A United Airlines flight from Newark to Spain returned mid-flight after a Bluetooth device named "BOMB" triggered a security alert. Passengers were evacuated and re-screened before continuing the journey hours later.
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Crews at LaGuardia Airport are clearing the wreckage of an Air Canada plane that collided with a Port Authority fire truck, resulting in two pilot deaths and injuries to over 40 passengers and crew. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, focusing on air traffic controller workload and the failure of the airport’s safety alert system. The crash has highlighted ongoing safety concerns at LaGuardia, with numerous past runway incursions, and has sparked criticism of Air Canada’s initial response to the tragedy.
The Biden administration has taken a major step in protecting the environment by canceling all remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protecting an additional 13 million acres in the nearby National Petroleum Reserve from drilling and other development. This decision comes in response to the increasing global warming that is causing extreme weather disasters around the world, and is in line with Biden's campaign promise to “reverse the Trump administration’s assaults” on the environment. The Interior Department said that the 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve will be protected from drilling and other development, helping to ensure that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and its 19.6 million acres of habitat remain safe and protected.