FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours

Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," while planes in the air will be allowed to land. The FAA tweeted just after 5PM ET that, "There has been a temporary telecommunications outage […]
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