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Teen Air Balloonist Survives 'Freak Accident' (VIDEO)

Posted 03.26.2012

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An 18-year-old pilot found himself tangled among several power lines when strong winds sent his air balloon on a crash course over the weekend. Ada...

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Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Saved Skydivers In Storm, They Say

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 03.20.2012

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ATLANTA -- As the hot-air balloon rose into the blue Georgia sky, skydiver Dennis Valdez remembers seeing a thunderstorm brewing in the distance. Pilo...

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Body Of Missing Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Found Following Accident

AP | JEFF MARTIN and TOM BREEN | Posted 05.19.2012

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ATLANTA -- As a fierce thunderstorm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed in, hot-air balloon pilot Edward Ristaino spotted an open field 4,000 fe...

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Skip The Dinner: Valentine's Day Dates With A View

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 02.09.2012

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Valentine's Day is usually thought of as the holiday of one dozen roses, heart-shaped candies and romantic dinners -- but this Valentine's Day why not...

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11 Killed In Fiery Hot Air Balloon Crash

AP | By RAY LILLEY | Posted 03.07.2012

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a horrifying tower of "sheer flame" Saturday after hitting power lines nea...

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PHOTOS: International Balloon Festival Soars Over Mexico

Posted 11.23.2011

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The tenth International Balloon Festival, the largest such event in Latin America and one of the largest hot-air ballooning events in the world, start...

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PHOTOS: Eight Fall Weekend Ideas

Posted 11.28.2011

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When the leaves begin to fall, most travelers pull on a scratchy wool sweater and take that idyllic ride to the nearest apple orchard for a fun day of...

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5 Places To Get Away From It All

Black Tomato | Posted 11.20.2011

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There are times in life when the only remedy is to disappear for a while, to get off the grid.

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Floating Into History: NM Boy, 9, Becomes Youngest To Fly Balloon Solo

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 11.15.2011

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Jeri Clausing, Associated Press TOME, N.M. — Nine-year-old Bobby Bradley floated into history early Saturday, taking off solo in a hot air balloo...

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WATCH: Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon Goes Globetrotting

Posted 05.25.2011

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Just days after Darth Vader made an appearance in a Super Bowl ad, he showed up in the Philippines this past weekend for the International Hot Air Bal...

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U.S. Balloonists Missing Over Adriatic Sea

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Coast guards are hunting for a pair of missing American balloonists last detected piloting their craft over the Adriatic Sea in rough w...

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War Communication Before Modern Technology

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps, convinced Union Major General George B. McClellan to permit him to attempt to relay information via telegraph, but from a balloon.

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Balloon Boy Dad Says Case Convoluted

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television s...

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Richard Heene's Aquaintances Say They They Think Balloon Boy Incident May Have Been A Hoax (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Friends and former colleagues of Richard Heene, the father of Falcon Heene, are beginning to publicly doubt Heene's accounts of the "Balloon Boy" inci...

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Boy In Balloon: 6-Year-Old Floats Away In "Homemade Flying Saucer" (LIVE VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage attic Thursday after being feared aboard a home...

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Jim Alderden, Balloon Boy Sheriff, Says Heene Family May Be Fined Up To $2,000,000

Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with Fox News's Bill O'Reilly set to air Monday evening, Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden discussed the charges being faced by the ...

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Richard Heene, Balloon Boy Dad, Expected To Face Criminal Charges

Posted 05.25.2011

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Watch Sheriff Jim Alberden's Sunday Morning Press Conference: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy * * * * * * ...

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The Irrelevancy of Network News

Judith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arianna was right to question the networks about their "balloon boy" coverage. Does anybody really wonder why old media is becoming more irrelevant, while new media continues to pave a new path?

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Balloon Boy Rescue Team Destroyed Family's Wheat Crop (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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TMZ is reporting that a family's livelihood may have been destroyed when rescuers trampled a wheat field while chasing the balloon thought to be carry...

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Richard Heene Facing Scrutiny Over "Hoax" Allegations

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA and IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — By all accounts, Richard Heene is an unapologetic self-promoter who would pursue all sorts of off-the-wall stunts to get m...

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Hot Air Balloon Crashes In China Resort Town, Killing 4 Dutch

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — A hot air balloon crashed Wednesday in a southern Chinese resort town with dramatic limestone formations, killing four Dutch tourists,...

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Heene Lawyer David Lane On Today Show: 'We're Left In The Dark"

Posted 05.25.2011

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Update: 9News reports that charges will likely not be filed against the Heene Family until some time next week. Larimer County sheriff's spokeswom...

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Balloon Boy Lift-Off: Watch Home Video Of The Take-Off And Hear The 9-11 Call (VIDEO, AUDIO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Heene Family provided NBC with video, taken my the sons, of the saucer inadvertently being released Thursday: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

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Falcon Heene: Balloon Boy, Wife Swap Son (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(Scroll down for NEW Falcon, Richard and Ryo Heene PICTURES & Multiple Videos) Falcon Heene was, says KUSA and MSNBC, reportedly the boy stuck in a...

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Balloon Boy: The Most Over-The-Top, Dramatic Coverage (VIDEO, VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Write it off to Thursday being a slow news day if you want, but the wall-to-wall coverage of Colorado's 'Balloon Boy' by the national media was a bit ...

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