2 hours ago Reform chairman hits out at Trump for 'political point scoring' after Washington DC plane crash

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf has hit out at Donald Trump for “political point scoring” after the deadly Washington DC plane crash.

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2 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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56 minutes ago DC plane crash latest updates: 'Black box' recorder recovered from jet which collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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4 hours ago Video shows American Airlines plane wreckage in Potomac River as recovery operation continues

Video shows the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane in the Potomac River following a deadly collision with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

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12 hours ago Husband reveals last text from wife on board doomed AA flight as family members prepare for worst

Hamaad Raza said his wife had been texting him moments before the flight went off-grid: ‘That’s when I realized something might be up’

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12 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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68 minutes ago Washington DC plane crash latest: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transporation Safety Board announces recorders recovered, which are now reportedly at lab for evaluationOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Trump administration live: RFK Jr returns to Senate as trio of president’s controversial picks face hearings

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s hearings are expected to go ahead despite 67 passengers being feared dead after an American Airlines jet and military helicopter collided in Washington, DC

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91 minutes ago Famed Disney actress among 64 American Airline passengers killed in Washington plane crash as 30 bodies found

A beloved Disney on Ice performer and a mother of two young children were among the 64 passengers killed on board the American Airlines flight 5432 when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, DC. Wednesday night

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14 hours ago Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport

The death toll from the two aircraft collision is presumed to be 67 as emergency services frantically wade through Potomac River in freezing conditions to desperately search for bodies

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1 hour ago American Airlines plane crashed in DC just 24 hours after eerily similar near

Republic Airways Flight 4514 had to back out touching down and make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path.

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14 hours ago Trump and Putin have no plans to discuss Washington DC plane crash despite Russians on board: Live

President grieved over the ‘terrible night’ as at least 30 bodies have reportedly been pulled the Potomac River’s icy waters

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2 hours ago Washington Wizards pay moving tribute to plane crash victims before NBA game against LA Lakers

Capital One Arena fell silent on Thursday night as the Wizards and Lakers paid tribute to the victims of the tragic plane crash in Washington DC .

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16 hours ago Mapped: American Airlines plane collides with army helicopter near DC airport

The death toll from the two aircraft collision is presumed to be 67 as emergency services frantically wade through Potomac River in freezing conditions to desperately search for bodies

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3 hours ago DC plane crash widow reveals fateful choice that killed husband and saved her life

Natalya Gudin and her husband Alexandr Kirsanov coached two young figure skaters and had to decide who would accompany them to the National Development Camp for figure skating.

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3 hours ago Trump jokingly asks reporter if he should swim to visit Washington DC plane crash site

Donald Trump jokingly asked a reporter if he should swim to visit the Washington DC plane crash site.

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3 hours ago DC crash: Donald Trump's crude joke about carnage of plane tragedy site after disaster

Donald Trump spoke in the wake of the midair American Airlines plane crash, which happened in Washington DC on Wednesday night and saw more than 60 people killed

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3 hours ago Watch: NTSB holds press conference after Washington DC plane crash kills 67

Watch again as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press conference on Thursday (30 January) after 67 people were killed in a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter.

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3 hours ago Who ordered the runway switch minutes before the DC crash? Are DEI air traffic controllers to blame? Why did Biden's FAA chief suddenly quit? All the unanswered questions

It was a clear, cold night in Washington DC on January 29, when at 8.47 pm, a bright orange and red flame suddenly erupted in the sky.

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3 hours ago Staffing at air traffic control tower ‘not normal’ during Washington plane crash, FAA report reveals

A single air traffic controller was handling an amount work typically assigned to two people when the crash occurred, the report says

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4 hours ago Why WAS a runway change ordered minutes before the DC crash? Is DEI really to blame? Did air traffic control make a fatal mistake? All the lingering unanswered questions

It was a clear, cold night in Washington DC on January 29, when at 8.47 pm, a bright orange and red flame suddenly erupted in the sky.

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4 hours ago Washington plane crash: Air traffic control tower 'understaffed' during deadly collision, FAA report finds

Shock report revealed after Donald Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame for tragedy which left 67 dead

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5 hours ago Victims of Washington DC plane crash include US and Russian figures skaters

US Figure Skating champions and coaches were tragically killed in a plane crash involving an Army helicopter in Washington DC

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5 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame as FAA report says air traffic control 'not normal'

US president confirms no survivors as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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5 hours ago Washington plane crash: questions arise over understaffing at control tower

One controller reportedly handled arrivals and departures, and also helicopter traffic – a job usually done by two peopleWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure-skating championsA collision on Wednesday between an American Airlines jet and a US military helicopter near Washington DC killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft and sparked questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower played a role in the United States’ worst aviation disaster in years.As it approached Reagan National airport around 9pm, American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter, plunging wreckage of the two aircraft into the icy Potomac River and killing all 64 passengers and crew on the plane, along with three soldiers on the helicopter. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago DC plane crash: Pilots and youngest victims named as identification begins for 67 passengers and crew

The American Airlines pilot and soldier among the 67 killed in Washington DC plane crash have been named as 28-year-old Sam Lilley and father-of-one Ryan O'Hara

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5 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: staffing at Reagan airport air traffic control reportedly ‘not normal’ at time of collision

Internal preliminary safety report suggests staffing was lower than it should be for ‘time of day and volume of traffic’, New York Times reportsOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago MARK MCEATHRON: I'm a Black Hawk helicopter pilot. This video shows all the red flags that led up to the deadly DC plane crash

I'm a former Black Hawk helicopter crew chief and flight instructor. I know how quickly a routine flight can turn into a terrible tragedy.

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