Rio police die as helicopter hit
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Two Brazilian policemen die after their helicopter crashes in Rio de Janeiro amid clashes between police and drug gangs.
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Rio police die as helicopter hit
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Brazilian Drug Gangs Shoot Down Police Helicopter (VIDEO)
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** By FLORA CHARNER, Associated Press Writer RIO DE JANEIRO – A police helicopter flying over a clash between drug gangs was hit by gunfire and crashed Saturday, police said.
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Newsweek reporter freed in Iran
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
An Iranian-Canadian journalist arrested during the protests that followed Iran’s disputed presidential election is freed.
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Steven Altman’s Widow Sues Liberty Helicopters Over Hudson Crash
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
PHILADELPHIA — The widow of the small-plane pilot killed in a collision with a helicopter over the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the helicopter operators of operating an aerial “bumper car.” The Aug. 8 crash killed nine people aboard the two aircraft, including pilot Steven Altman, of Ambler, Pa. The federal lawsuit filed this week in Philadelphia by Pamela Altman seeks more than $1.3 million in damages
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Angelina And Brad In Syria To Shine Light On Iraqi Refugees
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
DAMASCUS, Syria — Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country’s instability. Jolie visited Syria in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ refugee agency, UNHCR, and was accompanied by her partner, Brad Pitt, the agency said
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Obama’s Texting-While-Driving Ban Exempts Law Enforcement, National Security Personnel
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Good news, America! President Barack Obama has seen all of your hysterical news reports and grisly British PSAs on texting while driving and has done something about it. Effective immediately and by executive order, federal workers are banned “from texting while driving on official business or while operating a government vehicle.” From now on, federal employees will have to wait to find out that Joe Biden has been appointed the Czar of Vice Presidenting until they have parked.
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Md. Medical Helicopter Faced Problems in Air and on Ground Before Fatal Crash
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Tall and imposing at nearly 300 pounds, Stephen Bunker had a personality that matched his frame.
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Hudson River Crash: Seven Bodies Recovered
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Divers pulled a helicopter and four more bodies out of the murky Hudson River on Sunday in their search for victims, wreckage and explanations from a midair collision of a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane that killed nine people.
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Helicopter Crash At NATO Base In Afghanistan Kills 16
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
KABUL — A Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan’s largest NATO base Sunday, killing 16 civilians in the latest in a string of deadly aircraft crashes in the country.
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Vassilis Paleokostas, Alket Rizaj: Greeks Hunt For Convicts Who Escaped By Helicopter (VIDEO)
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
ATHENS, Greece — The helicopter company offered “escapes … to idyllic destinations.” But this wasn’t the kind of flight it had in mind
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Afghan general dies in air crash
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
A top Afghan general and 12 other soldiers die when their helicopter crashes in bad weather in the west of the country.
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In Obama, many see an end to the baby boomer era
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
NEW YORK—- When George W. Bush lifts off in his helicopter on Inauguration Day, leaving Washington to make way for Barack Obama, he may not be the only thing disappearing into the horizon.
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Fire rampages through $28M castle-home
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—- A luxurious castle-like home in Johnson City, Tenn., has been badly burned by fierce flames.
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8 die in La. helicopter crash
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
HOUMA, La. — Eight people were killed and a ninth was reported critically injured after a helicopter bound for the offshore oil fields crashed Sunday afternoon in marshlands about 100 miles southwest of New Orleans, the Associated Press reports. The helicopter, operated by PHI Inc., crashed about 3:30 p.m. shortly after taking off from PHI’s base in Amelia, said Richard Rovinelli, a spokesman for the company. The cause of the crash isn’t clear. Rovinelli did not know the type of helicopter or its exact destination. He said the helicopter was carrying two pilots and seven passengers. Identities of the victims have not yet been released.
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