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U.S. fighter jets escort plane with cargo from Yemen

U.S. officials say two military fighter jets are escorting a commercial airliner from the Canadian border to New York City. The plane is carrying cargo from Yemen.

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FedEx confiscates suspicious package in Dubai

Officials for FedEx say the company has confiscated a suspicious package in Dubai that was shipped from Yemen.

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Terror plot thwarted as US-bound explosives seized

Terror plot thwarted as US-bound explosives seized

Authorities on three continents thwarted multiple terrorist attacks aimed at the United States from Yemen on Friday, seizing two explosive packages addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets. The plot triggered worldwide fears that al-Qaida was launching a major new terror campaign.

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Chlorine vapor closes St. Louis Park High School

Classes have been cancelled at St. Louis Park High School after a ventilation malfunction prompted concern about a buildup of chlorine vapor from the school's pool.
by Tim Nelson

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Plane searchers in Wyoming detect emergency signal

Plane searchers in Wyoming detect emergency signal

Searchers believe the signal is coming from a plane that was carrying a Minnesota man and three of his children when it went missing Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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Wyo. searchers hope to find missing plane's beacon

The search for a plane carrying a Minneapolis executive and three of his children missing in the rugged mountains of western Wyoming continued Thursday even as high winds hampered efforts.

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Search continues for missing plane in Wyoming

Authorities in western Wyoming are looking for signs of a small plane carrying a Minneapolis man and three of his children.

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Search continues for missing plane with Minn. man, kids

Search continues for missing plane with Minn. man, kids

Searchers resumed looking on Wednesday for a small plane carrying a Minneapolis business executive and his three children missing a remote area of western Wyoming.

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NTSB: Air traffic control caused near-collision at MSP

A preliminary federal report blames an air traffic control error for a near-collision between a US Airways jet and a cargo plane over Minneapolis.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Plane with Minn. exec, 3 kids aboard missing in Wyo.

Searchers in helicopters and on the ground began scouring a rugged western Wyoming mountain range Tuesday for a Minnesota executive and his three children missing since their plane took off in snowy weather a day earlier.

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