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Feds: Pilot of Plane in Midair Crash Near New York City Had Wrong Frequency

NEWARK, N.J. – A federal safety official says the pilot of a plane involved in a mid-air collision over the Hudson River read back the wrong radio frequency to an air traffic controller but wasn’t corrected. Nine people were killed in the Aug. 8 crash between the single-engine Piper and …

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Toddler Swept From Home as Torrential Rains Kill 5 in Southeast

ATLANTA – Flooding from lines of thunderstorms and rain across the southeastern U.S. killed at least five people, including a toddler whose family’s mobile home in Georgia was split apart by a swollen creek. Three motorists died when their vehicles were swept off Atlanta-area roads, and another woman was found …

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Pakistani Forces Kill 22 Insurgents Along Afghan Border

ISLAMABAD – Hundreds of tribal police in the northwestern Khyber region have quit their jobs because of militant threats, even as Pakistani forces reported killing 22 insurgents in an ongoing military operation there, officials said Saturday. Pakistan is under intense U.S. pressure to crack down on Al Qaeda and Taliban …

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