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Politics● Low51m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 8:55 AM

After paralysis of air traffic.. Trump administration requests $50 billion

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Sky News Arabia · United Arab Emirates · North America

The Trump administration late Friday raised its request for air traffic control funding to $50 billion, after a communications outage forced a nationwide halt to departing flights, disrupting thousands of flights for hours.

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