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May 23 2026TECHNOLOGY

New tech pulls voices from plane crash images, raising privacy concerns

The National Transportation Safety Board has temporarily hidden all its crash investigation files online after new software made it possible to extract pilot voices from still images of audio spectrograms. During a recent hearing about the UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky, investigators shared a PD

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Mar 24 2026CRIME

Behind the Midnight Crash at LaGuardia

A deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport last Sunday night involved an Air Canada Express jet colliding with a fire truck, killing both pilots and injuring nine others. Investigators now want to speak with the air traffic controller who handled multiple emergencies at once. The controller was working dur

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Nov 24 2025SCIENCE

A High-Flying Mishap: Plane Hits Weather Balloon Mid-Air

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 was flying over Utah when it unexpectedly collided with a weather balloon. The incident, which happened at a cruising altitude of 36, 000 feet, caused significant damage to the cockpit windshield. The captain was injured, but the plane managed to land safely in Sal

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Mar 11 2025CRIME

Deadly Mid-Air Crash: What We Know So Far

On January 29, a tragic event unfolded in the skies over Washington DC. A passenger jet and a military helicopter collided, resulting in the deaths of 67 people. The passenger jet, an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, was on its final approach to Reagan National Airport when the collisi

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