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22 Mar 2009 23:21

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World: The day’s other big crash: A FedEx cargo plane in Japan (with video!)

Whoa. That’s freakin’ crazy! Let’s just say that we don’t like plane crashes. They suck. :( source
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02 Mar 2009 10:23

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U.S.: The Dow’s doing particularly bad this morning

  • 6,969 its number minutes into trading; no jokes, OK? source
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24 Feb 2009 10:09

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U.S.: What goes up, then comes down, must cost a lot, eh NASA?

  • $273 million the cost of a new satellite that was put up into orbit today source
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16 Feb 2009 10:28

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U.S.: Two nuclear subs get a little close for comfort

  • Both submarines remained safe and no injuries occurred. We can confirm that the capability remained unaffected and there has been no compromise to nuclear safety.
  • First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jonathan Band • on a British nuclear submarine hitting a French nuclear submarine earlier this month. Maybe that shouldn’t happen ever again, guys. They are called “nuclear” subs for a reason. • source
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15 Feb 2009 16:20

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U.S.: The plane in the Buffalo crash was on autopilot

  • A big no-no With the conditions outside pretty cruddy, pilots flying to Buffalo needed to take extra care about ice on their planes’ wings. The National Transportation Safety Board tells them not to fly their planes on autopilot in such a situation. But the plane that crashed and killed 50 people was on autopilot, possibly violating federal safety recommendations. source
  • A big no-no With the conditions outside pretty cruddy, pilots flying to Buffalo needed to take extra care about ice on their planes’ wings. The National Transportation Safety Board tells them not to fly their planes on autopilot in such a situation. But the plane that crashed and killed 50 people was on autopilot, possibly violating federal safety recommendations.
  • “Significant” ice buildup The pilots of the plane, who also died in the crash, were aware of the ice on the plane and discussed it shortly before the crash. Colgan Air, the operators of the plane, had installed deicing systems specifically for this purpose, but it’s unknown when the pilots chose to turn them on. In unrelated news, this guy is lucky he wasn’t on the plane. source
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13 Feb 2009 15:27

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Tech, World: There’s a lot of junk in space right now

Two satellites crashed together, made a big mess and inspired this awesome illustration. source
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13 Feb 2009 15:06

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U.S.: On the doomed Buffalo plane: A prominent 9/11 widow

  • We know she was on that plane, and now she’s with him.
  • Sue Bourque • sister of Beverly Eckert, who was on the plane that crashed in Buffalo. Eckert’s husband, Sean Rooney, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks, and she became a noted advocate for victims’ families as part of the group Voices of September 11. Eckert, along with other family members of victims, met with President Barack Obama just a week ago. • source
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11 Feb 2009 22:47

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U.S.: Just awful: Man dragged under car nearly 20 miles, dies.

  • It happened in Queens, N.Y. The man, unidentified but between his mid-20s and 30s, was hit by one car whose driver went back to the scene of the crime and couldn’t find him. That’s because he was then hit by another driver who didn’t see him. That driver dragged him under the carriage of his van for 19.8 miles. The injuries, we won’t even begin to describe. But just imagine the worst – the article uses the phrase “torn-up corpse.” We wish his family condolences in the wake of this sad news. source
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30 Jan 2009 15:23

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Biz, U.S.: The economy had its biggest freefall in 26 years recently

  • -3.8% decline in GDP in the 4th quarter of 2008 source
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15 Jan 2009 22:26

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Tech, U.S.: Oh yeah, Twitter was on the plane crash scene first

Just as the plane hit the water, one Twitter user was on the scene first. source
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