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The 10% reduction in flight capacity announced Thursday that included Los Angeles International Airport and other hubs because of air traffic controller shortages stemming from the government shutdown already resulted in more than 3,500 flights delays on U.S. soil and more 950 cancellations by Friday afternoon, according to FlightAware.com.

“Shippers are using airlines, because airlines have flights in the air all day long. It’s treated as baggage,” said Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Assn.

“I’m lucky to have other forms of employment, because it’s no longer good for my mental health,” she said.

The day before Game 1 of the World Series, the Dodgers publicly announced Vesia was not with the team because of a “deeply personal family matter.”

He progressed to on-court basketball activities this week after missing four weeks because of a sciatica on his right side.