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Army withholds name of Black Hawk helicopter crew in D.C. crash, 2 others identified

Army withholds name of Black Hawk helicopter crew in D.C. crash, 2 others identified

At the request of the family, the Army is not going to release the name of the female member of the Black Hawk crew killed in Wednesday's crash. The withholding of the name is a highly unusual move.
by Tom Bowman and Quil Lawrence

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Woman from Minnesota among D.C. plane crash victims

Woman from Minnesota among D.C. plane crash victims

Family confirmed that Wendy Jo Shaffer, a wife and mother living in North Carolina, graduated from Mahtomedi High School.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Everyone knows everyone’: Minnesota figure skating community reacts to Washington plane crash

‘Everyone knows everyone’: Minnesota figure skating community reacts to Washington plane crash

The figure skating community in Minnesota and across the country was reeling Thursday, in the wake of Wednesday night’s plane crash in Washington, D.C.
by Mark Zdechlik and Anika Besst

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Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly D.C. plane crash begins

Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly D.C. plane crash begins

As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner.
by The Associated Press

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2 teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers and coaches among passengers on downed flight

2 teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers and coaches among passengers on downed flight

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included teen figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and their Russian coaches.
by The Associated Press

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Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in almost a quarter century

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in almost a quarter century

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country's deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.
by The Associated Press

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Strong Santa Ana winds hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles — again

Strong Santa Ana winds hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles — again

Nearly two weeks after the start of two of the most devastating wildfires to hit the Los Angeles area, Southern California is under an extreme fire risk warning again.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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