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3 Americans die in Boeing MD-11 crash in China
SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai’s main airport today, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board.[More]
By Eugene Hoshiko
Associated Press |
November 28
Last aircraft leave closing Maine Navy base
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The two last planes at Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station lifted off today in blustery winds, ending nearly 60 years of maritime patrol operations at New England’s last active-duty military air base.[More]
Associated Press |
November 28
White House party crashers met Obama
WASHINGTON — The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a “deeply concerned and embarrassed” Secret Service acknowledged its officers...[More]
Associated Press |
November 28
Arctic ice is thinning, researcher says
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The permanent Arctic sea ice that is home to the world’s polar bears and usually survives the summer has all but disappeared, a Canadian researcher said Friday.[More]
Associated Press |
November 28
Atomic agency censures Iran
WASHINGTON — The resounding censure of Iran Friday by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, signals the start of a potentially more confrontational phase in the Obama administration’s dealings...[More]
The Washington Post |
November 28
Diabetes spending to surge, study finds
CHICAGO — Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers...[More]
Chicago Tribune |
November 28
FAA releases audio of wayward airline flight
MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released transcripts and audio recordings detailing the efforts made to reach the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188, which dropped out of radio contact and overshot the Twin...[More]
Star Tribune |
November 28
Russia losing its navy, retired admiral says
MOSCOW — Russia’s once-mighty navy faces further dramatic decline after 2015, when most Soviet-built ships will have to be mothballed, a retired admiral was quoted as saying Friday.[More]
By Vladimir Isachenkov
Associated Press |
November 28
MORE HEADLINES
November 27
• UPDATE: White House party crashers met Obama
• IRS files tax lien against Gov. Schwarzenegger
• Christian teen flogged for wearing ‘indecent’ skirt
• Dems plan new jobs stimulus package
• Flooding kills 77 during Saudi hajj
• A hero of WWII Okinawa dies at 85
• The happiest doctors care for children, elderly
• Australians plan to shoot invading camel herd
• Report: Bishops covered up Irish priests’ child abuse
• Thailand seeking limits on sex change surgery
• Driver faints, crashes into parked planes
• Ancient U.K. hoard valued at $5.4 million
November 26
• Bizarre calf mutilations blamed on aliens
• Israel agrees to halt settlements
• Obama to attend climate talks
• Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs N.J. Senate run
• Obama to unveil Afghan war strategy
• Reality stars crash White House dinner
• Turkeys live in style before presidential pardon
• Jet-pack man ditches in Atlantic, unhurt
• Man faces execution in Saudi Arabia on witchcraft charges
• Honolulu cops posting DUI mug shots on Internet
• Future of Thanksgiving: DNA designer turkeys?
• Filipino massacre suspect surrenders
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