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A temporary runway project and permanent FAA rule change announced Tuesday means San Francisco's airport will go from 54 plane arrivals an hour to 36 arrivals. It is not yet clear if any flights will be cut.

A deadly runway crash betweenAir Canada jet and a fire truckat New York's LaGuardia Airport in March is the latest air-traffic safety calamity, but the aviation administration said the rule change was unique to SFO and it was not triggered by broader safety concerns. The San Francisco safety concerns are unique to that airport because of how close the parallel runways are and how complicated the airspace is with several surrounding airports.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said officials decided that SFO's longstanding practice of landing two planes at the same time on closely spaced parallel runways that are just 750 feet apart — along with congested airspace — was too dangerous. He could not say why the practice had been allowed.

SFO operates on two sets of parallel runways. The north-south runways are out of commission for six months for a repaving project that is responsible for nine of the 18 flight per hour reductions. The rule change will affect the remaining nine flights.

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It is unclear how the airport will handle the delays.

United Airlines said it is reviewing the rule change to see if any changes need to be made to its flight schedule, a spokesperson said by email.

Alaska Airlines said in an email that the situation was changing by the day, with 15 flights delayed out of SFO on Monday and none experiencing delays on Tuesday.

The San Francisco Bay Area is served by three major airports, including San José Mineta International Airport and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, and smaller ones.

Associated Press writer Janie Har contributed reporting from San Francisco

U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon's ruling comes after the National Trust for Historic Preservationfiled an amended lawsuitlast month against Trump and several federal agencies asking to stop construction on the90,000-square-foot ballroom. The nonprofit group argued that Trump should have sought Congress' permission before the demolition of the East Wing.

An earlier December lawsuit had been dismissed by the judge, who said the organization did not sufficiently prove the president was exceeding his powers.

But the latest ruling stops any actions "including but not limited to any further demolition, site preparation work, landscape alteration, excavation, foundation work, or other construction or related work," other than moves that are "strictly necessary" to ensure security in the area.

Carol Quillen, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said in a statement she was pleased with the decision.

"This is a win for the American people on a project that forever impacts one of the most beloved and iconic places in our nation," she said.

The order takes effect April 14, 14 days from the date it was issued. The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect.

"President Trumpclearly has the legal authority to modernize, renovate, and beautify the White House – just like all of his predecessors did. We will immediately appeal this egregious decision and are confident we will prevail," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said.

Two days before the ruling, Trump said an important part of the ballroom he's building for the White House is a "massive military complex" underneath it that was supposed to remain secret. He blamed the lawsuit for exposing the secret.

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"Now the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed," Trump said. "But the military's building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction and we're doing very well."

Minutes after the ruling, Trump railed against the the National Trust for Historic Preservation in apost on X, calling the group a "Radical Left Group of Lunatics whose funding was stopped by Congress in 2005."

Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission's website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building.

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Detailed renderings reveal the scale of the proposed 89,000-square-footWhite House ballroom. The images by Shalom Baranes Associates—later removed from the National Capital Planning Commission's website—show a new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and more than half the length of the adjacent Treasury Building.

"The National Trust for Historic Preservation sues me for a Ballroom that is under budget, ahead of schedule, being built at no cost to the Taxpayer, and will be the finest Building of its kind anywhere in the World," he wrote.

On March 23, a coalition of eight cultural heritage and architectural organizations including the National Trust for Historic Preservation jointly represented by three law firmsfiled a suitin federal district court in Washington, DC, seeking to require the Trump administration to comply with historic preservation laws and secure congressional authorization before altering the "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts."

Trump also lashed out against theKennedy Center lawsuitin his reaction to the ballroom ruling.

"I then get sued by them over the renovation of the dilapidated and structurally unsound former Kennedy Center, now, The Trump Kennedy Center (A show of Bipartisan Unity, a Republican and Democrat President!), where all I am doing is fixing, cleaning, running, and 'sprucing up' a terribly maintained, for many years, Building, but a Building of potentially great importance."

Trump went on to complain that the preservation group had not sued the Federal Reserve for the renovations of its headquarters which he said "has been decimated and destroyed, inside and out, by an incompetent and possibly corrupt Fed Chairman" or California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the California High-Speed Rail project, a long-delayed multibillion-dollar project often dubbed a "railroad to nowhere" by critics.

On April 2, the National Capital Planning Commission, the overseer of federal property development and site designs, will vote on the ballroom project following apublic hearing which was held last month. The hearing drew more than 35,000 comments, the majority of which were negative.

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY.You can follow her on X @SwapnaVenugopal

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March 31 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Americans believe that the U.S. should work to end its involvement in the Iran ‌war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals ‌set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Some 66% of respondents to the ​poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, voiced that view, while 27% said the U.S. should work to achieve all its goals in Iran, even if the conflict goes on for an extended period. Six percent did not answer the ‌question.

Among Trump's Republicans, 40% ⁠supported ending the conflict quickly even if it did not achieve U.S. goals, while 57% supported a longer involvement.

The ⁠month-long war has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands of people and has hit the global economy with soaring energy prices, fuelling global inflation fears.

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A ​total of ​60% of respondents said they disapproved ​of U.S. military strikes on ‌Iran, while 35% approved in the survey of 1,021 people.

One of the war's most visible effects in the U.S. has been the rising cost of gasoline, which rose above $4 a gallon on Monday for the first time in more than three years, data from price tracking service GasBuddy ‌showed.

Two in three respondents said they expected ​gas prices to worsen over the next year, ​including 40% of Republicans.

Trump's ​Republicans face voters in November for midterm elections that will ‌decide whether they can hold onto ​slim majorities in ​the House and Senate. The incumbent president's party tends to lose seats in Congress in midterm elections.

More than half of respondents thought ​the conflict will have ‌a mostly negative impact on their personal financial situation, including 39% ​of Republicans surveyed.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing ​by Scott Malone and Deepa Babington)

"Don't Worry Baby" came after Wilson faced a frustrating day in the recording studio. He was comforted by his then-girlfriendMarilyn Rovell, perAmerican Songwriter.

The publication quoted Wilson's memoir,Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, where Wilson shared that Rovell offered support, saying, "Don't worry, baby, it's going to be great."

The songwriter wrote, "I called lyricistRoger Christianand told him I had an idea. He met me one afternoon at my parents' house, where, in one of our last collaborations, we wrote a lush ballad whose title and chorus came directly from Marilyn's comforting words, 'Don't Worry, Baby.' I knew the song was a smash before we finished writing it."

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The song's inspiration came from Wilson's favorite song, "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes. After he wrote "Don't Worry Baby," Wilson reportedly offered the song toPhil Spectorfor the girl group to record. However, Spector wasn't interested in a song he didn't have a hand in writing.

RELATED:1964 No. 1 Ultimate Breakup Song Brian Wilson Wished He Wrote

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Ronnie Spectorreleased her cover of "Don't Worry Baby" in 1999. The song was included on her EPShe Talks to Rainbows, produced byJoey Ramone. Although the song was originally written for her by Wilson in 1964, she did not officially record it until 35 years later.

Wilson found out that Spector finally recorded the song during a 1999 interview withRodney Bingenheimeron KROQ. His reaction is priceless.

In 2002, the twomusiclegends were reunited ahead of Wilson's concert at The Beacon Theater in New York City. They discussed the song and why its important to both of them.

"You wrote 'Don't Worry Baby' right after we recorded 'Be My Baby,'" Spector said. "That song was supposed to be for me, and Phil [Spector] didn't write it, so he said, 'No way.'"

RELATED:1963: Brian Wilson's Most Personal Song Is Still Ranked Among His GreatestSpector exclaimed, "It's such a great [expletive] song! 'Don't Worry Baby' would have been the perfect follow-up to 'Be My Baby.' Instead, he did 'Baby I Love You.'"

"I waited years to do it," Spector told Wilson. He responded, "This is so special, I can't believe it."

"Don't Worry Baby" reachedNo. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1964. The song remained on the charts for 10 weeks and became a timeless Beach Boys Classic.

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• In a video shared to TikTok, the longtime game show host can be seen lip syncing alongside his daughter, Maggie

• Sajak's final episode as host of 'Wheel of Fortune' took place on June 7, 2024

Pat Sajakis offering a glimpse into his life, two years after his time as host ofWheel of Fortunecame to an end.

In a video posted to TikTok by his daughter,Maggie(who has served asWheel of Fortune's social correspondent since 2021), the 79-year-old can be seen striding down a hallway while lip syncing to Tame Impala's song, "Dracula."

Maggie captioned the post: "got him again. thank goodness he likes @Tame Impala."

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Commenters took the opportunity to send well wishes, with one writing, "omg !! pat looks amazing. I miss you man, for 35 years I watched you every night pretty much. thank you for all the years of joy."

Added another: "I miss Pat on my tv! ❤️"

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In June 2023, Sajak announced onXthat it would be hisfinal season hostingWheel of Fortune. During his final episode on June 7, 2024, he addressed the audience with aheartfelt speech, saying, "Well, the time has come to say goodbye. I have a few thanks and acknowledgements before I go. And I want to start with all of you watching out there."

"It's been anincredible privilegeto be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade," the TV veteran said. "And I've always felt that the privilege came with a responsibility to keep this daily half hour a safe place for family fun. No social issues, no politics, nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game."

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Sajakjoined the beloved game showin 1981, succeeding host Chuck Woolery, who left to pursue other endeavors in the entertainment industry anddiedin July 2024.

Sajak — who was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1994 — was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in April 2018. He alsoholds the Guinness World Records titlefor having the longest career as a game show host for the same show.

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