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2 helicopters crash midair in Oregon, killing an experienced pilot, an instructor and a student

An experienced pilot was on a test run in a helicopter and a 22-year-old flight instructor with a student pilot from the United Kingdom were on another chopper when their two aircraft collided midair in Oregon and crashed into a farm field, killing all three.Details about the three victims were...

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Investigators are trying to figure out why 2 helicopters collided in Oregon, killing 3 people

Federal investigators in Oregon will work to determine why a helicopter on a test flight collided with another chopper flown by a young instructor and her student, killing all three people aboard both aircraft.The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday morning that its team was on its way...

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4 more activists charged in intimidation campaign against University of Michigan over Israel ties

DETROIT (AP) — Four more people have been charged with participating in a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials to try to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel, federal authorities said Friday.The new indictment comes nearly five months after eight...

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Prosecutors drop felony charge against rapper Rick Ross in domestic violence case

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said.The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office filed paperwork Thursday to drop a felony charge...

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Dockworkers worldwide strike against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions

PARIS (AP) — Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were striking on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and for better working conditions, unions said.Unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Morocco issued a joint call for an end to wars in the Middle East,...

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Arrestan a madre después que mujer rescatara a niño caminando solo en calle de Hialeah, informa policía

Una mujer dijo a los agentes de policía que conducía cuando vio a un niño caminando solo por la calle el jueves en Hialeah y se detuvo para ayudarlo , según la policía.El niño iba descalzo, parecía tener entre 3 y 5 años y ser autista, caminaba por West 20th Lane, entre las calles 60 y 58, según la...

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Nakase and Valkyries are determined to avoid another slow start in WNBA Finals Game 7 against Dream

ATLANTA (AP) — There should be no problem with the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream approaching the first WNBA Finals Game 7 in league history with a sense of urgency.Then again, that's what Golden State coach Natalie Nakase thought about Game 6. She was baffled that her team somehow left...

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Prosecutors drop felony charge against rapper Rick Ross in domestic violence case

Prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office filed paperwork Thursday to drop a felony charge of battery by...

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No. 1 Miami’s high-powered offense represents a huge challenge for UNC’s defense, Belichick

(AP) Top-ranked Miami has rolled through its schedule with an offense putting up big totals with ease and looking nothing short of unstoppable. Finding a way to make that unit even slow down a bit is a daunting challenge for a North Carolina team that has leaned on its defense under NFL coaching...

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'Time is the fire in which we burn': 2 major cast losses rock the passionate 'Star Trek' universe

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the countless memorable lines that have tumbled out of the “Star Trek” universe over the years is this gem, originally from a 20th-century poet named Delmore Schwartz: “Time is the fire in which we burn.”It was uttered as an existential warning to Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in...

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For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse

MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob's passion for more than 60 years, and he remembers an era when he'd spend all night casting his line into the crashing waves off Montauk and get eight or nine fish ranging up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), a big catch by anyone's...

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Israel's election results are in. Here's what could happen next

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli election results are in, showing the makeup of the country's next parliament but leaving open the question of who will be prime minister.Party leaders will now hold high-stakes negotiations as they try to cobble together a 61-seat coalition in the 120-member...

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