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April 3, 2015 1:29 PM

How Germanwings crash could affect airline safety

Despite reporting to the airline that he suffered from severe depression over five years earlier, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying.

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April 3, 2015 1:10 PM

DNR: Firefighters expect to contain north central Minnesota wildfire

Hundreds of acres are burning in Aitkin County, but the fire is not threatening structures or people. The fire danger remains high in much of Minnesota.

by John Enger

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April 3, 2015 6:23 AM

Germanwings co-pilot accelerated toward crash, officials say

France's aviation safety agency says Andreas Lubitz "changed the automatic pilot settings to increase the speed of the airplane in its descent" before last week's deadly crash.

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April 2, 2015 1:50 PM

Kenya says operation against al-Shabab militants is over; 147 dead

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the ongoing siege at the school in the town of Garissa, about 100 miles from the Somali border.

by Krishnadev Calamur

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April 2, 2015 12:29 PM

Body pulled from Mississippi River ID'd as missing U student

The body recovered near the 10th Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis is Jennifer Houle, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Thursday.

by MPR News Staff

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April 2, 2015 9:41 AM

Germanwings crash: 2nd black box found, French prosecutor says

The plane's voice recorder was recovered last week near the scene of the crash. From it, investigators were able to determine that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane.

by Krishnadev Calamur