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Trader shorts Boeing as Dow stock sees worst week since 737 Max crash

The bears are out for Boeing. Shares of the aircraft manufacturer are on pace for their worst week since the second deadly crash of its 737 Max 8 airplane, which led to a global grounding of that model, causing billions … Continue reading

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In 1945, a pilot vanished when he crashed his plane in the Chesapeake. Now, the Navy might have found it.

A Grumman test pilot is seated in the experimental fighter plane XF8F-1 Bearcat. Navy Lt. j.g. David L. Mandt, who is not pictured, was flying it when he crashed in the Chesapeake Bay on March 18, 1945. Michael E. Ruane … Continue reading

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O’BRIEN JR., Walter Fenton

O’BRIEN JR. Walter Fenton February 4, 1937 July 25, 2019 Walter Fenton O’Brien Jr., 82, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Roanoke, Va., on February 4, … Continue reading

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One last mission | Fort Atkinson

JEFFERSON — When the airplane took off, Don Nass knew the flight would be a short one. The nose was dipping fast and altitude was dropping. He looked across the way and saw his buddy’s plane on fire, but still … Continue reading

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Model planes take to the skies in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Some planes took flight over Southcentral Kentucky, but they didn’t take off from an airport, and they weren’t actual planes people fly in.  They were model planes from the Southern Kentucky Model Aero Club. The SKYMAC Model Aero … Continue reading

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Experts pinpoint the key drivers of population-wide dietary shifts

Researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have identified the factors that will have the biggest influence on achieving a global transition to more sustainable diets. Using a new computational model of behavioral dynamics, the team pinpointed … Continue reading

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School’s not out for teachers leading student activities

Third in a series on teachers and what they do during the summer: For many teachers, school is not out for summer, because they’re busy leading student learning activities and enrichment camps. At Kino Junior High School’s Aerospace Academy, Nancy … Continue reading

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