Helicopters rush food and water to cut-off Vermont towns
National Guard helicopters airlifted meals and water Tuesday to twelve Vermon towns cut off by floods from Irene. Up to 11 inches of rain created tor rents and road washouts as three people died. Crews with heavy vehicles delivered relief to Cavendish Granville Hancock Killington Mendon Marlboro Pittsfield Plymouth Rochester Stockbridge Strafford Stratton Wordsboro, while a Killington resident was taken to Rutland by relay ambulance.
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Newfane
National Guard
Vermont
New England
Liam McKinley
Rochester
Gail Devine
Woodstock Recreation Center
Cavendish
Granville
Hancock
Killington- Mendon
Marlboro
Pittsfield
Plymouth
Stockbridge
Strafford
Stratton
Wordsboro
Mark Bosma
Vermont Emergency Management
Killington
Rutland
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Tom Hubner
McKinley
Travel returning as Hurricane Irene disrupts travel
New York reports near normal travel as planes and buses resume, though Amtrak remains paused between New York and Philadelphia with flooding easing and service expected Wednesday. Some travelers miss Labor Day plans, while flights show improved performance after days of cancellations. total flights canceled exceed fourteen thousand.
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New York
Amtrak
Philadelphia
Washington
Betty Sinowitz
Penn Station
FlightAware
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs moves to Texas prison hospital
Warren Jeffs, convicted polygamist leader, had his condition upgraded from critical to serious after transfer by air to a Texas prison hospital in Galveston for further treatment. He was described as awake and alert and previously admitted to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler after falling ill while fasting.
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Houston
Warren Jeffs
Texas
Jeffs
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Michelle Lyons
East Texas Medical Center
Tyler
Galveston
Rebels close in on Gadhafi as Sirte ultimatum issued
Libyan rebels say they are closing in on Muammar Gadhafi and demand Sirte regime loyalists surrender by weekend or face attack. They also urge Algeria to return Gadhafi family members and report a large missile strike near Eid prayers in Sirte.
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Gadhafi
Heisha
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Sirte
Algeria
Gaddafi
Aisha
Ahmed al-Darrad
Tripoli
Moussa Ibrahim
Ibrahim
al-Saadi
Eid
Automation in the air dulls pilots skills amid crashes
Washington officials warn automatic flight systems erode manual flying abilities. A FAA advisory panel notes new risks as pilots lose hands on control and mismanage stalls, with 46 accidents and over nine thousand flights reviewed. Loss of control emerges as the leading airline accident type worldwide.
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Washington
International Air Transport Association
Rory Kay
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
U.S
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