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Crashed Asiana airliner: Auto control issue?

Crashed Asiana airliner: Auto control issue?

New details in the accident investigation raised potential areas of focus: Was there a mistake made in setting the automatic speed control, did it malfunction or were the pilots not fully aware of what the plane was doing?

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Surviving firefighter speaks at vigil: 'Bless my Hotshot crew'

On a day filled with speeches from dignitaries including the vice president, the words of the lone survivor of a fire crew overrun by flames resonated deepest in an arena packed with firefighters from around the nation.

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NTSB: Flight attendants ejected during crash

The pilots of Asiana Flight 214 airliner told investigators they were relying on automated cockpit equipment to control their speed, turning a focus of the accident investigation toward whether a mistake was made setting the autothrottle or if it malfunctioned.

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Minn. storm recovery may benefit from Hurricane Sandy

Minn. storm recovery may benefit from Hurricane Sandy

The mess left by Hurricane Sandy may mean more federal help for Minnesota in the wake of the storms last month that downed thousands of trees and cut power to more than half a million Xcel Energy customers.
by Tim Nelson

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Water back on after break that left Target Center dry

Water back on after break that left Target Center dry

The water is back on at Target Center after a break in a 16-inch main left the facility without water for most of the day. The water opened a large sinkhole a downtown Minneapolis street.
by Brandt Williams and Julie Siple

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Man found dead in St. Paul fire

Firefighters had some difficulty entering the home early Tuesday because of a large number of books and magazines blocking the entry ways.

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Quebec train derailment death toll to 13

Investigators searching for the cause of a fiery oil train derailment that wiped out a small town's center and killed at least 13 people zeroed in on an earlier blaze on that same train.

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Official: flawed tankers in fatal train derailment

Traumatized survivors of an oil train derailment that wiped out the heart of a small town braced for more bad news as inspectors were finally cleared to enter the charred site's epicenter and look for remains late Monday, more than two days after the disaster that killed at least 13 people.

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SF crash investigators turn to cockpit decisions

Investigators trying to understand why Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-landed focused Monday on the actions of an experienced pilot learning his way around a new aircraft, fellow pilots who were supposed to be monitoring him and why no one noticed that the plane was coming in too slow.

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'Horrific honor' to recover 19 firefighters' bodies

Arizona firefighters carried the bodies of their fallen colleagues from the site of the wildfire where the highly trained "hotshots" died on June 30.

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