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Another day another Southwest delay

Southwest is at it again. Passengers were delayed nationwide as the airline grounded 1,800 flights after the company experienced an intermittent technology issue on Tuesday. The technical error only caused a 17 minute ground stop, but it was enough to delay over 40% of flights on the east coast by midday.

This latest incident will only enhance the negative image Southwest has given itself over the last few years. In December, the airline cancelled 17,000 flights in a 10-day window around the Christmas holiday after a winter storm froze its operations in Denver and Chicago and overwhelmed the systems used to reschedule pilots and flight attendants. The cancellations ruined the vacation plans of over two million travelers and cost Southwest more than $1 billion.

Southwest released a report done by an outside firm that found “insufficient winter infrastructure” and “crew and passenger scheduling software issues” to be the main reasons why the airline blew it so badly in December. A bunch of updates are in the works to improve both problems and are expected to go live before next winter. It would appear that they are still working out the kinks.

Little Stories

Business

*Netflix will end its DVD-by-mail service this year with the final discs to be mailed on September 29. The streaming company ended March with 232.5 million worldwide subscribers falling short of projections. It also plans to crackdown on password sharing in Q2 of this year.

*As of yesterday, only 6 EVs qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit under strict new guidelines that were first announced in March. The 6 that made the list are the Cadillac Lyriq, Chevy Bolt, Chevy Bolt EUV, some Tesla Model 3 versions, some Tesla Model Y versions, and Ford F-150 Lightning.

World

*A fire killed 21 people in a hospital in Beijing on Tuesday. Investigators are still trying to find the cause of the blaze.

*A parking garage collapse killed at least 1 person and injured 5 others in lower Manhattan on Tuesday. The structure has been cited for 45 building code violations.

Sports

*Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts signed a five-year $255 million contract this week. His yearly salary of $51 million will make him the highest paid player in NFL history.

*Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen will spend his offseason serving in the military for his native Finland. All Finnish male citizens must complete mandatory service before 30.

One Liners

*A toddler snuck onto White House grounds Tuesday.

*A 13-year-old boy got stuck inside a claw machine game while trying to steal prizes inside.

*Why swimming makes you feel the urge to pee.