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Jun 17, 2020, 6:22 AM
Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, NTSB says
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status. The plane took […]
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Storms and possible tornadoes pummel the Northeast US, flooding roads and damaging beaches
NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain and winds pounded the Northeast U.S. on Thursday as storms tore through a beach on Long Island, flooded a major New York freeway and knocked out power in parts of Delaware’s capital city. Photos and video shared on social media show debris thrown in the air and pummeling rain […]
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‘I didn’t feel like I could speak my mind’: Seattle Times columnist quits after paper kills Sophie Cunningham story
After 11 years as a columnist at The Seattle Times, Matt Calkins resigned because the paper shelved columns that didn't align with its perspective.
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Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump’s name to building
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Joyce Beatty made an emergency request on Thursday that a federal court block the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. The Trump-aligned board at the Kennedy Center voted earlier this month to inscribe the president’s name on the venue’s facade so it would read “The John […]
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VIDEO: Pierce County deputies use airplane to track fleeing driver who tried hiding in backyard pool
A Pierce County pursuit ended with a 37-year-old man being pulled, soaking wet, from a backyard swimming pool in Parkland.
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Jury says New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player with incorrect story about shooting
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that the New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times […]
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