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Here’s how Tom Cruise filmed the crazy plane-hanging stunt in the new ‘Mission …

Tom Cruise has always boasted that he does his own stunts. Whether it’s driving a race car in “Days of Thunder,” battling enemies with a samurai sword in “The Last Samurai”…  “The Last Samurai” … Or climbing the tallest building in … Continue reading

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The automated airplane

One of the black boxes from Germanwings flight 4U9525 has been recovered. It’s damaged, but officials say it can still be used to retrieve information. That’s a relief, because so far, no one knows what happens to the plane that … Continue reading

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Stealth Jets Slow, Half-Blind Debut

The U.S. Marine Corps is pressing ahead with plans deploy the stealthy F-35B jump jet to frontline fighter squadrons this July despite flawed software and very limited ability to maneuver. That’s despite fixes to the software that are already available … Continue reading

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FORKS show returns Saturday

Dozens turned out for the 2014 FORKS show. The 40th annual FORKS radio control model show and swap show is this Saturday. This year’s event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the AAA building at the … Continue reading

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France Faces Daunting Search for Wreckage of Germanwings Flight 9525

SEYNE, France—An Airbus A320 carrying 150 people from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed into an alpine mountainside Tuesday after an unexplained 8-minute descent, leaving no apparent survivors and two countries in mourning. Officials who flew over the crash site in the … Continue reading

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The Rise of the Mile-High Building

Enlarge icon Pinterest icon Close iconWill this be the view from someone’s breakfast nook? Arclight/Alamy If you’ve sat in an airplane’s window seat, you know what the world looks like from a mile up. It’s that point during takeoff and … Continue reading

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