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New Jersey Little Leaguer suspended for bat flip, a celebration governing body promotes
A 12-year-old Little Leaguer is “distraught” at the prospect of missing his team's first state tournament game because he was suspended for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run — a type of celebration Little League Baseball promotes on its social media accounts. Marco Rocco of Haddonfield, New Jersey tossed his bat in the air on July 16 after his sixth-inning, two-run homer in the final of the sectional tournament, his father, Joe Rocco told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Jet aborts takeoff at Boston airport when another airliner gets a bit too close
BOSTON (AP) - A passenger jet had to abort its takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport when another aircraft on the ground got too close to the runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Monday's incident was the latest in a series of dangerous episodes involving planes at Logan. In February, a charter jet took off without permission and crossed an intersecting runway in front of a plane preparing to land. In March, two aircraft made contact near the gate area.
Jet aborts takeoff at Boston airport when another airliner gets a bit too close
BOSTON (AP) — A passenger jet had to abort its takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport when another aircraft on the ground got too close to the runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Monday's incident was the latest in a series of dangerous episodes involving planes at Logan. In February, a charter jet took off without permission and crossed an intersecting runway in front of a plane preparing to land. In March, two aircraft made contact near the gate area. kAm}@3@5J H2D 9FCE :?
Jet aborts takeoff at Boston airport when another airliner gets a bit too close
BOSTON (AP) — A passenger jet had to abort its takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport when another aircraft on the ground got too close to the runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Texans rookie Will Anderson Jr gives his thoughts on today’s joint practice with the Dolphins Monday's incident was the latest in a series of dangerous episodes involving planes at Logan.
Jet aborts takeoff at Boston airport when another airliner gets a bit too close
By MARK PRATT, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says a passenger jet flying out of Boston’s Logan Airport aborted takeoff this week when another aircraft on the ground got too close to the runway. In Monday's incident, the FAA says an air traffic controller noticed a Spirit Airlines flight nearing the runway hold line. The controller cancelled the American Airlines takeoff clearance out of an abundance of caution.
James Lewis, the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 in the Chicago area, has died
The suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area, triggered a nationwide panic, and led to an overhaul in the safety of over-the-counter medication packaging, has died, police said on Monday. Officers, firefighters and EMTs responding to a report of an unresponsive person at about 4 p.m. Sunday found James W. Lewis dead in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home, Cambridge Police Superintendent Frederick Cabral said in a statement. He was 76, police said.
How the unconventional design of the Titan sub may have destined it for disaster
BOSTON (AP) — The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to independent checks that are standard in the industry. All five people aboard the Titan died when it was crushed near the world's most famous shipwreck, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm.
Royals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence. William and Kate, making their first overseas visit since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, also found time for hundreds of cheering onlookers at each stop on the second of three days in the city.
Royals tour green tech incubator cooking up solar-powered boats and low-carbon cement
Upon their departure from Greentown Labs, Kate received flowers from 8-year-old Henry Dynov-Teixeira, who was wearing a King's Guard costume. Thursday's agenda also included a visit to the Boston waterfront, where the royal couple braved brisk conditions to learn about efforts to prepare the Boston Harbor community for rising seas and other impacts of climate change.
Royals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
BOSTON — (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence. William and Kate, making their first overseas visit since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, also found time for hundreds of cheering onlookers at each stop on the second of three days in the city.
Royals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence. William and Kate, making their first overseas visit since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, also found time for hundreds of cheering onlookers at each stop on the second of three days in the city.
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