FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown ... and more news

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. In other news, almost a month after a theft caused the historic Freedman’s Cemetery in Dallas to implement a curfew, Dallas police have arrested a man accused of taking eight bronze plaques from the cemetery. Fifty-one year old Troy Springer was arrested on Oct. 23 after investigators accused him of stealing the cemetery markers; almost 3 million Texans cast ballots in Tuesday’s constitutional amendment election, which would be the most votes cast in an odd-number year election in recent history; and Quinnen Williams, a talented defensive tackle that the Cowboys acquired in a trade with the New York Jets this week, is happy to be in Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices