Former TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe
June 19th, 2013NEW YORK (AP) — Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case. The retired investigators claim that findings were “falsified.” A documentary on the subject is coming out in July. The 1996 crash of the Paris-bound flight killed 230 people.
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WATCH: Obama Calls For Nuclear Reduction In Berlin Speech
June 19th, 2013President Barack Obama called for a major reduction of the United States’ nuclear arsenal during a Wednesday speech at the famed Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. “So long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe,” Obama told the crowd of 5,000 invited guests. “We can ensure the security of America and our allies
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Tropical Depression Heads Toward Southern Mexico
June 19th, 2013MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico’s Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season’s second tropical depression is drenching areas in its path with between 3 and 10
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Zimmerman Jury Selection Moving Into A New Phase
June 19th, 2013SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are about to move into the next phase of jury selection. On Wednesday, lawyers from both sides will begin whittling down a group of 40 prospective jurors, selected over a little more than a week’s time, to a final group of
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W.Va. Mine Safety Lab Creates Disasters To Train
June 19th, 2013JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) — Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire
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