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04 Jun 2009 21:39

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World: Speaking too soon: The debris wasn’t from the Air France flight

  • Time to start back at square one. Brazilian officials, obviously under a lot of pressure to have something to show from the Air France incident, have nothing to show after it was confirmed that the debris was actually trash, and the oil slick they found was actually from a ship – not a jet. Granted, the plane’s still missing, and something really bad happened, but could you guys at least checked a little more closely before making an announcement? source

02 Jun 2009 21:46

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World: A sad ending to the Air France missing plane saga

  • The last bit of hope that we had no longer exists … Before a lot of us were hoping that the plane could have landed on an island or something like that, but no more.
  • Aldair Gomes • Whose son was on the Air France plane that went missing earlier this week. The Brazilian army found the wreckage earlier today, and later confirmed what was likely but feared: The plane crashed into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in bad weather, and everyone on board – 228 people – probably died. It’s the worst tragedy in Air France’s 75-year history. • source

26 Apr 2009 20:53

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Sports: This NASCAR race had it all: Crashes, injuries, and flying debris

  • 7 were injured when Carl Edwards’ car went flyin’ at Talladega source

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

13 Feb 2009 07:36

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U.S.: Hooray! Another peanut butter plant shut down!

  • Peanut Corp. of America nixes its Texas plant, too. The company, in the midst of a world of pain due to a major salmonella outbreak involving its Georgia plant, had to close its Plainview, Texas, plant due to finding filth and debris near a production area. All of the products ever made at the plant were recalled too, going all the way back to 2005. Which means your favorite nutty product is going off the shelf. source