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"the section reverses safety changes put in place following the crash between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. According to investigators, it was difficult for the helicopter pilots to hear dispatches from National Airport’s traffic control."
National Transportation Safety Board ‘vehemently opposes’ NDAA provision
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5643440-ndaa-opposed-by-ntsboard/

DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of President Donald Trump.

In a Monday legal filing, the department asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a separate motion seeking to dismiss the charges against Bannon.

DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said a judge should dismiss Stephen K. Bannon indictment over defying a Jan. 6 subpoena “in the interests of justice.”

Do you want to go to #disobey2025 ?
Tickets were sold out in record time. But do not worry! They have a bunch of tickets they will be selling via a raffle – so this will not be a speed contest. The raffle is open until December 15th 23:59 Finn time (UTC 2).
Check the raffle out here:

I've never flown in a helicopter and I'd be keen to fly in one of these if it was even vaguely affordable:
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/caa-canary-wharf-london-cambridge-european-union-aviati…

Flying taxis to take passengers to airports in minutes from 2028, company says
Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory approval in three years.

Judge Laughs Aloud at #TSA
Court outburst came as agency pursues $48m fine on #SouthwestAirlines for not handling gov mandated Transportation Safety Administration fees on passenger tickets to agency liking.
The $48 Million Fine was demanded of

Judge Laughs at TSA as Southwest Fights $48 Million Fine for Keeping Passenger Fees
A Fifth Circuit judge openly laughed when the TSA argued it isn’t set up to refund millions of passengers—while defending a $48 million penalty against Southwest for allegedly failing to return the same security fees. The case tests whether an airline has to cut cash refunds for government fees when travel credits expire unused.

Spotify rolls out music videos to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, following a beta launch in nearly 100 markets last year (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spot…

Want a used car that works?
You’d be wise to not get an older Tesla.
In Consumer Reports’ latest ranking for used cars,
the Elon Musk-run automaker came dead last in terms of reliability,
trailing by over forty points from the top spot on a scale between 0 and 100
https://futurism.co…

Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.

Spotify rolls out music videos to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, following a beta launch in nearly 100 markets last year (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spot…

In opening statements in New Mexico's suit against Meta, state prosecutors argue Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms, as Meta's attorney pushes back (Morgan Lee/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/meta-new-mexi…

Meta accused in New Mexico trial of failing to protect children online
Meta is on trial in New Mexico to answer allegations that its social media platforms enable predators to target children for sexual exploitation. The case is one of a series of lawsuits nationwide accusing social media companies of not doing enough to protect children online. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta in 2023 alleging its platforms enable predators to target children for sexual exploitation. Meta denies the allegation and accuses prosecutors of taking a “sensationalis…

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City disciplined three nurses
who spoke to the media and to fellow staff about safety concerns
following an attempted shooting in the hospital’s emergency department last month
— a consequence their union calls unlawful.
The New York State Nurses Association alleges that Mount Sinai’s decision
to write up two nurses and suspend another the day after Thanksgiving for discussing the union’s safety proposals with fellow nurses

Three Nurses Disciplined After Speaking Out on Mount Sinai Shooting Scare
Weeks after a gunman threatened to open fire at the ER, and as they head into union negotiations, care providers say they need better safety protections.