Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said air traffic controllers could be paid within 48 hours as part of the package to reopen the government. “I think it's a 70% payment, but they'll get a big lump sum of what they're due, which is helpful. They don't have to wait another two weeks to be paid,” Duffy said during a visit at Central Wisconsin Airport in Wausau, Wisconsin. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/canceled-flights-us-airlines-faa-order/ | CBS News

Floral tributes are growing outside an Emerald home in Central Queensland, where four people, including three children, have lost their lives in a deadly fire. #9News READ MORE: https://nine.social/12Oi | 9 News

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❄️ We know it feels early to us too, but snow is on the way! Forecasts are calling for the season’s first lake-effect snowfall beginning Sunday evening and lasting into Tuesday. Parts of Western and Central New York, as well as the North Country, could see several inches - with the heaviest bands dropping up to a foot of snow across the Chautauqua Ridge and Tug Hill Plateau. NYSDOT crews are preparing now to keep roads clear and safe, but we need your help too: 🚗 Check the forecast before you t

Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country’s central region has risen to at least 114 with 127 people reported missing, many of them still recovering from a deadly earthquake. | AP