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Report: Bush thought United Flight 93 was shot down on 9/11
The first details about former President George W. Bush’s new book have begun to leak out. According to a report at Matt Drudge’s website, The Drudge Report, the new book Decision Points talks about topics including alcoholism, his order to shoot down planes on 9/11, Katrina and the financial crisis.…
Grandson: Carter ‘doing fine’ at Ohio hospital
Grandson: Jimmy Carter ‘doing fine’ after being taken off Cleveland flight with upset stomach Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland on Tuesday and was taken to a hospital, officials said. Carter’s grandson, Georgia state Sen. Jason…
Student builds first human-powered aircraft
OTTAWA — A Canadian student inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s centuries-old sketches of an ornithopter said Friday he was the first to make a sustained flight in a human-powered, wing-flapping aircraft. Powered and piloted by engineering student Todd Reichert, the craft, dubbed Snowbird, flew 145 meters (476 feet) in 19.3…
Woman who left newborn in airplane trash was ‘raped by employer’
A Philippine woman who acknowledged giving birth to a baby on a flight from the Middle East and then leaving him in the trash on the plane said she was raped by her employer, a lawmaker said Thursday. The baby was found by a security guard at Manila’s airport last…
Pakistani officers ditch Pentagon conference after airport detention
Travel-weary officer overheard saying ‘I hope this is our last flight’ WASHINGTON  A delegation of Pakistani officers refused to attend a defense conference in the United States this week in protest over their treatment at a Washington airport, officials said Wednesday. The nine Pakistanis were about to fly to…
Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute
Pakistani army cancels US trip after ‘unwarranted’ security checks at Washington airport Pakistan’s military canceled a trip by officers to an annual meeting at U.S. Central Command after they were taken off a plane and subjected to “unwarranted security checks” at Dulles International Airport in Washington, a spokesman said Wednesday.…
AP source: Unlikely 2 men were plotting terror
AP Source: FBI investigates 2 men arrested in Amsterdam but does not suspect terror activity The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men’s luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack,…
Dutch police arrest men on US flight, alleging ‘preparation of a terrorist attack’
Dutch police have charged two men taken off a flight from the United States with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” ABC News reported Monday, citing US and Dutch law enforcement officials. A spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutor told the news network that the men were arrested “at the request…
“We’re about to crash,” passengers told in error
British Airways apologized to passengers after an emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake. About 275 passengers were on the London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight on Tuesday evening when the automated message went out. The plane was flying over the North…
Web embraces JetBlue flight attendant in NY ruckus
A folk hero in digital times, JetBlue flight attendant in NYC ruckus is celebrated on the Web A folk hero in digital times, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has been thoroughly embraced by the Web. Not only have news stories about his meltdown on a plane from Pittsburgh to New…
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