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Timeline: How the CrowdStrike outage unfolded
  + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
Washington, DC, public transportation services — including trains and buses — begin experiencing delays, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. At 5:30 a.m., US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike tells customers that it was “aware of reports of crashes” of its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems, according to a company advisory viewed by CNN. Australian lenders ANZ and Westpac were also impacted, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks cyber outages. Other states also report impacts to their driving services, including Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee. CrowdStrike would take steps “to prevent anything like this from happening again,” according to a statement on the company’s website.
Persons: Ted Wheeler, they’re, We’re, Charlotte, Biden, Joe Biden, George Kurtz, , Brigham, Dana, Blood, Andrea Cefarelli, Jenny Ficenec, , Kurtz, CrowdStrike Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, FAA, Allegiant Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Microsoft, CNN, CrowdStrike’s, Fortune, White, National Security, Global, Australia’s Commonwealth Bank, Bank of Israel, ANZ, Westpac, ASB Bank . Portland, Emergency, Dispatch, United Airlines, Air Lines, Hartsfield Jackson International, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, , Miami International Airport, Customs, Border, Alaska State Troopers, Phoenix Police Department, Computer, Police, Rescue, Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Homeland Security, CrowdStrike, Social, US Department of Justice, UPS, FedEx, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Vehicle, Mass, Penn Medicine, Northwell, Emory Healthcare, Farber Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Provincial Health Services Authority, New York Blood Center, Northeast, Centers of America, Assurance Locations: New York, Alaska, Arizona, Delta, United, Washington, DC, New York City, North, Georgia, North Carolina , Texas, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Boston, British Columbia, New, Northeast United States, North Carolina, Virginia
Here’s what to know if you’re planning to travel this weekend. David J. Phillip/APUS-based carriers American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Airlines, SunCountry and Frontier Airlines all reported issues on Friday. Crews have limits on their working hours, so staffing challenges cascade along with flight delays. That all depends on the type of ticket you have, the airline you’re flying with and whether you have travel insurance (which is always a good idea). If you’re set to travel soon, wherever you are in the world, it’s worth double checking your individual journey status before you travel.
Persons: What’s, It’s, CrowdStrike, David J, Phillip, Cirium, it’s, William Sikora III, you’re, ” Lousson Smith, Aaron Chown, Trenitalia Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Ryanair, Air, Turkish Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, AirAsia, Dubai, Philadelphia International, Berlin, Amsterdam’s, Edinburgh Airport, CNN Travel, EU, Insurance, Airlines, British Airways, National Rail, Washington , D.C, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Locations: Air France, Europe, ” Spain’s, Madrid, Barcelona, Delta, , London's Victoria, London, Italy, Washington ,, New York
Until recently, Dorval R. Carter Jr. was another relatively unknown bureaucrat, a man who had quietly worked under three mayors as the president of the Chicago Transit Authority. These days, in the eyes of his many critics, he is the face of all that is wrong with the city’s public transportation system. “Yes, C.T.A. chief Carter needs to go,” Crain’s Chicago Business wrote in an editorial last month, saying that his agency was in a “shambolic state.” Gov. On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council is expected to introduce a resolution calling for Mr. Carter’s ouster — with a majority of council members in support of what is essentially a vote of no confidence.
Persons: Carter Jr, C.T.A, Carter, J.B . Pritzker, Carter’s, Organizations: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Business, , Chicago City Locations: Dorval, Illinois
“New Yorkers love Marathon Sunday, but taxpayers cannot be expected to subsidize a wealthy non-government organization like the New York Road Runners to the tune of $750,000,” MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Catherine Sheridan said in a statement. The New York Road Runners, which organizes the race, says that the marathon already generates millions of dollars for the city’s economy, and that the amount MTA proposed would make the race less affordable. “We value our partnership with all the City and State agencies that allow us to stage all of our events, including the marathon,” NYRR said in a statement. The MTA recently voted to approve congestion pricing in New York City, making it the first US city to charge such a toll. Despite the approval and expected implementation of the tolling plan, multiple lawsuits, such as one spearheaded by New Jersey Gov.
Persons: Catherine Sheridan, ” NYRR, Kathy Hochul’s, Phil Murphy, CNN’s Nathaniel Meyerson Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Transit Authority, York, New, MTA, City and State, Gov, New Jersey Gov Locations: Brooklyn, New York City
NTSB crews used the ship’s voyage data recorder, or VDR, to piece together a rough timeline of events leading up to the collision. But it will take months for them to gather the piles of physical evidence, maintenance records, ship data and witness interviews required to deliver a full report, Homendy said. • 01:24:59 a.m.: Numerous audible alarms were recorded on the ship’s bridge audio. • 01:26:39 a.m.: The ship’s pilot made a general very high frequency (VHF) radio call for tugboats in the vicinity to assist the vessel. • Around 01:27:04 a.m.: The pilot ordered that the ship’s port anchor be dropped and issued additional steering commands.
Persons: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Jennifer Homendy, Marcel Muise, Investigators, Homendy, , who’ve, ” Homendy, James Wallace, Peter Gautier, Divers, Roland L, Butler Jr, Pete Buttigieg, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Butler, , Miguel Luna, Maynor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, CNN’s Tori B, Powell, Sarah Engel, Elise Hammond, Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Daniel Medina, Sahar Akbarzai, Melissa Alonso, Hande Atay Alam, Lucas Lilieholm Organizations: CNN, Transportation, NTSB, Port, Fort McHenry, Maryland Transportation Authority, , US Coast Guard, Maritime, Port Authority, Baltimore City Fire, Coast Guard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Seagirt, Port of Boston, Maryland, Singapore, Baltimore, Patapsco, Mexico, Guatemala, Camotán, Mexican
Getting around on foot is a breeze — I don't rely on public transit as much as I did in Chicago. AdvertisementAfter living in Chicago for a year, I thought that I'd learned everything there is to know about living in a big city — until I moved to Philadelphia. Chicago is a sports city, too, but the Bears don't draw anywhere close to the same passion as the Eagles. It's pretty quiet for a big cityPhiladelphia is a major city but I don't think it's a particularly loud one. Julie LowePhiladelphia is what some call a big city with small-town charm.
Persons: , I'd, I've, Julia Lowe Philadelphia's, they're, Julia Lowe Pennsylvania, it's, Liberty Bell, Julia Lowe Philadelphia, who's, Julie Lowe Philadelphia, I'm Organizations: Service, Chicago Transit Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Liberty, Liberty Bell, Independence, Eagles, Philly Locations: Philadelphia, Chicago, Pennsylvania's, Philly, Pennsylvania, Midwest
Yet large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation, and many believe it should be one. The idea of a Christian America means different things to different people. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, said he doesn’t identify as a Christian nationalist, but does believe America was founded as a Christian nation. Six in 10 U.S. adults said the founders intended America to be a Christian nation, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey. About 45% said the U.S. should be a Christian nation.
Persons: Donald Trump, God, it’s, Trump, , Eric McDaniel, McDaniel, , ” Trump, Mike Johnson, Thomas Jefferson, Johnson, Steve Bannon, Jerusalem ”, Charlie Kirk, Robert Jeffress, “ I’m, I’m, shouldn’t, John Jay —, , ” Jeffress, doesn’t, ” Anthea Butler, Butler, John, Joe Biden, John Jay, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Jesus, George Washington Organizations: U.S, Republicans, Constitution, Pew Research Center, University of Texas, America, Republican, Washington Metropolitan Area, Vocal, Trump, Kentucky Republican, Baptist Church of, Supreme, University of Pennsylvania, Blacks, Native, John Fea, Messiah University, Democratic, Religion Research Institute, Fea, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Independence, U.S, America, Washington, Jerusalem, ” Recent Texas , Oklahoma, Baptist Church of Dallas, Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania, Brookings
Judge Kaplan said jurors should be identified only by number and even suggested they not share their actual names with one other. People were asked whether they had ever contributed money or supported a political campaign for Mr. Trump, Mr. Obama, Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden. “Have any of you ever read any books by Mr. Trump?” the judge asked. “Would that affect your ability to be fair to both sides in this case?” Judge Kaplan asked. “I want to stipulate that I am on the left,” Ms. Carroll remarked drolly.
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Officials encouraged people to switch to public transit to alleviate bad traffic from road closures. For native Angelenos and the millions of visitors who've traveled to the area, Los Angeles car culture is simply a way of life. According to The Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a 10% bump in ridership on the E Line light rail train that runs through downtown Los Angeles on the first two workdays after the incident. While it's too early to know if public transit ridership will be up in November, a reimagined vision of traversing Los Angeles has long been overdue. The transit system simply isn't woven into the fabric of Los Angeles compared to cities like New York and Chicago.
Persons: , who've, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, it's, Damian Dovarganes Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Times, Los, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro Transit Authority, TAP, California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, Wall Street, LA Transit, AP, LA Metro Rail Locations: LA, Los Angeles, California, Angelenos, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, Inglewood, Angeles, New York, Chicago, Santa, Southern California
Hours later, federal and state authorities said investigators had found no evidence of an act of terrorism, though circumstances surrounding the crash on the Rainbow Bridge remained murky, leaving it to be determined whether it was accidental or intentional. [1/15]A vehicle burns at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023 in a still image from video. The Rainbow Bridge and all three other border crossings along the Niagara River between western New York and the Canadian province of Ontario - the Peace Bridge, the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and the Whirlpool Bridge - were shut for several hours as a precaution. The three bridges that were not involved were reopened early Wednesday evening, but the Rainbow crossing remained closed during the investigation and as officials assessed the crossing's safety. He said the vehicle, which he described as a luxury sedan, was "fish-tailing" out of control before it crashed.
Persons: Kathy Hochul, Paul Stanley, Hochul, Mike Guenther, Guenther, , Ted Hesson, Jonathan Landay, Ismail Shakil, Katharine Jackson, Daphne Psaledakis, Susan Heavey, Daniel Trotta, Andrew Hay, Ward Jasper, Makini Brice, Gabriella Borter, Joseph Ax, Richard Cowan, Daniel Whitcomb, Steve Gorman, David Gregorio, Leslie Adler Organizations: FBI, Twitter, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Authorities, CNN, Bentley, Wednesday, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Buffalo Niagara International, Rainbow Bridge, REUTERS, Whirlpool, Niagara - Frontier Transit Authority, Buffalo, Thomson Locations: New York, Ontario, Niagara Falls, U.S, Toronto, Canada, Niagara Falls , New York, Niagara, Canadian, Lewiston, Queenston, New York City, Kitchener , Ontario, Washington
[1/5] Police officers view the scene after an incident at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023 in a still image from video. Two people in the vehicle were killed in the blast and one border patrol official was injured, the Fox News Channel reported, citing unnamed sources. The three U.S.-Canada crossings along the Niagara River separating southern Ontario and New York state are among the busiest in the world. "The FBI is coordinating with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation," the FBI statement said. Representatives for the U.S. State Department also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported border closures.
Persons: Kathy Hochul, Dominic LeBlanc, LeBlanc, Hochul, Doug Ford, Ismail Shakil, Katharine Jackson, Daphne Psaledakis, Susan Heavey, Caitlin Webber Organizations: Police, Rainbow Bridge, REUTERS, Reuters, Rights, FBI, Terrorism, Force, New, Fox News Channel, CNN, Niagara Gazette, Whirlpool, Niagara - Frontier Transit Authority, Public, Ontario, ., Canadian, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Canada, Niagara Falls , New York, U.S, United States, Niagara Falls, New York, Lewiston, Queenston, York, Ontario, Ottawa, Buffalo , New York
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. But that didn't happen, and it crashed into the snow-removal equipment. She said investigators cannot say yet whether other CTA trains might also have similar braking system issues, but she stressed that CTA’s system is safe. I have no safety concerns about taking the train,” Homendy said, noting that 43,000 Americans die in motor vehicle crashes each year. In Thursday's crash, the CTA train was heading south from Skokie when it rear-ended the snow-removal equipment on Chicago's North Side.
Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, , ” Homendy Organizations: CHICAGO, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, NTSB Locations: Chicago, Skokie
Dozens of people were injured on Thursday morning when a Chicago Transit Authority train struck a plow on the tracks on Chicago’s North Side, the authorities said. Twenty-three people were taken to hospitals in conditions ranging from serious to fair, with head injuries and other types of non-life-threatening injuries, Keith Gray, an assistant deputy chief paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. Fifteen others were injured but refused transport to hospitals, Chief Gray said. Seven of the people who were injured are Chicago Transit Authority employees, he said. The transit authority said in an emailed statement that it had received a report at about 10:39 a.m. of a Yellow Line train “making contact” with rail equipment in the Howard Rail Yard.
Persons: Keith Gray, Gray Organizations: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Fire Department, Howard Rail
Most Americans still have to commute every day. Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesLike a majority of Americans, Ms. Hargreaves was unable to do her work at home. Source: American Community Survey Note: Average commute length for 2020 is not included. The average commute distance changed much less, an indication that commuters are driving faster — but also, more people are driving. “A lot of our choice riders, we're still working to influence them to re-choose transit,” Ms. Tucker said.
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A former Amazon Flex driver said he's making thousands of dollars more as a bus driver in Seattle. He recently quit his gig job with Amazon Flex and started working with King County Metro full-time. While this is mainly concentrated among younger Americans, many Gen Xers and boomers have left the corporate world for more flexible gig work. Making the transition to bus drivingAt Amazon Flex, Timss said he was earning at least $1,000 each week. "Gig work really should be a stepping stone or get you by."
Persons: , Jason Timss, Timss, Xers, he'd, I'd, He's, he's Organizations: Amazon, Service, Amazon Flex, King County Metro, Seattle, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Seattle
The toll may produce up to $15 billion for investment within the aging MTA system. For example, particulate matter emissions from stop-and-go traffic can stoke diseases such as asthma. "In London, they've had a reduction of nearly 20% in particulate matter pollution," said Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters. "There's a 15% reduction in particulate matter in Stockholm, which resulted in a 50% reduction in asthma." Watch the video above to see how New York City is spending cash raised by its massive new toll.
Persons: Janette Sadik, Richard Davey, Davey, they've, Julie Tighe, Mollie Cohen D'Agostino Organizations: U.S, New York City's Department of Transportation, Metro, Bronx ., New, Transit Authority, MTA, CNBC, Regional, New York League of Conservation Voters, University of California, Davis Locations: York City, Manhattan, New, Bronx, New York, Milan, London, Singapore, Stockholm, New York City
BOSTON (AP) — Investigators have identified two individuals allegedly involved in a shooting that claimed the life of a baby delivered after its mother was one of several people hit by gunfire during a fight Wednesday in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. Alejandro Ramos, 22, of Holyoke, is scheduled to be arraigned in Holyoke District Court on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the shooting, investigators said. An official at the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said it was unclear if Ramos had been appointed an attorney yet. Police responded to the shooting Wednesday at 12:38 p.m. and said it appeared three male suspects were involved in an altercation before gunshots were fired. The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office and the Holyoke Police Department are investigating.
Persons: Alejandro Ramos, Ramos, — Johnluis Sanchez, Holyoke —, Sanchez, , Brandy Pelletier, Holyoke Mayor Joshua A, Garcia, ” Garcia, Holly Ramer, David Sharp Organizations: BOSTON, , Hampden, Attorney’s, Associated Press, Police, State, Holyoke Police, Valley Transit Authority, Massachusetts State Police, Attorney’s Office, Holyoke Police Department, Holyoke Mayor, Facebook, International Volleyball Hall of Fame Locations: Holyoke , Massachusetts, Holyoke, Holyoke District, Valley, Boston, Concord , New Hampshire, Portland , Maine
Why NYC’s subway is struggling
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Shawn Baldwin | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Hybrid work has meant fewer riders on New York City's subway and a drop in fare revenue for the system's operator, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The number of paying weekday subway riders averaged 3.6 million in June, according to the MTA, compared with daily ridership of almost 5.5 million in 2019. Inflation and transit crime have also impacted subway ridership. The MTA is the operator of New York's more than 6,400 subway cars, more than 5,700 buses, two of the country's busiest commuter trains, and multiple bridges and tunnels. So when will New York City subway riders return in greater numbers?
Persons: Sarah Kaufman, New York University Rudin, they're Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York University, New York University Rudin Center for Transportation, New Locations: New York, New York City
What fewer riders mean for NYC's subway
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Shawn Baldwin | Jeniece Pettitt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat fewer riders mean for NYC's subwayRemote work has meant fewer riders on New York City's subway and a drop in fare revenue for the system's operator, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fare evasion has taken its toll on the transit authority too, costing the MTA $690 million last year including $285 million on its subways.
Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: New York
The delay left fans sweltering in hot and humid conditions as they waited for word on what was happening. “Due to lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter in place order. The situation inside the stadium was confusing and chaotic, said CNN’s Abby Phillip, who was among the fans packing the venue. “It was one of those moments where it was a great concert, but that experience was a little bit scary,” Phillip added. More than 120 million people in the Eastern US are at risk of severe thunderstorms Monday, while heat waves in the South continue their record streaks.
Persons: , Abby Phillip, ” Phillip, Phillip, Rob Shackelford Organizations: CNN, Metro, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Twitter, WJLA, South Locations: Washington, DC, FedExField, Metro
Dr. Te Wu is the CEO and CPO of PMO Advisory, a project management training and consulting firm. From a project management perspective, here are the top five actions I would undertake to make this latest transformation successful. Business transformation is more of an art than a science, and building new product features can be extraordinarily difficult. Dr. Te Wu is CEO and CPO of PMO Advisory, a project management training and consulting firm for companies, including Global 500 and nonprofit organizations. He is an associate professor at Montclair State University and chair of the Project Management Institute's Portfolio Management Standard Committee.
Persons: Te Wu, Wu, It's, Elon Musk, I've, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, WeChat, Meta, OpenAI's, Slack Organizations: PMO, Twitter, Morning, SpaceX, Fortune, Swiss Army, China Europe International Business School, Elon, New York's Transit Authority, Facebook, Microsoft, Montclair State University, Project Management Institute's Locations: New, China
An identical sign can be seen in the group’s “Pride 2021” Instagram highlight reel (see ninth and 12th slides) here. The Pride Train campaign, created by Thomas Shim (www.instagram.com/thomasshim) in 2017, has been featured in news reports since then. It was inspired that year by then-President Donald Trump’s refusal to formally acknowledge Pride Month, Shim has said in interviews (here), (here), (here). Pride Train and Thomas Shim did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment via Instagram message. The poster depicted as NYC subway signage in social media posts was created by an activist group, not the city’s transit authority.
Persons: Meghan Keegan, Thomas Shim, Donald Trump’s, Shim, Read Organizations: New York City Transit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA, Twitter, Pride, Pride Train, Reuters Locations: New York City
Don Harold, a subway aficionado who sometimes used subterfuge to save vintage train cars from the junkyard — cars that are now among the star attractions of the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn — died on June 14 in a nursing home in Bayside, Queens. Mr. Harold, whose maternal grandfather was a Brooklyn trolley motorman and inspector, adored the hulking relics that once rumbled and screeched on subway and elevated tracks. “When she was falling apart, they fixed her,” he said in an interview with The New York Times in 2003. “You don’t sell her for scrap.”He got his chance to save train cars when he was hired in 1965 in the public affairs office of the city’s Transit Authority. His supervisor already knew about his passion for the old rolling stock and felt that he could be an effective preservationist.
Persons: Don Harold, Downtown Brooklyn —, Thomas Jablonski, Harold, Organizations: New York Transit Museum, The New York Times, city’s Transit Authority Locations: Downtown Brooklyn, Bayside , Queens, Brooklyn, of
Taylor Swift is an unlikely public transit icon
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
New York CNN —Taylor Swift, public transit savior? Public transit systems across the United States are getting a much-needed, if temporary, boost from Taylor Swift fans flooding trains, buses and subways to her sold-out Eras Tour. As transit agencies scramble to recover from the pandemic, transit experts say all those Swifies taking mass transit offer lessons for policymakers on how to adapt to the post-pandemic world. Philadelphia’s SEPTA system and New Jersey Transit also got a boost from concertgoers taking mass transit to Swift shows. But public transit agencies still have yet to fully recover from the impact of the pandemic.
Persons: New York CNN — Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift’s, Swift, Raymond James, Matthew Dickens, Taylor, , Jim Aloisi, Aloisi, Yanfeng Ouyang Organizations: New, New York CNN, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, Soldier, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Mercedes, Benz, SEPTA, New Jersey Transit, Swift, American Public Transportation Association, Public, MIT, Transportation, University of Illinois Locations: New York, United States, New Jersey, Pittsburgh , Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign
CNN —Amazon Web Services was briefly hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority. Other news outlets such as The Verge also publicly confirmed that their websites were temporarily hit by the AWS outage. There were some 12,000 reports of issues accessing AWS services on outage-tracking site DownDetector at around 3 p.m. ET, the dashboard reported that, “Many AWS services are now fully recovered and marked Resolved on this event. ET, the dashboard stated that, “The issue has been resolved and all AWS Services are operating normally.”
Persons: Donald Trump’s, Organizations: CNN, Amazon, Services, Boston Globe, New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority, Globe, York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Twitter, Southwest Airlines, Service Locations: New York City’s, Miami, York’s, Northern Virginia
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