Local
Thunderstorm causes five days of flight delays
Thunderstorms on April 5 has caused for Delta Airline cancellations and delays. According to AJC, more than 3,300 flights have been cancelled through Sunday. One of the major issues that caused the large amount of cancellations is because the thunderstorms lasted longer and Delta was not prepared for the severity of the storms. Delta also had security concerns to address, before allowing fights to continue. According to David Marcontell, general manager of aviation consulting firm Cavok, a pilot is supposed to have a mandatory nine hours of rest before continuing to fly and that causes flights that are already delayed to have to wait longer.
National
President Trump gives first check to National Park Service
According to Learning English, President Donald Trump donated his first check, valuing at $78,333.32, to the National Park Service, in order to keep his campaign promise to not retain all of the yearly presidential salary. Trump’s secretary, Sean Spicer presented the money in the form of the large check made out to the Department of the Interior. While this seemed like a nice gesture, it may be useless due to the amount of money it may lose under his proposed budget plan. According to Learning English, Trump’s will cut $1.5 billion dollars from the department, which is or 12 percent of its total budget.
Global
U.S. Missile strike satisfies everyone else but Russia
Many world leaders praised and agreed with the United States’ decision to launch a missile strike in Syria, after the chemical attack. Russia, however, was not too satisfied with this move. According to Global News, the attack killed seven people and wounded at least nine. President Vladimir Putin said in a statement that he considered the strike a splinter in the U.S.’s relationship with Russia. “This move by Washington … has dealt a serious blow to Russian-U.S. relations, which are already in a poor state,” Putin said. Renan Levine, assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, Scarborough said that the strike might be a stunt to prove that Trump does not have any ties with Russia.
