Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Professor and associate dean at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida
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Cass Howell
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FROM Cass Howell
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Airplane Stowaway A 16-year-old boy from Santa Clara snuck into the wheel well of a jet traveling from San Jose to Hawaii yesterday. He was discovered wandering around the tarmac in Maui. Experts are scratching their heads at how the boy survived high altitudes and freezing temperatures during the five-and-a-half-hour flight. There are also questions about how he managed to sneak onto the plane at the San Jose airport.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why did Jared Kushner want a back channel with Russians? News broke Friday that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, tried setting up a back channel between the Trump transition team and the Russian government. What are the consequences for Kushner, President Trump, and the investigation into Russian meddling?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.