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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered this Friday to suspend all flight takeoffs in the United States until further notice, citing "extraordinary circumstances" and security reasons.
The measure was announced shortly after the agency paralyzed air traffic in Chicago due to failures in air control communications, according to the Reuters agency.
The US civil aviation authority will manage international flights to the country on a case-by-case basis.
More information soon.
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