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At airports across the United States, aircraft operations were completely halted starting around 4 p.m. on the 13th (Eastern time) due to a presumed failure of the control and communication system. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that "aircraft takeoffs have been suspended at all airports" citing "unusual circumstances and safety reasons." The FAA announced that “all departing flights must remain suspended (on the ground) until further notice,” and that landings for international flights entering the United States will be managed on a case-by-case basis.

A letter was circulated in which Nvidia members, including key technology executives, collectively resigned, calling for the resignation of the board of directors and the return of former CEO Jensen Huang, but this was confirmed to be a fake document.

The Moreno Lake Taegeuk Warriors suffered a 3-run loss to Saudi Arabia for the first time in 42 years in the first game of a two-game road trip to the Middle East, putting aside antagonism. The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Robert Moreno, lost 2-3 in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 14th. It has been 21 years since Korea lost 0-1 in the final qualifying round for the 2006 Germany World Cup on August 16, 2005, when Korea lost to Saudi Arabia.

U.S. experts have observed that there is a high possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump will try to use the transfer of wartime operational control, which the South Korean government is pursuing as a goal during President Lee Jae-myung's term, as an opportunity to withdraw U.S. troops stationed in Korea. Victor Cha, Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a U.S. think tank, said in a podcast interview hosted by CSIS on the 13th (local time), "There is a story that President Trump views the transfer of wartime operational control as a means of withdrawing U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula. It is a story raised with considerable credibility." Chairman Cha said, "There may be a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that sets a lower limit (28,500 troops) for U.S. forces stationed in Korea, but there are other ways (for President Trump to bypass the NDAA). The president is the commander-in-chief of the military," and added, "If the president strongly decides on a specific goal, there are ways to implement it."

While Korean exports continue to boom at an all-time high, it has been found that it has ranked first in the Chinese import market for six consecutive months. Korea, which has expanded its presence in major markets such as China and the United States thanks to the rapid growth of semiconductors, is expected to achieve annual exports of $1 trillion for the first time as early as the 20th of this month. According to the Korea International Trade Association's overseas trade statistics on the 14th, Korea ranked second after Taiwan in the Chinese import market from January to March of this year, but rose to first place in April and maintained the lead until September.

As the 'Jensen Huang scandal' spreads into controversy over the Donald Trump administration's delay in export controls to China, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Rutnick is facing a difficult time. Minister Rutnick protests that the suspicion of protecting Nvidia was in accordance with President Trump's wishes, but some speculate that personal interests may have come into play. As rumors of his dismissal begin to circulate again among President Trump's advisors, there is an analysis that Secretary Rutnick, who had been on the verge of losing office several times, is facing the greatest crisis. The core of the suspicion surrounding Secretary Rutnick is that he delayed export controls to China due to his close relationship with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

On the 13th (local time), major indices closed mixed on the New York Stock Exchange as the aftermath of the scandal involving former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang continued. On this day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 52,347.55 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), up 50.46 points (0.10%) from the previous day. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index closed at 7,561.67, down 30.73 points (0.40%) from the previous day, and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 25,136.27, down 229.82 points (0.91%).

Microsoft apologized to users as large-scale service disruptions including email and office software continued for two days. MS announced on the 13th (local time) through social networking service (SNS) MS said, “We are seeing widespread recovery and stability in overall services,” and explained the cause of this incident as a technical issue unrelated to cyber attacks or artificial intelligence (AI) agents.

Gas prices at gas stations across the country have fallen for 26 consecutive weeks, but the decline over the past two to three months has been minimal and has virtually remained stagnant. According to Korea National Oil Corporation's oil price information system Offinet on the 14th, the average selling price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide in the second week of November (8th to 12th) was 1,855.1 won per liter, down 0.4 won from the previous week. Gasoline prices have been falling by less than 1 won per liter every week since the third week of September.

The autumn rain that will fall in most parts of the country on Saturday, the 14th, will gradually subside by late night. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, rain will fall in most parts of the country on this day. Rain is expected to stop in Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi Province, South Chungcheong Province, and Jeonbuk late at night, but in other areas, rain will continue until early morning on the 15th.