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Pitt student missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic
A University of Pittsburgh student went missing after traveling abroad to the Dominican Republic.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Met Police close ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow
Officers found ‘no evidence’ the origins of the blaze were ‘suspicious’Financial Times - 51m -
British tourist missing after boat catches fire off Thai island
Alexandra Clarke, 26, was on a diving excursion near Koh Tao when blaze broke out. A British tourist is missing in Thailand after the tour boat she was travelling on caught fire off the island of ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
How passengers affected by the Heathrow outage can get reimbursed
Passengers affected by the power outage that shut down London's Heathrow Airport Friday are not automatically entitled to compensation for their flight disruption, experts say.NBC News - 3d -
Heathrow Closure: What Are Your Rights If Your Flight Is Delayed or Canceled?
Around 220,000 passengers were expected to travel through London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday. The airport’s closure is expected to have ripple effects worldwide.The New York Times - 4d -
Heathrow boss defends running of airport after criticism of shutdown
Thomas Woldbye says most other airports operate similar back-up power systems to Heathrow, as Ed Miliband announces investigation. The chief executive of Heathrow has defended the running of the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Joey Blaze to Wrestle For National Title Tonight
If you're a fan of Purdue sports it has the potential to be an excellent day today. The men's basketball team hasYahoo Sports - 2d -
Heathrow defends response as questions grow about length of closure
Heathrow bosses are defending their response to a fire that shut down Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a dayABC News - 1d -
First jet lands at Heathrow as ‘skeleton’ service of flights resumes
British Airways to operate a small number of flights on Friday evening after fire shut Europe’s busiest airport for most of dayFinancial Times - 3d -
London's Heathrow Airport to restart flights after fire causes closure
A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport closed one of the world's busiest airports.ABC News - 3d -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 3d -
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after fire shutdown
Heathrow's boss previously said the shutdown was not for lack of power but to reboot complex systems.BBC News - 1d -
London’s Heathrow airport closed all day after nearby fire cuts power
More than 1,000 flights and 16,000 homes affected by ‘significant’ outage at electrical substationFinancial Times - 4d -
Flights resume at Heathrow airport after electrical fire and power outage
Flights have resumed at London's Heathrow airport after an overnight fire and power outage forced the airport to shut down operations. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian reports on the latest ...NBC News - 3d -
Travel chaos as Heathrow shuts and rehired federal workers in limbo: Morning Rundown
Federal workers's rehiring confusion.NBC News - 4d -
FirstFT: Closure of London’s Heathrow airport leads to travel chaos
Also in today’s newsletter, European plan to replace US in Nato, and companies backtrack on climate goals in bosses’ payFinancial Times - 4d -
'We've been sat on the cold, hard floor for hours'
Travellers are grappling with cancelled flights and face days-long delays in some cases to get home.BBC News - 3d -
Passengers at JFK await flight information after Heathrow closure
Passengers at New York's JFK airport await information as London Heathrow was closed due to a widespread power outage. The outage was caused by a fire at an electricity substation near the airport.NBC News - 4d -
Disruption in the classroom: Trump faces battle to scrap education department
Teachers and parent groups fear president’s plan would increase inequality between rich and poor studentsFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Germany updates US travel advice after three citizens are detained
Germany has updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasize that a visa or waiver allowing entry does not guarantee Germans to enter the U.S. after several of its citizens were ...The Hill - 5d -
Firefighters Tackle Substation Fire That Cut Power at Heathrow Airport
The London Fire Brigade said that disruptions from the fire, at an electrical substation, would increase into Friday. Its cause was not immediately known.The New York Times - 4d -
Protesters disrupt St. Patrick's event in Washington D.C.
Relatives of teacher Enoch Burke were forcibly removed from the evening gala after heckling speeches.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
Why one burning substation grounded Heathrow for a day
Time spent switching power supply and rebooting systems raises doubts over resilience of Europe’s largest aviation hubFinancial Times - 3h -
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What Happens When a Hub Like Heathrow Shuts Down
Lots of people need to secure hotel rooms and new travel plans.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries
New memo lists 41 countries – including Afghanistan, Cuba and Syria – that could face new restrictions, evoking first-term Muslim ban. The Trump administration is considering issuing travel ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
GB's Caudery fourth in disrupted pole vault final
Great Britain's Molly Caudery is unable to defend her world indoor title after finishing fourth in a pole vault final that suffered delays due to faulty equipment.BBC News - 3d -
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four daysABC News - Mar. 9 -
Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability
North Macedonia’s leaders are vowing to hold those responsible to account after a nightclub fire in the eastern town of Kocani left 59 people dead and 155 injuredABC News - Mar. 17 -
Michigan nuclear plant shows the challenges the U.S. will face in safely restarting old reactors
The Palisades nuclear power plant aims to reopen in October, but the steam generators need major repairs that could delay the schedule.CNBC - 3d -
Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords
Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of LordsBBC News - 5d -
What’s in Your Emergency Travel Bag?
Whether you call it a save-the-day stash or an absolute essentials kit, it contains those five or six things that can make or break a vacation.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
UNM football: CB Cam Watts runs blazing 40-yard dash at Lobos' pro day
Mar. 24—This was not what Cam Watts would've preferred — or really, what he was prepared for. Less than a month ago, the redshirt senior cornerback was awaiting word on a waiver granting him one ...Yahoo Sports - 13h -
Iran’s supreme leader rails against Trump’s ‘bullying’ military threat
Ayatollah Khamenei says US demand to reopen talks on Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at domination. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticised what he described as bullying ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
How to protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning as travel ramps up
As Americans travel for spring break getaways, some may face an invisible danger – carbon monoxide poisoning. It could be a risk at hotels or vacation rentals. National consumer correspondent ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but opposition remains
More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was deemed unconstitutional, there’s a fresh push with the new Panamanian ...ABC News - 3d -
Brown University tells international community to avoid foreign travel
Brown University is advising its international staffers and students to reconsider foreign travel plans after an assistant professor at its medical school was deported this weekend, the latest ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
Pyrotechnics during a concert sparked the blaze, causing mass panic in the crowd.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
From London to Las Vegas, passengers left stranded as fire shuts down U.K.'s Heathrow Airport
LONDON — From Las Vegas to Frankfurt to Dubai, hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers waited for news about flights to and from London's Heathrow Airport after it was closed by a massive fire ...NBC News - 4d -
Report: Steelers had dinner with blazing-fast 2025 NFL Draft QB prospect
Alabama's Jalen Milroe dines with Steelers' HC Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan ahead of the Crimson Tide pro day.Yahoo Sports - 5d
