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Airports are experiencing delays and disruptions amid the US government shutdown. Andres Kudacki/Getty Images Ground delays are slowing travel at Newark Liberty International Airport. Airports are experiencing delays and disruptions amid the government shutdown . A shortage of air traffic controllers is affecting operations. A shortage of air traffic controllers on Sunday led to ground delays at Newark Airport, according to New York City officials, who warned the delays could spread to nearby airports like JFK and LaGuardia. Inbound flights to Newark are delayed an average of 218 minutes, according to the FAA and FlightAware . On Sunday morning, the NYC Emergency Management agency wrote on X that the airport is under a ground delay program due to staffing shortages in its control tower. "FAA planning notes show a possibility of a full ground stop later if staffing shortages or demand increases," the post said. It also said that delays at Newark "often spr...

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The iconic museum was hit by a heist that lasted seven minutes. Remon Haazen/Getty Images Two suspects in the Louvre jewelry heist had a previous theft conviction together, the Paris prosecutor said. Laure Beccuau said they had both been convicted in a theft case in 2015 in Paris. French police have made a number of arrests as part of an investigation into the Louvre heist. Two of the suspects in last month's daring Louvre jewelry heist had a previous theft conviction together, the Paris prosecutor has said. Speaking to France Info on Sunday, Laure Beccuau said the two men had long criminal records, including a 2015 conviction in a theft case. "What's interesting about these criminal records, is when we compare them, we see that they were involved in the same theft case for which they were convicted in 2015 in Paris," she said. Four people — three men and one woman all in their thirties — have been charged in connection with the Louvre heist, which saw thi...

Elon Musk responded to a recent X post by Sam Altman. Florian Gaertner/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Elon Musk criticized Sam Altman over the OpenAI CEO's online posts about an attempt to cancel a Tesla Roadster reservation. Altman posted screenshots showing he requested a refund for the order, but the email bounced back. Musk said Altman received his refund within 24 hours. Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going tit-for-tat. At the center of their latest online beef is the OpenAI CEO's reservation for Tesla's long-delayed Roadster. Musk took to his social media platform, X, on Saturday to criticize Altman for posting screenshots earlier in the week that showed his attempt to cancel his Roadster order. "A tale in three acts," Altman earlier posted, sharing a screenshot of an email from July 2018, confirming a $45,000 payment to reserve the next-generation Tesla Roadster . Additional screenshots Altman posted showed the OpenAI CEO requesting a $50,000 refu...

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Melanie Copeland with her 144ft tiny home. Courtesy of Melanie Copeland Melanie Copeland was laid off from her real estate job in 2017 at the age of 37. She and her husband built a tiny home to scale back their lifestyle and make their money go further. They knew little about DIY, but the steep learning curve led them to become professional handymen. This story is based on an interview with Melanie Copeland, 45, of Buckingham County, Virginia, the author of " Trailblazing Tiny: A Guide to Breaking Free ." Copeland runs a handyman business with her husband, John, 46. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. My husband, John, and I had been considering moving into a tiny home for a few years before we finally did so in February 2018. The popularity of tiny homes on wheels was significantly smaller than it is now, and it was challenging to find a wealth of information on blogs and social media platforms, such as YouTube. Still, we did our research an...