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179 killed, two survive in plane crash at South Korean airport
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179 killed, two survive in plane crash at South Korean airport

South Korea's SEOUL A jet crashed at a South Korean airport on Sunday, leaving two passengers alive and 179 reported dead. The crew and passengers numbered 181. According to a spokesman for the nation's National Fire Agency, Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed and exploded into flames after skidding off the runway during its arrival at Muan International Airport. About 180 miles to the south of Seoul sits the airport. According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft departed Bangkok just after two in the morning local time (2 in the afternoon Saturday ET). According to Joo Jong-wan, director of the Aviation Policy Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in South Korea, it was transporting 175 passengers and six crew members. According to ...
Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
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Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

According to his office on Sunday, former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away at the age of 100. He devoted his post-election life to promoting world peace. Since February 2023, Carter, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his global human rights efforts, has been receiving hospice care at his Plains, Georgia, home, where he and his 77-year wife, Rosalynn Carter, reside. On Nov. 19, 2023, the former first lady, who was 96, passed away. Carter became the first American president to turn 100. In a direct-to-camera birthday statement shared with CBS News in October, President Joe Biden honored Carter on his 100th birthday, stating: Mr. President, you have always been a moral force for our country and the world. As a young senator, I understoo...
Passenger train collides with fire truck in Florida, injuring 3 firefighters and 12 other people
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Passenger train collides with fire truck in Florida, injuring 3 firefighters and 12 other people

In Delray Beach, Florida, a passenger train struck a fire rescue truck on Saturday, injuring over a dozen persons, including three firefighters, according to authorities. Around 10:45 a.m., the crash happened in Delray Beach close to East Atlantic and Railroad Avenues. According to a statement posted on Facebook by Delray Beach Fire Rescue, three firefighters were hurt and were reportedly stable in a hospital. Twelve passengers on the train were sent to the hospital by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue due to minor injuries. A damaged fire engine was seen next to the railroad tracks in pictures shared on social media. The route where the incident happened has been closed, and the reason of the collision is still being investigated. The train's operator, Brightline, reported on X that there wer...
Four killed amid storms that swept across the South, producing multiple tornadoes
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Four killed amid storms that swept across the South, producing multiple tornadoes

A storm system that has caused numerous tornadoes has devastated the South, killing four people. According to Adams County Emergency Management, Tykeria Rogers, 18, was killed in Adams County, Mississippi, when a tree collapsed on her house. Lowndes County reported another fatality. Brazoria County, Texas, reported one death. On Sunday morning, a man was killed on Landis Highway in Iredell County, North Carolina, when a tree fell on a car. This was the fourth documented incident. Confirmed tornadoes Over two dozen tornadoes, both preliminary and verified, were spawned by Saturday's storms throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, causing substantial damage in their wake. The National Weather Service released initial strength estimates for several tornadoes that mad...
Jayden Daniels’ latest comeback heroics earn Commanders playoff berth
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Jayden Daniels’ latest comeback heroics earn Commanders playoff berth

The Hail Mary touchdown that Jayden Daniels tossed in October to win just his eighth career game may be the most famous play he makes for the remainder of his NFL career. However, Daniels' incredible, game-winning score to defeat the Chicago Bears wasn't his only pivotal moment during his first campaign. The Washington Commanders are making their first postseason appearance since 2020 because to his talent for heroics in the closing minutes of games. Daniels led the Commanders to another victory on Sunday, this time against the Atlanta Falcons, one week after directing a 10-point rally in the second half to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Following a 10-point lead in the second quarter and a missed field goal that could have won the game at the end of regulation, the Falcons, led by their ...
What spaceflight owes to Jimmy Carter: The president’s little-known NASA legacy
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What spaceflight owes to Jimmy Carter: The president’s little-known NASA legacy

Jimmy Carter, the president at the time, had an issue with NASA in 1977. Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100, expressed his dissatisfaction with the agency in a June diary entry. The agency was in the process of creating the space shuttle, but it had fallen years behind schedule. Our budget meetings went on. Carter stated in passages from his 2010 book White House Diary that "it's obvious that the space shuttle is just a contrivance to keep NASA alive" and that "no real need for the space shuttle was determined before the massive construction program was initiated." Few people recall Carter as a supporter of NASA. He had no NASA center named after him, unlike Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and his administration was not marked by ambitious plans for human sp...
Utah authorities seek those responsible for damaging panel of ancient outdoor engravings
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Utah authorities seek those responsible for damaging panel of ancient outdoor engravings

This Monday, authorities in northeastern Utah say they are looking for anyone who may have been involved in the placement of climbing bolts near the location of an old outdoor etching. According to the Uintah County Sheriff's Office, climbing bolts, also called anchors, were found on Nov. 10 at the location of the Pregnant Sheep Petroglyph Panel on federal territory in the northeastern part of the state. On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the sheriff's office requested the public's assistance in identifying anyone who may have been involved in the bolt installation near Musket Shot Springs Overlook on Highway 40, approximately 11 miles from Dinosaur National Monument in neighboring Colorado. The bureau described the act as vandalism in a Facebook statement. The installatio...
Democrats and Republicans honor former President Jimmy Carter’s lifetime of service
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Democrats and Republicans honor former President Jimmy Carter’s lifetime of service

After the Carter Center reported that the 39th president of the United States had passed away on Sunday, former presidents, members of Congress, and other American leaders from a variety of political backgrounds started paying tribute to former President Jimmy Carter. Politicians praised Carter on his lifetime of service, citing his volunteer and humanitarian efforts as well as his support of international peace. Many leaders echoed the opinion that the nation and the world benefited from the late president's leadership as they reflected on their friendships and collaborations with him. In a statement, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden referred to Carter as a close friend and said that the world had lost a remarkable statesman, humanitarian, and leader. "He worked to eradicate ...
Why was Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley shot execution-style in her bedroom?
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Why was Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley shot execution-style in her bedroom?

On October 15, at around 10 p.m., a black Chevy Equinox arrived at a ranch home in Bridgeton, a city in southern New Jersey. Men wearing ski masks sprang out and made their way to the front door. Beside it was a sign that said, Blessed. The residence was owned by Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley, a Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office veteran of 15 years. Mosley was regarded as the first Black female sergeant in the history of the military while she was employed in internal affairs. She had two grandchildren that she spoiled and an infectious laugh. She was also a mother and grandma. According to the prosecution, Mosley, 51, was in her bedroom when the guys hurried down the hallway and kicked in her front door. Almost at once there was a gunfight.Note: Every piece of content is rigorously rev...
Jimmy Carter dies, 179 killed in South Korea plane crash, tornadoes rip through the South: Weekend Rundown
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Jimmy Carter dies, 179 killed in South Korea plane crash, tornadoes rip through the South: Weekend Rundown

Jimmy Carter dies at 100 The 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, passed away at the age of 100. Carter was an advocate for human rights and a worldwide peacemaker. He is a Democrat from Georgia who was elected president in 1976 and held office for one term before losing reelection due to his failure to resolve the hostage situation in Iran. Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 in recognition of his global human rights efforts. He was the first president to live to be 100 years old and the longest-living former president in American history. Since February 2023, Carter and his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, had been in hospice care at their Plains, Georgia, home. On November 19, 2023, the 96-year-old former first lady passed away. Additional coverage Biden, ...