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Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and U.S. media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Boeing hit by new headwinds in recent mid-flight scare
A mid-air emergency in which a piece of fuselage came off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner as it flew over the U.S. west coast dealt a new blow to the oft-beleaguered manufacturer.
However, the consequences for Boeing are expected to be limited.
On Saturday the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of 171 planes of that model so they can be inspected.
US regulator orders inspections on Boeing MAX 9 planes after emergency
The U.S. air safety regulator said Saturday that it was grounding some Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets pending inspections, a day after a panel blew out of one of the planes over the western state of Oregon.
The Federal Aviation Administration "is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight," the agency said on X.
At Least 22 Killed in Mass Shooting in the US
A terrible tragedy in the United States of America. At least 22 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a mass shooting in Maine.
The shooter is still wanted. Police have now identified him, but his motives remain unclear. According to local media reports, the 40-year-old man is a firearms instructor but was recently committed to a psychiatric facility.
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Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45
Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45.
Spain is the Champion of Europe, capturing fourth EuroBasket title!
In 2022, Spain won its fourth gold medal at the European Championships.
They appeared as a team that no one predicted would be among the top four selections. Yet, with a naturalized American, excellent local basketball players and an experienced Italian coach, they "conquered" Europe.
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Grace heats up late to win Portland LIV Golf Invitational
Branden Grace grabbed five of his eight birdies on the back nine on June 2 to pull away for a two-shot win in the Portland LIV Golf Invitational and capture the $4 million first prize.
The Former Vice-President of Gazprombank and his Family have been Found Dead
Former Kremlin employee and vice-president of Gazprombank Vladislav Avayev was found dead in his elite Moscow apartment, police said, quoted by the Daily Mail. The bodies of his pregnant wife Elena (47), as well as their younger daughter Maria, 13, were found next to the body.
Crime historian conducts dig for D.B. Cooper case evidence
Nearly 50 years after skyjacker D.B. Cooper vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 into freezing Northwest rain — wearing a business suit, a parachute and a pack with $200,000 in cash — a crime historian is conducting a dig on the banks of the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington, in search of evidence.
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"Has anyone ever believed ..."; Americans "fall like flies"
In Seattle and Portland, after several consecutive days of record high temperatures that exceeded 37.7, there was a relaxation on Tuesday, but the temperatures in the cities in eastern Oregon and the cities in Idaho increased a lot, reports AP.
42.2 degrees were measured in Spokane, Washington, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in that city.