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The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crashed 74 years ago, and led to safety briefings becoming mandatory on flights, has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.
The crash in 1952 killed 52 people and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight.
Sky News – World The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crashed 74 years ago, and led to safety briefings becoming mandatory on flights, has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Sky News – World The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crashed 74 years ago, and led to safety briefings becoming mandatory on flights, has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change, saying the lake will continue to be called Lake Ontario. The order came after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last week.
NPR – World Devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, killing at least 540 people, with the Red Cross warning the toll may rise as rescuers reach cut-off areas. At least 93,000 people are 'in great need' and more than 1,000 remain missing. Overflowing lakes have hampered rescue efforts, and families of 33 missing British nationals have rushed to Nepal.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors contend she was responsible for the deaths.
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