US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash | CNN Business

New York CNN —  US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs…

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Trump steamrolls every principle of aviation safety in wild news conference | CNN Politics

CNN —  There is a good reason why American commercial airliners have safely flown billions of miles since the last major tragedy. Every incident, near miss or accident is minutely investigated,…

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D.C. plane crash live updates: One black box found, 67 dead after American Airlines flight collides with military helicopter

The father of one of the two pilots on board the plane that collided with the military helicopter told Fox 5 in Atlanta that he is grieving the death of…

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Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78

Marianne Faithfull, whose six-decade career marked her out as one of the UK’s most versatile and characterful singer-songwriters, has died aged 78. A spokesperson said: “It is with deep sadness…

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Adam Schiff was an ’embarrassment’ during Kash Patel hearing, ex-lawmaker says: ‘Clearly has an ax to grind’

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was the latest of the commander-in-chief’s administrative picks to face lawmakers in a confirmation hearing Thursday, clashing with several Democrats,…

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Marianne Faithfull Made an Art of Upending Expectations

In March 1964, at a swinging London party, Marianne Faithfull got a record deal without singing a note. Andrew Loog Oldham, the brash young manager of the Rolling Stones, had…

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Tulsi Gabbard’s Edward Snowden problem

CONFIRMATION BIAS — Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) shocked Washington in 2017 with her mysterious meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, she’s…

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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing focused…

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NFL to look into Justin Tucker’s alleged inappropriate behavior with massage therapists

BALTIMORE — The NFL will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens and former Texas Longhorns kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in…

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Questions about helicopter’s path could prove key in Pentagon probe of midair crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly installed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military is investigating Wednesday night’s crash between an Army helicopter and a civilian airliner near Washington, D.C. Officials say…

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