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Thailand reopens main international airport but tourists face canceled flights, confusion
Associated Press WriterBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Stranded travelers trying to head home were greeted by dancers, drummers and canceled flights Friday as Thai authorities announced the official reopening of Bangkok's international airport two days after it was cleared of...Tags: European Union, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Government, Dining and Drinking, Dance
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I-95 in Brevard now open, but traffic slow
Sentinel Staff WriterSouthbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Brevard County have been opened, but commuters can continue to expect delays this morning. Troopers closed southbound lanes of I-95 at mile marker 183 – near Eau Gallie Boulevard -- because of a crash. The crash,...Tags: Brevard County
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Trucker not guilty in trooper injury crash
A Clinton County jury found that a Wisconsin truck driver was not criminally responsible for a crash on Interstate 65 that seriously injured an Indiana State Trooper. The verdict issued Thursday evening found 26-year-old Francisco Gallegos Jr. of...Tags: Wisconsin, Indiana, Drunk Driving
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Surviving Metrolink crewman says track-side warning light was green
The only surviving crewman aboard a Metrolink train that slammed into a freight train in Chatsworth in September has told investigators that a track-side warning light just south of the crash site was green, his attorneys said Thursday. Conductor...Tags: Injuries, Transportation, Police Investigations, Police, John Gilbert
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American jailed in England for 20 months for fatal crash, drove on wrong side of the road
LONDON (AP) — An American who killed three people in a head-on collision after driving on the wrong side of the road in Britain was jailed for 20 months Friday. Judge Geoffrey Marson sentenced 26-year-old Nathan Doud to prison and disqualified...Tags: California, Ventura (Ventura, California), David Bell
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Joseph Adam Markowski, 102, retired flight engineer, dies
Special to the TribuneAt age 8, Joseph Adam Markowski helped his father clear farmland by lighting sticks of dynamite on tree stumps. During the Depression, he lost a finger working on an assembly line at the Florsheim Shoes factory in Chicago. Later, the Wisconsin native...Tags: Death and Dying, Air Transportation, Transportation, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, United Air Lines
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We're spending enough on defense
Topping the military news in Hampton Roads these days is the proposed relocation of a Navy aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Jacksonville, Fla. This story is symptomatic of a more disturbing tale. In recent months our local journalists have exposed the...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Defense, Langley Air Force Base, National Government, National Security
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Fatal Crash in Vernon
The Hartford CourantA 28-year-old woman died after she was pinned to a tree outside her house by an SUV this evening, police said. Robynapril R. Maguire was pronounced dead at the scene. No foul play is suspected, police said. Police and paramedics were dispatched to 222... -
Metrolink conductor: Warning light green before deadly collision with freight train in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The conductor aboard the commuter train that collided with a freight train in September told investigators the warning light along the track was green before the crash that killed 25 people, his attorney said Thursday. The...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Railway Accidents, Union Pacific Corporation, Transportation Industry
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Lake County crash kills teen, injures two
Sentinel Staff WriterA 17-year-old Tampa boy died and two others were seriously injured in an early morning crash in Lake County. Shawn Christopher Shelton was a passenger in a 1998 Ford SUV when the driver lost control around 1 a.m. Shelton and another passenger, Vanessa...Tags: Injuries, Vehicles, Tampa
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Report: Deputy impaired by alcohol in fatal crash
Associated PressA report shows that one of the two Palm Beach County deputies killed when another patrol car crashed into them was impaired by alcohol. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw also said Thursday the patrol car driven by Cpl. Greg Fernandez that hit and killed deputies...Tags: Vehicles, Drunk Driving, Ric Bradshaw
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Danish airline Cimber Air buys parts of bankrupt airline Sterling
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish domestic airline Cimber Air said Thursday it has taken over key parts of bankrupt budget airline Sterling Airways A/S for an undisclosed amount. The airline said it bought the Icelandic-owned airline's name,...Tags: Bankruptcy
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