FAA optimistic ATR may return to service soon
FAA Administrator David Hinson said he is reasonably optimistic the European manufacturer of the ATR commuter plane will restore service soon. Investigators tie icing to the Oct. 31 American Eagle ATR 72 crash in Indiana that killed 68, while the FAA banned icy flights on Dec. 9 pending tests.
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Civilians die as Russian troops attack on road near Grozny
In Nesterovskaya, Ingushetia region, drunken Russian soldiers in mounted units blocked fleeing civilians on a road toward Grozny. They opened fire, crushed cars, and hunted the wounded, authorities said. Nine people were believed killed with no bodies verified.
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Four bullets fired at White House. none hurt
A 9 mm bullet penetrated a White House window and another was found beneath a Christmas tree outside the diplomatic entrance. Investigators say the shooter’s location remains unknown, no custody, no suspects, and all four bullets came from the same weapon. No injuries reported.
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Ex Tyson employee says he ferried cash to Clinton
Former Tyson pilot Joseph Henrickson claims he carried sealed envelopes of cash from Tyson Foods to Bill Clinton while he governed Arkansas. He says envelopes, each about a quarter inch thick and containing $100 bills, were delivered to Clinton on six or more occasions in the 1980s from Tyson HQ in Springdale to an airstrip in Little Rock.
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