10 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed American Airlines flight because his dog was too big to board

Jon Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board Flight 5342, but said he was told he couldn't bring his dog onboard. He decided to take a car instead.

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10 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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7 hours ago Figure skater issues shock statement over claims he was denied boarding on doomed flight because his dog was too big

A Russian media outlet originally reported that Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board the fateful American Airlines flight before he was barred due to the size of his dog.

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17 hours ago Last text of wife on American Airlines flight as husband prays she's pulled from river

American Airlines flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River following a mid-air collision with a US Army Blackhawk helicopter at the DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night

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10 hours ago Army says Black Hawk crew in DC plane crash was 'fairly experienced' as next of kin notifications begin

The Pentagon has begun notifiying next of kin of the three soldiers who were on board when it crashed into an American Airlines flight.

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10 hours ago Dancing On Ice's Torvill and Dean pen emotional tribute to American Airlines crash victims

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have taken to social media to share their condolences after an American Airline flight with 64 on board crashed into a helicopter

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11 hours ago Officials believe there are no survivors as bodies recovered from plane and helicopter: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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12 hours ago World champion Russian pair and US skaters were on board crashed plane

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington DC as US Figure Skating says athletes and coaches among passengersOfficials believe there are no survivors – latest updatesThe Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among at least 13 senior skaters and coaches on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac river in Washington DC on Wednesday night, according to the Kremlin and multiple Russian news outlets.Shishkova and Naumov, who were married to each other, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994 and had reportedly lived in the United States since at least 1998, where they trained young ice skaters. The couple were reported to have been returning from the competition and travelling with a group of young skaters. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago 'At least 30' bodies pulled from freezing Potomac river as divers recover plane's black box: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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13 hours ago American Airlines plane crash LIVE: 'More than 30' bodies pulled from freezing Washington DC river after mid

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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14 hours ago Washington DC crash: World champion Russian figure skaters confirmed on board doomed American Airlines flight

The married couple had lived in the United States since at least 1998

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15 hours ago Three soldiers on board helicopter in tragic Washington plane crash as Potomac River search continues

Sixty-four people were on board the American Airlines flight

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15 hours ago Married world champion figure skaters were on board doomed American Airlines jet that crashed into Black Hawk chopper

Russian skaters Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport, Russian media reports.

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16 hours ago Multiple bodies pulled from freezing Potomac river as divers recover plane's black box: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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16 hours ago Hear harrowing air traffic control audio moments before Washington plane crash

Dozens of people are feared to have died after an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter collided mid-air above the Potomac River in Washington DC with a major search and rescue operation underway

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17 hours ago US figure skaters on board as '19 bodies' recovered from Washington plane crash

Sixty passengers were on the flight which collided with an Army helicopter with searches underway in the Potomac River

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17 hours ago Sporting legends 'confirmed' as American Airlines passengers after horror crash

It has been claimed by Russian state media organisation TASS that two Olympians were on board the American Airlines flight which crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter

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17 hours ago Chilling message sent to helicopter seconds before crashing into American Airlines plane in Washington

Sixty-four people were on board an American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter, with a search of the Potomac River underway

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19 hours ago American Airlines crash LIVE: Plane carrying 60 passengers crashes into river after mid

American Airlines flight from Kansas crashes into Potomac River after colliding with Black Hawk helicopter as it approached Reagan Washington National Airport

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20 hours ago American Airlines flight map shows doomed jet's route before Blackhawk crash at Ronald Reagan Airport

An American Airlines plane has crashed into the Potomac River after a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with it mid-air while attempting to land near Washington DC

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21 hours ago Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with Army Black Hawk near Reagan National Airport: Live updates

Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate crash between American Airlines jet and military helicopter

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