Slow approach blamed for Asiana Flight 214 crash at SFO
NTSB chief says Asiana 777 approached San Francisco airport far below target speed triggering a stall warning. Aircraft failed to gain speed, clipped a seawall, and burst into flames with 305 of 307 passengers surviving and one of two teenage killed possibly run over by a rescue vehicle.
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Activists fight fracking in New York and beyond
Sue Rapp and Vera Scroggins lead a grassroots anti fracking campaign in Vestal New York and nearby Pennsylvania. They join a broad coalition urging Gov Cuomo to ban high volume hydraulic fracturing while industry and supporters argue jobs and cheaper energy are at stake. The movement blends personal resolve with legal and political action as bans face legal challenges and state study results.
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Teresa Heinz Kerry Hospitalized in Boston
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, was hospitalized in critical condition on Nantucket Island and flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after Nantucket Cottage Hospital stabilized her. A spokesman said she arrived in critical condition but was stabilized. no further details were released.
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Procession brings home fallen Prescott firefighters
Nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots members killed in the Yarnell wildfire were carried home in individual white hearses in a five hour procession from Phoenix to Prescott. Firefighters, family members, residents and visitors lined highways in triple digit heat to honor the fatalities. Bagpipes played and flags flew as escorts, honor guards, and firefighting units accompanied the convoy through Whiskey Row and town streets, marking the greatest firefighting loss since 9/11.
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