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Jan 2025
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America’s Deadliest Air Crash in Years

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An American Airline flight carrying dozens of passengers crashes into a military Blackhawk helicopter, before dropping into the Potomac River. The Trump Administration rescinds its funding directive that sowed chaos. And Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. tries to recast his past comments on vaccines and medical practices.

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