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Month: April 2023

2 United Airlines flights departing from Houston reported midair bird strikes within 20 minutes of each other

By Michelle Watson, Pete Muntean and Chris Boyette, CNN Two United Airlines flights departing from Houston Tuesday night reported bird strikes, prompting both flights to return to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to United. United Airlines flight 847 headed to Santiago, Chile, “reported an object struck the right wing around 8:50 p.m.,” CT Tuesday, the

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El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, habla con Volodymyr Zelensky por primera vez desde la invasión de Rusia

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, habló este miércoles con su par de China, Xi Jinping, el socio diplomático más importante de Moscú, en la primera llamada telefónica entre los dos líderes desde el comienzo de la invasión de Rusia. “Tuve una larga y significativa llamada telefónica con el presidente

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A church is canceling people’s medical debt for pennies on the dollar. It wants others to join in

By AJ Willingham, CNN In March, Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, made a stunning announcement. For pennies on the dollar, the congregation had bought up $3.3 million of medical debt belonging to 3,355 local families. With bells ringing and confetti flying, the church held a “debt burning” ceremony marking the full forgiveness of

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FAA creates safety review panel after string of close calls at US airports

By Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing an independent safety review team following several near-collisions of commercial aircraft at US airports in recent months. The FAA National Airspace System Safety Review Team will be tasked with examining the air traffic system and delivering recommendations on how to enhance safety,

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Woman accused of assaulting TSA officers at Phoenix airport

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arkansas woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after a dispute over apple juice, authorities said Wednesday. TSA officials said Makiah Coleman, 19, allegedly attacked the officers as she was going through airport security just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Court

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How does hail form?

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN Thunderstorms can bring dangerous lightning, heavy rain, strong winds and sometimes ice stones falling from the sky — known, of course, as hail. Hail generally ranges from pea- to softball-sized and can damage property and injure people. Hail forms when warming at the Earth’s surface causes

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