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Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
Error first occurred at 10am but major incident was not declared until 12.
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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
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Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more for his crops out of his…
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- Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:17 UTC.
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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
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