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Boeing employees mocked FAA in internal messages before 737 Max disasters

Boeing employees mocked FAA in internal messages before 737 Max disasters

Employees bragged about getting approval for the jets without having to give pilots much new training. One employee says, "This airplane is designed by clowns who ... are supervised by monkeys."
by David Schaper and Vanessa Romo

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Minnesotans rally to help Puerto Rican friends and family

Minnesotans rally to help Puerto Rican friends and family

Minnesotans with ties to Puerto Rico are working to organize aid for the island in the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes.
by Marianne Combs

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6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

One man was killed and at least eight people were injured. The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern Puerto Rico.
by The Associated Press

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5.8-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damaging homes

5.8-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damaging homes

A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes.
by The Associated Press

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Renovation chief: Notre Dame Cathedral is not saved yet

Renovation chief: Notre Dame Cathedral is not saved yet

The French general overseeing the reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is not saved yet because there's still a risk its vaulted ceilings might collapse.
by The Associated Press

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Australian PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite

Australian PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite

Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to accept responsibility for the crisis and take action.

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5 dead, dozens hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

5 dead, dozens hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

A deadly crash involving a passenger bus and multiple other vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike left at least five dead and dozens injured early Sunday, shutting down a large portion of the highway.
by The Associated Press

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