Monday Morning Headlines: FAA Lifts Flight Restrictions

"The FAA lifted its emergency order Monday morning that had limited flight traffic by as much as 6% over the last ten days. Cancellations continued on Sunday but were at their lowest point since the order initially took effect. [CBS News]"

"San Francisco condo owners, specifically those in buildings over 12 stories that were built before 1975, are freaking out over a city ordinance that was approved in 2023 that could have them facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in special assessments for new sprinkler systems in the coming years. [Chronicle]"

"Having lost his iron grip on some segment of the Republican Party, President Trump reversed himself on Sunday and started pushing for the House to vote to release the Epstein Files now insisting "we have nothing to hide." [New York Times] And, weirdly, Trump ordered the release of a bunch of Amelia Earhart files too, but scholars were reportedly unimpressed with the trove of 4,000 documents. [New York Times] Actor Morgan Freeman says he is taking legal action over a surge in unauthorized AI replicas of his voice. [Guardian]"

An FAA emergency order that had reduced flight traffic by up to 6% over ten days was lifted Monday morning, with cancellations continuing but falling to their lowest level since the order began. San Francisco condo owners in buildings over 12 stories built before 1975 face potential hundreds of thousands of dollars in special assessments to install new sprinkler systems under a 2023 ordinance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development redirected most homelessness funding from permanent housing to temporary shelter after the government reopened, prompting warnings of worsening homelessness. Prosecutors requested home detention for a former correctional officer after a guilty plea. High-profile document releases and legal actions involving Donald Trump and unauthorized AI replicas of Morgan Freeman’s voice also emerged.

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