Slog AM: Alaska Outage Grounds Flights, Ex-Microsoft Exec Named in Epstein Flight Logs, NBA Player, Coach Arrested in Gambling Scandal
Alaska Airlines faced a technical outage grounding flights for seven hours and causing 229 cancellations and hundreds of delays. Emerson Elementary in Rainier Beach was closed due to flooding from a broken water fountain. An oversized truck damaged the I-90 Bullfrog Road overpass, leading to an emergency proclamation from Gov. Bob Ferguson. Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold was named in Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs. President Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House for a new ballroom. Inflation rates rose slightly in September, and an AI system in Baltimore mistakenly identified a Dorito bag as a gun. Lastly, Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested in connection with sports gambling schemes.