AP 2010-12-26

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AP 2010-10-16

1. There have been hugs, cheers and tears throughout Chile as rescuers continue to pull trapped miners to safety. The first miner was brought up just before midnight. In all, 33 miners were trapped in the San Jose mine for 69 days. It's expected all

AP 2010-11-10

1. Qantas's A380 made an emergency landing in Singapore after an engine blew out about 15 minutes after takeoff. Qantas has grounded its fleet of six A380s. One expert says the superjumbo was designed to fly on two of its four engines and would not h

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CNN 2008-07-15

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