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NEWS ABOUT: runaway

runaway stories: 8 news summaries
Runaway Plane

FAA Admits Flubs on Wandering Northwest Flight

Miscommunication marked regulator's response to stray airliner

Nov 13, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The FAA should have taken more decisive action on the Northwest Airlines flight that fell out of communication with ground control for 77 minutes last month, officials acknowledged today. While the plane was out of contact, air-traffic controllers changed shifts and failed to warn their replacements about the runaway plane.... More »

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FAA • Northwest Airlines • San Diego • runaway • planes • Minneapolis airport • National Transportation Safety Board • Federal Aviation Administration • regulator • Randy Babbitt

Recession Leads to
Uptick in Teen Runaways

Increase in fleeing juveniles strains social services

Oct 26, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - More and more young Americans, including many under 13, have left home or been kicked out as foreclosures, unemployment, and the rising cost of living make conditions in lower-income homes even tougher than usual. Experts and government studies estimate that 1.6 million juveniles leave home each year, though there... More »

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recession • homeless • runaway • poverty • youth • juvenile • recession depression

(Newser) - An Orlando judge will hear arguments today in the case of Rafqa Bary, a 17-year-old ethnic Sri Lankan who ran away from her Muslim home because she feared her family would punish her for converting to Christianity. The judge will decide whether she should remain in state custody in Florida... More »

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Islam • Christianity • court • Orlando • runaway • convert • Columbus

Runaway Bride Flees Before Reception

After ceremony, Italian newlywed skips out with groom's buddy

May 27, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As a newlywed groom and the wedding guests waited at a restaurant in Trieste, Italy, the bride was speeding away with the driver, a friend of her husband, ANSA reports. After an hour and a half, the groom got through to his new wife, who said that she had "... More »

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Italy • wedding • runaway • brides • husband • honeymoon • Trieste

 Runaway Military 
 Horse Hoofs It to Seine 

Decided to make a break for the stable

Feb 20, 09 4:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A 15-year-old Paris military horse was feeling his oats, threw his rider and tried to hot-hoof it back to his stable, reports the BBC. The horse, who had been on duty at the presidential palace, clattered full gallop along the Seine with police in pursuit, stunning pedestrians and causing drivers... More »

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police • France • horse • Paris • runaway • Seine

 Poodle Runway Runaway
Delays Flights 17 Hours

Dog cavorts at Boston's Logan

Oct 28, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A toy poodle got loose on the tarmac of Boston's Logan Airport and eluded state police and airport officials for 17 hours as planes were delayed, reports the Boston Globe. Eight flights were held about 20 minutes each, an official said, as passengers watched the poodle, named Choochy, cavorting on... More »

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runaway • Logan Airport • poodle • Choochy • tarmac • flight delays

4 Charged as Craigslist Pimps

Chicago-area prostitution ring included high school runaways

Dec 21, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Four Chicago-area men were charged today with running a Craigslist prostitution ring that included girls who were high school freshmen and sophomores. The perps are accused of pimping at least 11 women under the popular site’s “erotic services” section, the Chicago Tribune reports. “If you’re looking... More »

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Craigslist • runaway • child prostitution

Missing Teen Found Alive in Hidden Closet

Connecticut girl abducted a year ago "physically ok" after rescue

Jun 7, 07 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 14-year-old Connecticut girl missing for almost a year was discovered alive yesterday, hidden in the house of family friends. Police arrested the owner of the house, who they say has a history of improprieties with minors, along with his common-law wife and a third female resident. The girl, a... More »

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Danielle Cramer • Adam Gault • Connecticut • disappearance • runaway • missing child

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