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The moment 80 lives were upended – literally – and tragedy was averted during the fiery crash of a Delta flight in Toronto

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — In the 10th row of Delta Flight 4819, Pete Carlson rested in the window seat just before landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, thinking about friends he would see at a paramedics’ conference where he was scheduled to speak. John Nelson, another passenger in the 10th

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Pope Francis is showing ‘slight improvement’ after pneumonia diagnosis, Vatican says

CNN By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” after being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said on Wednesday in its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. His “clinical conditions are stable” and his blood tests show “a slight improvement, in particular

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How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down

By Holly Yan and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — When Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto landed in a fiery crash that ripped off a wing and rolled the plane upside down, panicked onlookers feared the worst. But Michael McCormick saw decades of aircraft safety improvements in action. All 80 people on board survived

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