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Edinector Vazquez prepares coffee on a charcoal stove behind his home during a blackout in Minas, Havana province, Cuba, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Angel Rodriguez uses a transformer from an old television to charge a battery in preparation for blackouts at his home in the Bahia neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Edinector Vazquez prepares to eat dinner at his home lit by a gas lamp during a blackout in Minas, Havana province, Cuba, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.” Duffy provided an update Wednesday on the repairs and staffing efforts that are underway to help eliminate the problems affecting Newark Liberty International Airport. And Duffy emphasized that the Newark radar outages and air traffic control shortage are a prime example of why the antiquated system needs to be improved.