-in facilities, without naming the company.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the department was monitoring the flight cancellation and delay issues at Frontier, adding that the agency will hold the company and all other airlines “to their responsibilities to meet the needs of passengers”.

Frontier cancelled 147 flights on Thursday and delayed 212 others, according to data tracker FlightAware. 45% of Allegiant aircrafts were delayed, while Sun Country delayed 23% flights, the data showed. The companies did not give details on the number of flights impacted.

Microsoft said its outage started at about 6 pm ET on Thursday, with a subset of its customers experiencing issues with multiple Azure services in the Central U.S. region as several countries reported massive IT disturbances. “There are delays to check-in and flight operations had to be cancelled until 10:00 am (0800 GMT),” the spokeswoman said, adding however that she could not say when they would resume

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Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel

Stephen Colbert condemns censorship and calls out Trump in powerful monologue dedicated to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspended show.

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September 19, 2025

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Stephen Colbert condemns censorship and calls out Trump in powerful monologue dedicated to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspended show.

Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue is being hailed as one of the most powerful moments in modern late-night history. Standing on stage at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, Colbert dedicated his show to Jimmy Kimmel and his team after ABC suspended Kimmel’s programme under pressure from Washington.

Colbert called the move “blatant censorship” and directly accused President Trump of acting like an autocrat. “With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” he warned, making clear that the stakes reach far beyond late-night comedy.

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Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak at Colorado State University

Despite cancellation, 10,000 gathered at CSU to support Charlie Kirk, creating a rally-like atmosphere.

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September 19, 2025

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Despite cancellation, 10,000 gathered at CSU to support Charlie Kirk, creating a rally-like atmosphere.

Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, but the event was meant to be cancelled. Despite that, thousands of people still turned up to celebrate his legacy.

As many as 10,000 people turned out, showing the extent of support for the conservative activist. The crowd gathered outside CSU, creating an atmosphere more like a political rally than a cancelled speech.

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Movers spotted clearing out the studio of Jimmy Kimmel Live

Movers clear Jimmy Kimmel Live’s studio, sparking speculation about his future amidst debated conditions for reinstatement.

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September 19, 2025

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Movers clear Jimmy Kimmel Live’s studio, sparking speculation about his future amidst debated conditions for reinstatement.

Movers were spotted clearing out the studio of Jimmy Kimmel Live, fuelling speculation about the future of the late-night program. The show was abruptly suspended after comments Kimmel made about murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

CNN is reporting that ABC may reinstate Kimmel on air, but only if he “lowers the temperature” of his commentary. That condition has sparked debate about free speech, corporate influence and the fine line between humour and controversy in late-night television.

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