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U.S. investigators ‘very concerned’ by Boeing 787 fire

US government investigators said Thursday that they were very concerned over what they called an “unprecedented” battery fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The fire, and a second 787 battery problem which forced an emergency landing of an aircraft in Japan, forced aviation authorities in the US and elsewhere to…

U.S. panel seeks ban on all phone use while driving

WASHINGTON — The top US transportation safety body recommended Tuesday that all 50 US states impose a strict ban on the use of cellphones — both hand-held and hands-free — while driving. “No email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life,” National Transportation Safety Board chief…