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 Pilot Error Likely 
 in Buffalo Crash 

Their training, experience is under scrutiny

Mar 25, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pilot error, not icing, appears to have caused the Continental Airlines crash in Buffalo that killed 50 people Feb. 12, an investigation report released today states. When a warning device alerted pilots they were flying too slowly, they pulled the plane’s nose up—rather than down, as pilots are... More »

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 State AGs Probe AIG Bonuses 

Coalition of 19 state officials demands list of AIG bonus recipients

Mar 20, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The attorneys general of 19 states have joined forces to investigate the bonus payments made to AIG employees, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a letter to the firm, the coalition demands a list of all employees of the financial products unit who received bonuses after the government started providing... More »

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investigation • AIG • bonuses • compensation • bailout • attorneys general • Wall Street bailout

 Pilots Reacted Late 
 in Turkish Air Crash 

Pilots were expected to intensely monitor auto landings

Mar 4, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The pilots aboard a Turkish Airlines jet that crashed in Amsterdam last week, killing nine people, let their plane slow to a dangerously low speed, a preliminary investigation revealed. Recorded conversations note the trio—who are among the dead—acknowledging a faulty altimeter, but reacting too slowly when the plane... More »

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 Child Services Probed 
 Octuplet Mom 

Police have visited home eight times; family plans to move

Mar 3, 09 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A pre-octuplets Nadya Suleman was investigated by LA’s Department of Children and Family Services, TMZ reports—and cops have been called to her last two homes eight times for reasons ranging from a missing child to a feared break-in. DCFS visited the home in July after a neighbor complained... More »

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investigation • police • children • multiple births • food stamps • social work • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Evidence Points to Pilot Error in Buffalo Crash

Investigation insiders say pilot commands, not ice, sent plane into deadly dive

Feb 18, 09 5:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Early examination of the evidence has led investigators to believe that pilot error rather than a buildup of ice was to blame for the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. Investigative insiders believe the captain incorrectly pulled back on the controls as the aircraft... More »

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investigation • plane crash • NTSB • pilot • flight recorder • Continental Airlines • Buffalo

Plane's Wreckage Removed to Beat Buffalo Snowstorm

NTSB investigators probing de-icing system, flying conditions

Feb 17, 09 2:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Crews are working to shift the wreckage of Continental Connection Flight 3407 from the crash site before a snowstorm hits, the Buffalo News reports. Half the wreckage has already been removed and five of the plane's six de-icing valves have been recovered. Investigators hope to determine whether the de-icing system,... More »

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(Newser) - The Continental turboprop plane that crashed last night near Buffalo, killing 50, was likely brought down by icing, MSNBC reports. The NTSB, which has recovered the cockpit voice recorder, said the crew talked about “significant ice buildup, ice on the windshield and wings” before crashing into a suburban neighborhood.... More »

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investigation • black box • plane crash • NTSB • ice • Continental Airlines • New York state • Buffalo • turboprop • icing

(Newser) - The fraud investigator who tried for a decade to convince the SEC to investigate Bernie Madoff will deride the board's "financial illiteracy" before a Congressional panel today, according to prepared testimony obtained by the Wall Street Journal. Whistleblower Harry Markopolos will also testify that investigating Madoff "posed great... More »

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investigation • fraud • SEC • Ponzi scheme • whistleblower • Bernard Madoff • Harry Markopolos

Rove Will Cooperate in
US Attorney Firings Inquiry

Had refused to take part in earlier investigation

Feb 3, 09 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - In a reversal, Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal investigation into the firings of nine US attorneys, Talking Points Memo reports. Rove had refused to cooperate in an earlier inquiry on the firings, which Justice Department officials said severely “hindered” the inquiry. A lawyer for Rove says the... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • investigation • US attorneys scandal • US attorney firings • probe

ANALYSIS

Inquiry Into Jobs' Health
Puts SEC in New Territory

Agency may set precedent on executive privacy

Jan 30, 09 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission's inquiry into Apple’s disclosures on Steve Jobs’ health has the agency prying into perhaps the last remaining corner of executive privacy, Bloomberg reports. Securities law requires companies to reveal to shareholders information that could affect share price, but the health of executives has usually... More »

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Steve Jobs • investigation • health • CEO • Apple • SEC • inquiry

'Tunnel People' Get Probe
of Inaugural Ticket Mess

Thousands waited in tunnel; Feinstein apologizes

Jan 23, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As President Obama’s inauguration approached, thousands of would-be spectators got stuck in an immobile line that stretched into a tunnel beneath the National Mall. And there they waited, for hours, missing the ceremony despite their tickets. With their plight getting more publicity—yep, there's now a Facebook group—Sen.... More »

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investigation • Dianne Feinstein • tunnel • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • Inauguration Day • lines

Heart Sticker Adorned Duct Tape Covering Caylee's Mouth

Pooh blanket was also with body, cops say

Jan 21, 09 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A heart-shaped sticker was placed on the duct tape covering 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's mouth, revealed Florida prosecutors in hundreds of legal pages released today. A Winnie the Pooh blanket accompanied the child's clothing inside the cloth laundry bag that held  the toddler's remains, the Orlando Sentinel reports. More »

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Florida • investigation • murder • crime scene • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • crime lab

Flight 1549 Passengers Get $5K to Offset Lost Luggage

Investigation means possessions aren't coming back soon ... if they're even salvageable

Jan 20, 09 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Saying that passengers of Flight 1549 will not get their belongings back for months, if ever, US Airways sent each $5,000, CNN reports; the airline also provided “an obvious reimbursement” of the ticket price. As part of the investigation, all luggage must be weighed in its “current... More »

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 Black Box Reveals 
 Both Engines Failed 

Investigators postpone search for missing engine

Jan 19, 09 2:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Both engines on the airplane that crashed into the Hudson River last week lost power simultaneously at 3,200 feet, a clue from black box recorders for investigators still searching for the missing left engine, AP reports. Tugboats have begun hauling wreckage to New Jersey where it will be examined... More »

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investigation • New York City • black box • birds • plane crash • Hudson River • airplane • engine failure • engine

 Furor 
 Follows 
 Harry's 
 'Paki' Vid 

Prince's taped words 'not acceptable in a modern army': official

Jan 11, 09 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Britain's defense ministry has launched a formal inquiry following widespread outcry over a videotape showing Prince Harry calling a fellow military trainee “our little Paki friend” and another cadet “a raghead,” reports the Telegraph. “This sort of language is not acceptable in a modern army,”... More »

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investigation • Muslims • Prince Harry • video • British Army • Britain • British royals • racial slurs

Columbia Crew Had No Chance to Survive

Report says astronauts couldn't have survived shuttle's disintegration

Dec 30, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia lost consciousness quickly and did not suffer when the craft broke up during its descent to Earth in 2003, a  NASA report says. While the crew had zero chance of survival, the report found fault with the astronauts' safety equipment and recommended... More »

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 Denver Crash a Mystery Again 

Rattling noise heard just before plane veered off runway and passengers panicked

Dec 23, 08 3:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Indications that a problem with the landing gear, brakes or tires caused a plane to skid off the runway in Denver have proved not to be true, CNN reports. Voice and data recorders reveal bumping and rattling sounds moments before the crash, investigators now say. The plane's captain is recovering... More »

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investigation • plane crash • NTSB • flight recorder • Continental Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board • landing gear

Tires, Brakes Linked to Crash; Voice Data 'Good'

Voice, data recorders in Washington, should produce info tonight

Dec 22, 08 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Brakes, tires, or landing gear likely caused the Denver airliner crash that injured 40 on Saturday, a source tells CNN. Meanwhile the National Transportation Safety Board is continuing its probe of the accident, and revealed that both black boxes on the plane contained clear information. "Tonight, we should have... More »

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investigation • black box • Denver • plane crash • brakes • NTSB • Continental Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board • Denver International Airport • landing gear • malfunction • takeoff

 SEC Had Dirt on Madoff in '06 

But, obviously, didn't pursue it

Dec 18, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The SEC knew that Bernie Madoff was misleading them about how he was handling his customers' money in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports, and noted multiple violations which, if investigated, would have laid bare his Ponzi scheme. Instead, Madoff’s firm was told to register as an investment... More »

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investigation • fraud • SEC • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff

Caylee Clues Found in
Home Search

Grandparents' house linked to body found nearby yesterday

Dec 12, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - After searching the home of Caylee Anthony’s grandparents last night, investigators say they “absolutely” found something of interest, CNN reports. The medical examiner linked the remains of a young child found yesterday in the area to the house where the 3-year-old lived with her grandparents and her mom,... More »

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investigation • crime • murder • body • missing child • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • Cindy Anthony

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