Global IT Outage Disrupts Airlines and Businesses

A global IT outage, possibly triggered by a Microsoft software glitch, caused chaos in airports worldwide, impacting over 1,390 flights and leading to manual processes and confusion. This disruption also affected stock markets like Wall Street and tech companies like CrowdStrike. While the U.S. has been heavily hit by the fentanyl epidemic, Italy is also facing an increasing spread of the drug. In other news, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination after surviving an assassination attempt, while President Joe Biden faces growing impatience within the Democratic Party. The outage not only grounded flights but also disrupted 911 calls and impacted businesses globally, including major airlines and media organizations.