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29 Aug 2009 18:12

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Music: DJ AM narrowly evaded death multiple times before dying

  • DJ AM, a recovered drug addict for a time, attempted to shoot himself after a drug binge when he was 22. The gun didn’t go off. source
  • Last year, the DJ, also known as Adam Goldstein, survived a fiery plane crash along with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. source
  • When being treated for his injuries in the plane crash, doctors found a blood clot that, if left untreated, could have killed him. source
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28 Aug 2009 20:33

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Music: RIP DJ AM, a.k.a. Adam Goldstein, dead at 36 of a drug overdose

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  • Dead too soon. Fought off death already. 11 months ago, DJ AM would have been one of the luckiest men alive. Today, he’s a man who couldn’t cheat death twice. Adam Goldstein, initially a member of Crazy Town and later a disc jockey to the stars who played numerous private events, was found dead in his New York apartment of a drug overdose today. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Goldstein (and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker) miraculously survived a plane crash in September in which everyone else died. A shocking and sad story for sure. source
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09 Aug 2009 11:19

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U.S.: Fox News rubs a huge scoop in its competition’s face

Fox got photos from someone who was supposed to be on the NYC copter that killed nine when it slammed into a plane. Papers not owned by Rupert got sloppy seconds. source
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02 Aug 2009 11:40

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World: A plane in Indonesia disappeared shortly after takeoff

  • 15 people were on board the missing Indonesian plane source
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15 Jul 2009 09:56

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World: Another Iran story: Not on the election … but still very sad.

  • 168 people suspected dead in a giant plane crash source
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12 Jun 2009 15:30

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Biz, U.S.: Hudson crash survivors had insurance from … AIG. Oh God.

  • I wish I had a hammer to get them to do the right thing. They’re riding a wave of feel-good opinion about how well the flight crew handled the bird strike.
  • Andrew J. Maloney • A partner the Kreindler & Kreindler law firm, on AIG’s bailing out of insurance claims for victims of US Airways Flight 1549, which Capt. Sully saved by landing in the Hudson River in New York, sure, but which meant some very tangible losses of stuff for passengers, along with injuries. And knowing that the public opinion is that everyone got off the plane unscathed, they’re taking advantage of this to not pay for damages. Jerks. • source
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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
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11 May 2009 23:23

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U.S.: The Buffalo plane crash conveniently gives us new flying fears

  • five number of performance tests the captain of the plane, Marvin Renslow, had failed; his company only knew about three of them source
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22 Mar 2009 20:35

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U.S.: A plane crash in Montana with a deadly, sad toll

  • 17 people died in the crash, including many young children source
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25 Feb 2009 10:05

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U.S.: The Amsterdam crash, from a passenger’s POV

  • We suddenly descended a great distance as if the plane fell into turbulence. The plane’s tail hit the ground. It slid from the side of the motorway into the field.
  • Kerem Uzel • A passenger on the Turkish plane that crashed near Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam. The crash was sudden and dramatic, but it could have been much worse. • source
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