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Pilots ‘raised Boeing safety fears’ months before Ethiopia crash

Image copyright Getty Images American Airlines pilots confronted Boeing about potential safety issues in its 737 Max planes in a meeting last November, US media are reporting. They urged swift action after the first deadly 737 Max crash off Indonesia in October, according to audio obtained by CBS and the New York Times. Boeing reportedly […]

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Alaska floatplanes collided at 3,300 feet before crashing

Two sightseeing planes carrying cruise ship passengers in Alaska collided at about the 3,300-foot (1,006-meter) level before they crashed, the National Transportation Safety Board announced after a team arrived from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash. The two planes collided in mid-air Monday, and the Coast Guard raised the death toll to six people on

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Condé Nast Sells Brides Magazine to Barry Diller’s Dotdash

Brides, the oldest bridal magazine in the United States, started in 1934 as a publication mailed free of charge to women whose wedding announcements appeared in newspaper society pages, according to “One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding,” by Rebecca Mead. Its original title was So You’re Going to Be Married. Condé Nast

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2020 Democrats Condemn Alabama Abortion Measure and Vow to Fight It

Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for president roundly condemned a measure approved by the Alabama Senate on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, calling it an outrageous, appalling and unconstitutional attack on women that they vowed to challenge. Among the measure’s most forceful critics were the leading women candidates: Senator

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Doctor charged with driving drunk, striking pedestrians

Authorities have charged a prominent Massachusetts doctor with driving drunk, striking three pedestrians in a crosswalk and then leaving the scene. Dr. Michael Watkins, a vascular surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, was released on $1,500 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and operating

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Hackers interrupt Israeli Eurovision webcast with faked explosions

Image copyright EPA Image caption Miller-Heidke (centre) wrote Zero Gravity with her husband, Keir Nuttall An Israeli webcast of the first Eurovision semi-final has been hacked to show faked explosions in host city Tel Aviv. Viewers saw a warning about a fictitious attack on the city, accompanied by an animated video and the sound of

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House Hunting in … Canada

The increased sales volume has gradually eaten away at inventory, putting sellers in a better position, said Sheila Henry, the association’s president. Active residential listings numbered 4,755 at the end of March, down 19 percent from March 2018. Still, New Brunswick remains one of Canada’s least populous and most affordable housing markets, with an average

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