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Jet lands safely at LaGuardia after reported bird strike

An American Airlines Boeing 737 jetliner landed safely at LaGuardia Airport late Tuesday morning after the crew reported a bird strike on final approach, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told Newsday. Flight 1256, en route from Miami to LaGuardia, was at 900 feet when it struck what was reported as a bird, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. "The plane landed without incident, under power,"...

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