The Wire - December 30, 2024

this is zre for 2300 Zulu December 30th 2024 precedences routine information cut off is 2200 bottom line up front mishaps continue in commercial Aviation White House sends another $2.5 billion Aid package to Ukraine egg shortage is likely in several States as new laws come into effect beginning with international events in Norway km flight 124 from Oslo to Amsterdam suffered an undisclosed catastrophic failure during their flight diverting to Sandford upon arrival the aircraft skitted Off The Runway reportedly due to a hydraulic failure in South Korea juu airflight 2216 crashed at muan airport following a bird strike that forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing during the landing the aircraft experienced a Runway excursions skting off the end of the runway at high speed before colliding with a large concrete barrier housing the localizer for the airport's instrument Landing system or ILS it is this Collision that is assessed to have resulted in only two survivors with 179 fatalities reported so far from this accident analyst comment as this bird strike incident would have been completely survivable had the concrete barrier at the end of the runway not been a factor the families of victims have expressed outrage at such poor airport design normally there are no hard barriers this close to the end of airport runways for obvious reasons consequently investigators will likely focus on whether or not the runway safety area or RSA was in compliance with Korean standards on the home front in Washington DC the White House has announced plans to send Ukraine another another $2.5 billion in military aid throughout the southeast the region is bracing for a significant polar vortex scheduled to descend on the area over the next few days significantly colder than normal temperatures are expected to impact areas that normally do not experience such cold weather resulting in locals preparing for freezing conditions before the weather arrives analyst comment anytime significant weather strikes a region that is not used to it complications occur several warm weather states that don't prioritize deicing efforts for roads may experience significant travel and itical problems similarly residents in locations which normally do not have to be concerned with freezing water pipes may wish to reassess their risks to freezing temperatures as this weather system develops around the nation shortages of eggs have been reported at many grocery store chains as a series of new state laws come into effect in several states banning all eggs that are not cage-free from being sold due to the new mandate prices of eggs have already approached $7 a dozen in many areas and outright shortages have been reported in other areas analy commas for this wire the decision to to implement these new cage-free egg laws goes back several years and spans many states as is common among state level leadership that share the same political leanings the governors of several States made this a joint priority a few years ago in short what happens in California will spread to half a dozen other states in Rapid succession as has happened in this case all of these new egg laws are modeled on California's proposition 12 which was passed in 2018 in Michigan the state where this decision is likely to affect the market the most this law was passed in 2019 coming into effect on January 1st 2025 Utah had a similar Arrangement a few years ago with their law likewise coming into effect on January 1st some other states had similar time frames though the requirements of the laws in particular vary from state to state Massachusetts for instance has a similar law already in effect but contains less stringent verbage regarding the specific housing conditions of poultry Colorado Nevada Oregon Rhode Island and Washington are the other states that have also placed restrictions on non- cage-free egg production this concludes the wire 4 23 00 Zulu December 30th 2024