Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A new U.S. requirement tells all international air travelers bound for the country to attest that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the previous 21 days, amid concern about Ebola importation. Airlines say the measure is disproportionate and unworkable.
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A new U.S. requirement tells all international air travelers bound for the country to attest that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the previous 21 days, amid concern about Ebola importation. Airlines say the measure is disproportionate and unworkable.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has appointed former FCC adviser Courtney Reinhard to lead the regulator’s Space Bureau. The move puts a former agency adviser in charge of its space-focused bureau; the announcement provides no further details on Reinhard’s priorities or policy plans.
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