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Air Ambulance Pilot Texting Leads to Disaster

Christine Negroni | Posted 04.10.2013 | Crime
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Christine Negroni

The pilot of an emergency medical helicopter was text messaging before and during the flight that ended in disaster near an airport in Mosby, Mo. in 2011.

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Halloween Rave Shut Down After Surprise Helicopter Landing

Posted 10.29.2012 | Entertainment
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A Halloween rave at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, billed "The Haunted Coliseum," was shut down Saturday after things took a turn for the chaotic....

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Toronto's Lights Are Brightest Downtown

Dwight Brown | Posted 11.20.2012 | Travel
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Dwight Brown

As the chopper returns, you'll get gorgeous views of the Toronto Islands, the largest urban car-free community in North America and perhaps Toronto's best geographical treasure.

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Teen's Creative High School Dance Proposal Prompts Federal Probe

Posted 09.21.2012 | Home
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It’s not every day a high school dance invitation prompts a federal investigation, but such was the case last week at Patriot High School in Nokesvi...

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Helicopter Noise in the City

Karen Curley | Posted 10.03.2012 | Los Angeles
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Karen Curley

Los Angeles has to be one of the noisiest cities in America, and the biggest offender of all is helicopter noise. Is there any relief in sight or are Los Angeles' citizens forced to lose sleep night after night?

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Chopper Crashes In Malaysia, 3 Missing

AP | EILEEN NG | Posted 07.20.2012 | World
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A helicopter has crashed into a river in a Malaysian state on Borneo island, leaving three people missing. A Malaysian fire...

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WATCH: Amazing Robo-Copters Rock Spy Theme

Posted 03.01.2012 | Science
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For such tiny devices, the autonomous drones known as "nano quadrotors" have made a very big splash. Not long ago we brought you video showing the tin...

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WATCH: Amazing Drone Videos Show Robot Copters' Versatility

Posted 02.23.2012 | Science
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By: Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor Published: 02/23/2012 11:32 AM EST on TechNewsDaily Drones – robotic planes and helicopters wi...

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Helicopter, Plane In Mid-Air Collision Over Calif. City

AP | Posted 04.20.2012 | San Francisco
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RIO VISTA, Calif. — Authorities say two pilots were taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a small plane clipped a helicopter in the air o...

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Chopper Makes Emergency Landing On Playground

AP | Posted 02.06.2012 | Weird News
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MODESTO, Calif. -- Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground ...

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Two Mayo Clinic Workers Die In Forida Helicopter Crash

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 02.25.2012 | Miami
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MIAMI — A surgeon and technician from a Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant...

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Let's Fly Away!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 11.17.2011 | Style
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Puh-lease: like a Victoria's Secret Angel would fly coach. Or even in an airplane. Or even in a non-pink, non-customized helicopter. Alessandra Amb...

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WATCH: Austria's 73-Year-Old President Jumps With Parachute From Helicopter

AP | Posted 12.19.2011 | World
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VIENNA -- Austria's president was in free fall – and no, it was not about a loss in popularity. President Heinz Fischer's office has released a...

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Andrew Cuomo Flies Home In State Jet After Calling For Budget Cuts

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 10.14.2011 | New York
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used state aircraft for 16 flights to or from his home following statewide tours in which he called fo...

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Military Launches Probe Into Afghanistan Helicopter Crash That Killed 30 U.S. Troops

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 10.09.2011 | World
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WASHINGTON — The military has opened an investigation into Saturday's devastating helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan that killed 30 U.S. tr...

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Helicopter Crash At California Marine Corps Base Kills 1, Injures 5

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 09.05.2011 | Home
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine Corps helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon at the sprawling coastal base of Camp Pendleton, killing one and ...

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Friday Talking Points [169] -- Weiner Roast

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.

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University Of Maryland Student Is The First Woman To Pilot A Human-Powered Helicopter

Mail Online | Posted 07.13.2011 | College
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University of Maryland engineering students believe they have captured a world record for the first human-powered helicopter flight with a female pilo...

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State Lawmaker: Hunters In Helicopters Could Control Illegal Immigration

LJWorld.com | Scott Rothschild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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TOPEKA — A legislator said Monday it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled -- wit...

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4 American Troops Dead After Copter Shot Down In Afghanistan

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's ousted intelligence chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai is pursuing a da...

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Prince Harry At Mets-Twins Game (PICTURES): Royal Throws First Pitch During Visit To New York City

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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NEW YORK (AP)-- Britain's Prince Harry showed he can shoot. On the second day of his U.S. visit, New Yorkers got to see his arm. After firing an M4 r...

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Worth Watching: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "Home"

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Avital Andrews

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's method is to get somewhere high, usually a helicopter or a paraglider, and point his camera downward. The results are usually magnificent, and last year, they inspired a film.

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Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes In Utah Mountains After Returning From Vancouver

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Coast Guard helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in remote Utah mountains after providing security at the Winter Olympics, an...

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Fixing the Everglades: Looking for Wisdom in An Artificial Swamp

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Restoration, Encroachment, Joe Browder, Ibises, Knight Foundation, Tropical, Knight Center for International Media, Birds, Dr. Dale E. Gawlik, Sawgrass, Herons, Everglades, Airboat, Egrets, Wood Storks, Eric Cline, Canal, Helicopter, River of Grass, Wilderness, Swamp, University of Miami, South Florida, Drinking, Swamp Buggy, Fred Sklar, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Water, Fish, Environment, South Florida Water Management District, Open-Air Laboratories, Florida Atlantic University, Technology News
Joseph B. Treaster

Researchers have designed open-air laboratories that are big enough for birds and fish to come in and react to what is going on. They become part of the experiment.

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Machu Picchu Floods: Two Die In Mudslide, 2,000 Tourists Stranded

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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LIMA, Peru — A mudslide on the famed Inca trail to Machu Picchu killed an Argentine tourist and a Peruvian guide Tuesday, as authorities evacuat...

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