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Beginning today, the Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic by 10% at many of the busiest airports. This move is intended to help keep the nation's airspace safe as the agency deals with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the government shutdown. Airlines have started canceling flights in order to comply with the FAA's orders.

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🎧 The shutdown is taking a toll on air traffic controllers , who are required to work without pay. NPR's Joel Rose tells Up First that there is some speculation that the redu

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