United Airlines grounds planes nationwide following computer malfunction

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Misery loves company, and misery sure has a lot of company this morning, with United Airlines grounding all its U.S. flights due to "automation issues." (Basically, their computer system isn't working.) The FAA expects the nationwide grounding will last until at least 10:15 a.m. ET. In the meantime, many sad, stranded passengers have taken to Twitter to document their personal apocalypses:

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.