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Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

A preliminary report into why a Delta Air Lines jet coming from Minneapolis burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto has been released.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Severe weather moves east after tornadoes, winds and wildfires killed at least 39 people

Severe weather moves east after tornadoes, winds and wildfires killed at least 39 people

Foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather came true as a dynamic storm spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed more than three dozen people. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed. 
by The Associated Press

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'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.
by Russell Lewis

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Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven’t been added.
by Jaclyn Diaz and Nick McMillan

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