Missing AirAsia plane likely crashed off Indonesia coast
An Airbus A320-200 with 162 aboard vanished on Sunday while en route from Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesian authorities say coordinates place the aircraft on the Java Sea seabed. weather and traffic delays hindered a change of altitude before contact was lost five minutes after requesting a course adjustment. Nations offered search help as Indonesia coordinates with regional partners.
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AirAsia
Indonesia AirAsia
Surabaya
Singapore
Bambang Soelistyo
Indonesia
Malaysia Airlines
Kuala Lumpur
Beijing
Ukraine
Indonesian Air Force
Hadi Thahjanto
Indo
Nesia
Bangka Island
Java Sea
Malaysia
Britain
Joko Muryo Atmodjo
Transport Ministry
Atmadjo
A pivotal year for gay rights in the United States
In 2014 a majority of Americans lived in states permitting same sex marriage with 35 states plus the District of Columbia already approving it and federal action expanding recognition and protections. The Supreme Court was poised to decide in 2015 as cases moved through appeals courts and the battle over marriage rights continued nationwide.
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District of Columbia
Eric Holder
America
Evan Wolfson
Freedom To Marry
U.S. Supreme Court
Sixth Circuit
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Jim Campbell
Alliance Defending Freedom
Rescue helicopters lift passengers from burning ferry Norman Atlantic
Nightfall hinders relief as 55 mph winds delay airlifts from the Norman Atlantic adrift in the Adriatic. Italian and Greek crews pluck passengers while 190 are safe and 287 remain aboard amid a fire on the lower deck. one Greek man is confirmed dead. The ship is stabilized by cables to a tug and towed toward Vlore or Italian ports as airlifts continue.
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Athens
Rome
Adriatic Sea
Otranto
Brindisi
Italy
Linn County awaits cancer registry data under data use talks
Linn County Public Health has waited nearly two years for localized cancer data from the Iowa Cancer Registry at the University of Iowa. The delay stems from privacy concerns and a disputed need for patient addresses. The state and federal agencies are near finalizing a data use agreement, with a hoped completion by year end 2014.
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Linn County
Dwivedi
Charles Lynch
Iowa
Lynch
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