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Wreck's identification 95 years after ship's disappearance puts theories to rest

Wreck's identification 95 years after ship's disappearance puts theories to rest

As it turns out, neither the Bermuda Triangle nor aliens are to blame for the Cotopaxi's sinking. It took Michael Barnette 15 years of research to identify the ship, which went down with 32 people.
by Hannah Hagemann

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Rescues by chopper, front-end loader as flooding hits northwestern U.S.

Rescues by chopper, front-end loader as flooding hits northwestern U.S.

Residents in the foothills of the Blue Mountains in rural northeast Oregon were plucked from their flooded homes by helicopter on Thursday and Friday, while others rode to safety in the bucket of a front-end loader as relentless rain and melting snow pushed multiple rivers over their banks.
by The Associated Press

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Plane breaks apart in a Turkish field, killing 3 and injuring 179

Plane breaks apart in a Turkish field, killing 3 and injuring 179

The Pegasus Airlines flight from the western city of Izmir skidded off the runway in Istanbul and dropped more than 100 feet onto adjacent land, where it broke into pieces.
by Merrit Kennedy

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Kobe Bryant's death puts a focus on helicopter safety

Kobe Bryant's death puts a focus on helicopter safety

Some helicopter trips — like personal or private helicopter rides — are more likely than others to end in a fatal accident. A crash killed the former NBA star and eight other people on Sunday.
by Camila Domonoske

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What we know: The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others

What we know: The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others

The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was operating under "Special VFR" (or Special Visual Flight Rules) status, meaning its pilot had been granted a request to fly in challenging conditions.
by Bill Chappell

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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in California helicopter crash

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in California helicopter crash

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.
by The Associated Press

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Teams search for survivors as Turkey quake death toll rises

Teams search for survivors as Turkey quake death toll rises

Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east.
by The Associated Press

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