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16 Jan 2009 09:01

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U.S.: The pilot in yesterday’s crash is the wind beneath your wings

  • That pilot has to be commended. He steered that plane so well. I just can’t believe how well he did. We’re all alive because of him.
  • Passenger Beth McHugh • Who, like every other passenger on the plane, should consider joining the Facebook group put up in pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s honor. • 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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15 Jan 2009 22:17

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U.S.: On the plus side, nobody died in the plane crash

  • 155 people got out of the floating plane safely source
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15 Jan 2009 22:13

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U.S.: That plane crash today? Caused by birds. It’s not uncommon.

  • 486 planes have been downed by bird collisions since 2000 source
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02 Jan 2009 08:34

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U.S.: The saddest, most depressing NYE ever

  • I’m so relieved, and I’m so mad at the bus company for leaving him.
  • Leslie Rivera • whose brother, Edwin, was left on a school bus overnight (on New Year’s Eve, in cold weather) in New York City. Edwin suffers from cerebral palsy and can’t speak. • source
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