Washington Post
• Samantha Schmidt
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has charged former Cuban leader Ra42l Castro with conspiracy to commit murder in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft flown by Miami-based exiles. The case also includes four counts of murder and two counts of destroying an aircraft; Castro was federally indicted earlier this year.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has charged former Cuban leader Ra42l Castro with conspiracy to commit murder in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft flown by Miami-based exiles. The case also includes four counts of murder and two counts of destroying an aircraft; Castro was federally indicted earlier this year.
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A joint search team concluded that the Taraia Object anomaly on Nikumaroro is organic material, not wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. The finding leaves the expedition without evidence that the aircraft came down on the island.
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A Dassault Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven others left the runway and struck a perimeter fence at Harry Reid International Airport on Oct. 18 after an aborted takeoff. The incident prompted a temporary ground stop; Wahlberg said everyone aboard was safe and credited the pilots with saving their lives.
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A LATAM Airlines Peru Airbus A320 scheduled to fly from Lima to Piura emitted large flames from its left engine at Jorge Chávez International Airport on Monday, the 19th, shortly before departure. Passengers were evacuated; the articles provide no further details on injuries or the cause.
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A Challenger business jet landed safely in Abuja after its door separated, with nine people on board, according to the report. Nigerian investigators are examining the incident; the available account does not identify the aircraft’s operator or provide details on the circumstances of the separation.
An expedition to Nikumaroro in Kiribati found no conclusive evidence that wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E lies in the island’s lagoon. A promising object proved to be trees, but the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue researchers say the search will continue.
Two German Air Force Typhoon fighters intercepted a packed British Airways A321neo on Saturday after air traffic control lost contact with its pilots as the aircraft approached German airspace. The aircraft was bound for London; the report does not specify how long contact was lost or what caused the communications failure.
The family of a man killed after being pulled into the engine of a Delta Air Lines aircraft at Salt Lake City International Airport on New Year’s Day 2024 lost its lawsuit against the city. The suit alleged Salt Lake City failed to do enough to prevent his death.
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