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  • Russian Plane Malfunctions Tripled in Just One Year as Sanctions Bite

    12/09/2023 7:42:54 AM PST · by canuck_conservative · 21 replies
    Newsweek ^ | Dec. 9, 2023 | Isabel van Brugen AND Yevgeny Kuklychev
    There have been a vast number of cases in recent months of Russian domestic passenger planes making emergency landings due to technical issues, driven by a lack of spare parts... Data compiled by Newsweek shows that from September 2023 to December 8, 2023, Russia saw a total of 60 commercial aviation incidents that involved emergency landings, engine fires and malfunctions, along with other technical issues forcing the planes to abandon their intended routes... Earlier, Novaya Gazeta Europe found that from January to August 2023, more than 120 air accidents were recorded in Russia involving civil aircraft used by Russian airlines....
  • Olympics: Lindsey Vonn injures back in World Cup event

    12/09/2017 10:02:22 AM PST · by I Drive Too Fast · 186 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 12/9/2017 | Kevin Kaduk
    Lindsey Vonn’s road to her final Olympics has encountered some trouble. The American skiing star was treated for a back injury after completing her World Cup Super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland on Saturday. Vonn went to the ground after crossing the finish line and observers said she was experiencing extreme pain. She was treated in a nearby house and later limped to a car without speaking to reporters.
  • MANN TALK: An Answer to a Homophobic Pastor’s Letter

    09/13/2006 1:09:17 PM PDT · by Keli Kilohana · 29 replies · 1,135+ views
    Hunting Newspaper ^ | Perry Mann
    MANN TALK: An Answer to a Homophobic Pastor’s Letter By Perry Mann Hinton, WV (HNN) – The following is a letter verbatim that appeared in the Sept. 4, 2006 edition of the Charleston Gazette: “Editor: California’s assembly recently passed four bills designed to prohibit or punish anyone who promotes traditional views on marriage and family in the state school system. “Homosexual activists are undermining First Amendment guarantees of free speech by seeking to forbid any view that disagrees with or identifies the danger of homosexual lifestyle. “Moreover, these activists would require California textbooks, which will be produced for many states...