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CT-based company to continue making helicopters for the President of the United States

Click here for updates on this story     STRATFORD, CT (WFSB) — A Connecticut company continues to be responsible for crafting the president’s helicopters. Sikorsky in Stratford announced on Wednesday that it was contracted to manufacture 23 VH-92A Presidential Helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. “We are honored to continue our proven record in this no

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Kobe Bryant helicopter crashed after pilot pushed limits and disregarded training, NTSB says

Federal investigators are recommending significant helicopter safety changes — including more pilot training and readily available technology — after concluding the crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others was entirely preventable. In four hours of testimony and deliberations, the National Transportation Safety Board said Island Express charter pilot Ara

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‘We’re not picking sides’: why one Iowa restaurant is maintaining Covid mandates after state loosened them

Click here for updates on this story     BETTENDORF, IA (WQAD) — On Friday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Covid-19 restrictions for businesses across the state would be rolled back, effective February 7. However, Mickey Kosgard said that wasn’t going to be an option for her Bettendorf restaurant, Mickey’s Country Cafe. “We have so many

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Minority corrections officers allege they were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, who is accused in George Floyd’s death

Eight minority corrections officers at a Minnesota county jail are suing Ramsey County, alleging they were briefly barred from working near the area former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was being held because of the color of their skin, according to court documents obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO. The officers’ civil suit follows discrimination charges they

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