49 Dead in Lexington Comair Plane Crash
A commuter jet crashed on a 3,500 foot short runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, killing 49 on board and severely injuring the lone survivor, the co pilot. Investigators cite early data from flight recorders and scene damage as indicating takeoff from the insufficient strip.
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Lexington
Comair Flight
Blue Grass
National Transportation Safety Board
Debbie Heisman
Heisman
Kentucky
Horse Country
Anniversary deadline looms for Katrina gutted Lakeview homes
In Lakeview, a year after Katrina, residents face a Tuesday deadline to gut or clean properties as city officials press redevelopment. Neighborhood signs remain of flood devastation with open doors and weeds. Activists critique slow recovery while faith groups and memorials mark the anniversary, urging progress.
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New Orleans
Bart Landry
Lakeview
Landry
Arnie Fielkow
NAACP
Bruce S. Gordon
Lower
Ninth Ward
NASA weighs moving Atlantis indoors as Ernesto looms
Cape Canaveral Florida NASA managers faced a tight decision as Tropical Storm Ernesto affected the Atlantis shuttle launch. A meeting was set for Monday to decide if the craft would be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building or launched on Tuesday. Uncertainty grew with a 30 percent chance of weather later in the week and preparations already underway for sheltering or rollback. LeRoy Cain said a forecast shift could force rollback, else they would press on toward a Sept. 7 deadline.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantis
NASA
LeRoy Cain
Gas prices ease nationwide as Labor Day nears
Gasoline averaged $2.91 nationally, down seven cents from last week, with regional lows around $2.49 to $2.64. Baytown stations at $2.51 and $2.49 reflect a broader easing as drivers plan vacations. Auto club and experts cite demand drop after Labor Day and shifting travel habits amid multi car households. analysts note market factors drive price trends since 2003.
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Baytown
Auto Club
Rose Rougeau
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Lundberg
Anchorage
Charleston
S.C
Chicago
Maria Jaramillo
U.S
Energy Information Administration
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Associated Press
Gordon
Louisiana
Mid City
First United Baptist Church
Marshall Truehill Jr
Morial Convention Center
Pew Research Center
Ruben Jaramillo
University of California Energy Institute
San Francisco
Borenstein
Iraq
Gulf of Mexico
The
Ite Burns
Carrie Burns,m.d
Allenbrook
Anyard
Psa
Baytownsun.com
Garth Rd
Ste D
America’s Home Mortgage of
Texas
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