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• Air safety directive grounds some flights in Mexico

  26-12-2016 23:39
  
  MEXICO CITY — The Mexican airline Interjet says it’s had to cancel some flights due to a mandatory safety inspection of its Russian-made Superjet 100 aircraft. Russian authorities issued the directive on Dec. 23 after cracks were found in a part on one of the Sukhoi planes. Interjet is among the largest customers for the […]
  
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• Cancer patient donates year’s worth of pizza to food bank

  26-12-2016 23:38
  
  NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man going through treatment for colon cancer won a pizza parlor’s raffle for a year’s worth of free pies and then donated his prize to a food bank. Thirty-six-year-old Josh Katrick, of Northampton, had just completed his eighth round of chemotherapy when he learned he was the winner of a […]
  
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• New $15 million Oklahoma Wildlife headquarters planned

  26-12-2016 23:33
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Construction work is beginning for a new, $15 million Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation facility after the previous headquarters was damaged by a flood in 2013. Demolition is underway at the old headquarters, located about five blocks south of the Oklahoma Capitol. Floodwaters caused about $50,000 in damage to the former headquarters, […]
  
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• Updated: Japanese prime minister arrives in Hawaii for memorial visit

  26-12-2016 23:17
  
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday to recognize the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. Abe landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the historic visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial that honors sailors and Marines killed in the 1941 attack. […]
  
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• Obama vs Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won

  26-12-2016 23:17
  
  HONOLULU — President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama are trading competing claims about who would have won if the 2016 presidential election had been a contest between the two men. Obama says in a podcast hosted by his former adviser David Axelrod that he’s confident he would have won a majority of Americans if […]
  
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• Simone Biles soars to AP Female Athlete of the Year

  26-12-2016 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different?
  The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars still uneven. The balance beam still a four-inch wide test of nerves.
  And the 19-year-old with the electric smile and boundless talent was still the best in the world. Maybe the best of all-time.
  Over the course of 10 days in August, the biggest meet of her life ended lik
  
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• State trooper wounded in Oregon shootout; suspect killed

  26-12-2016 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper was critically wounded and a homicide suspect fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire in suburban Portland, authorities said.
  Sgt. David Thompson of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began late Christmas night, when police in King City found a dead woman after responding to a call about shots being fired.
  A suspect identified by police as 30-year-old James Tylka was seen driving away and a chase ensued. It end
  
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• Did you get a drone for Christmas? Here’s what you need to know

  26-12-2016 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One popular gift found under Christmas trees this year takes users to new heights. Drones sales soared for the holidays creating a record year for the industry.
  When it comes to flying drones in the United States, users must be aware of the rules and regulations. The following rules have been set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration. You can view the latest updates from the FAA here.
  According to the FAA, the rules for operating a drone depend on why you
  
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• Loop technology helps hard of hearing at church services

  26-12-2016 21:52
  
  For the hard of hearing, enjoying the holidays with family or attending a Christmas church service can be difficult. But many churches around Albuquerque are helping people hear more clearly with a technology called a hearing loop.
  
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• Today in History: December 26

  26-12-2016 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2016. There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Dec. 26, 1941, during World War II, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Churchill grimly warned that “many disappointments and unpleasant surprises await us,” but also expressed faith that &ldq
  
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• Google releases top searches of 2016

  26-12-2016 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Google has released its top searches of 2016 and this summer’s “Pokemon Go” craze tops the list when looking at searches across the globe. In the United States, no other subject was searched more than Powerball.
  The top five global searches were as follows:
  1. ‘Pokemon Go’
  In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, “Pokemon Go” is displayed on a cell phone in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)“Pokemon Go,”
  
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• Updated: Villanova on top of AP poll for fourth straight week

  26-12-2016 19:48
  
  Villanova starts its fourth week as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 and the ranked teams stay the same from the last poll except for Florida, which replaces fellow Southeastern Conference member South Carolina. The Wildcats (12-0) received 56 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel to maintain its big […]
  
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• Updated: Simone Biles soars to AP Female Athlete of the Year

  26-12-2016 19:47
  
  Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars still uneven. The balance beam still a four-inch wide test of nerves. And the 19-year-old […]
  
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• Woman fatally stabbed near Colorado State Capitol

  26-12-2016 18:18
  
  DENVER — A woman was fatally stabbed Sunday near the state capitol building. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson says the woman was waiting for a friend at about 2 a.m. Sunday when a man attacked her. She died at the scene, which is about three blocks east of the capitol. Officers say the suspect then […]
  
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• Updated: AP New Year’s poll: Americans hopeful for a better 2017

  26-12-2016 18:18
  
  NEW YORK — A poll finds that Americans are hopeful that things are going to get better for the country in 2017 after a year filled with wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and mass shootings. The annual New Year’s poll by The Associated Press and the Times Square Alliance found that 55 percent of Americans polled […]
  
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• Analysis: Four Cabinet nominations that could blow up in Donald Trump’s face

  26-12-2016 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON – With a 52-to-48 Senate majority next month, Republicans will have power in numbers. But a handful of independent-minded GOP senators could arguably have even more power. Just three Republicans could derail some of Donald Trump’s critical Cabinet-level nominations, which need to be approved by a 51-vote majority of the U.S. Senate. (After Senate […]
  
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• Amazon and Goodwill team up to use empty shipping boxes

  26-12-2016 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  (WTNH) — With the holiday’s behind us, many of us have tons of boxes left in our houses, and f you don’t have room in your garbage two companies are teaming up so we can recycle them a different way.
  Amazon and Goodwill have teamed up for charity as a way to get more people to donate to the “Give Back Box Program”. You can donate items you no longer want and ship them to goodwill for free.
  Just follow these steps to take part:
  Empty your old amazon shipping box.
  Fil
  
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• Updated: House fire sends elderly couple to hospital

  26-12-2016 17:49
  
  A residential fire destroyed about 60 percent of a home and sent two elderly residens to the hospita ...
  
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• Candidates who use public financing won't likely get boost

  26-12-2016 17:24
  
  Mayoral candidates in Albuquerque who opt into public financing won't likely get an extra financial boost in time to shape the 2017 mayoral race.
  
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• Give some love to those less-enticing rooms

  26-12-2016 17:23
  
  When it comes to decorating, there are some rooms in the house that get all the love: new granite countertops for the kitchen, curtains and cozy linens in the bedroom, a photo gallery wall in the living room or leading up the staircase. But don’t forget about the more utilitarian rooms of the house. Cultivating […]
  
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• Blizzards, ice storms wreak havoc across northern plains

  26-12-2016 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains Monday, with blowing and drifting snow creating near-zero visibility on some roads.
  The combination of freezing rain, snow and high winds that forced the shutdown Sunday of vast stretches of highways in the Dakotas continued into Monday morning, and authorities issued no-travel warnings for much of North Dakota.
  The storm also has caused widespread power outages in the Dakot
  
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• Updated: Not just for skiers: Gondolas seen as urban transit solution

  26-12-2016 17:09
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Instead of fighting traffic or waiting for a taxi, rail travelers arriving at New York’s capital may one day soar across the Hudson River in glassy pods suspended from cables. That futuristic image could become a reality if an engineering firm’s urban gondola plan comes to fruition. It’s one of several aerial […]
  
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• Updated: In Vermont, solar, batteries key energy revolution

  26-12-2016 17:09
  
  MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, Vt. — Rhonda “Honey” Phillips keeps her own cows and garden at her small, hillside homestead, and now is pushing self-sufficiency in a more high-tech direction. This year, she installed new solar panels just downhill from her modest house and hung a Tesla Powerwall backup battery on her basement wall, to charge up […]
  
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• Updated: 5 ways museums are using technology for new experiences

  26-12-2016 17:09
  
  NEW YORK — Museums are always looking for ways to make their exhibitions more exciting. Now, new technologies are making that easier. From 3-D scanning and 3-D printing, to virtual reality and special apps, these technologies are being applied in a multitude of ways. Still other technologies are being tested and developed as museums seek […]
  
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• Anti-refugee sentiment from election spills over to states

  26-12-2016 17:09
  
  HELENA, Mont. — The push to restrict refugee resettlements and immigration in the U.S. that figured so prominently in Donald Trump’s election is now headed to states that are preparing to convene their legislative sessions early next year, immigration advocates said. In Montana, which took in just nine refugee families from January to early December, […]
  
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• Proposal aims to abolish job of state’s education secretary

  26-12-2016 16:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A Democratic lawmaker wants to ask voters in New Mexico to approve a proposal that would abolish the job of the state’s education secretary.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the proposal by Sen. Michael Padilla of Albuquerque would ask voters to amend the state’s Constitution to eliminate the job and resurrect an elected state board of education to oversee public schools.
  His proposal, if approved by both houses of the state Legislature, would go befo
  
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• New study changes approach to treating ASD

  26-12-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but there’s a new approach to treating it.The new study, Blum Study, is a Phase III clinical trial of a biologic called CMAT-Phase III, a new approach to treating the disorder.
   
  Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Dr. Jeffrey Lewine, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the study. Watch above.Presently, the only approved drugs for autism are anitpsychotics, but
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: City to decide if dogs who attacked Albuquerque woman will be euthanized

  26-12-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. The city will decide if two dogs will be euthanized after viciously attacking a woman and her own two dogs in northeast Albuquerque almost three weeks ago. The owners of the attacking dogs have surrendered them. The victim says the owners should be held accountable.
  Full Story: Woman attacked by pit bulls says neighbors saved her life
  2. All 92 passengers and eight crew members on a Russian military plane are believed to be dead after the jet crashed int
  
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• Walking N Circles Ranch re-introduces Malbec

  26-12-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-housing abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit organization that provides caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves. They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work all while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in Circles, jo
  
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• Victory Outreach gives out presents to those in need

  26-12-2016 15:05
  
  The cold is a sometimes deadly reality for our state's homeless. Drive down Central Avenue in Albuquerque, and you'll find many folks just looking for warmth.
  
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• New program aims to help community with social needs

  26-12-2016 15:05 via krqe.com
  
   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  A new program is aimed at assisting the community with emotional, financial and social needs.The Jewish Federation of New Mexico, a non-profit organization that serves the needs of New Mexico’s Jewish community, is expanding with the Jewish Care Program.Jewish Federation of New Mexico’s Executive Director, Zachary Benjamin, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the program. Watch above.The Jewish Care Program was established to
  
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• South Valley man says speeding out of hand on Gun Club Road

  26-12-2016 15:03
  
  A South Valley man says that his neighborhood has a serious speeding problem.
  
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• Sidewinders Cabaret Theater hosts Annual Best of 2016 event

  26-12-2016 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It has been the stage for over 200 performers in 2016, and now the top performers will participate for this year-ending event.
  The Cabaret Theater, located at Sidewinders Bar, is a performing arts theater focused on everything from singing and dancing to impersonation and burlesque. The theater will hosts its Second Annual Best of 2016 Awards and Competition.
  Artistic Director and Co-Owner of Sidewinders Bar, Renato Estacio, joined KRQE This Mornin
  
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• Local Uber driver wakes up to stolen car on Christmas

  26-12-2016 14:54
  
  Most people expect Santa to drop by Christmas Eve, but Cindy Bohannen didn't wake up to find presents under her tree. Instead, she woke up to find her white Ford Taurus gone.
  
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• Shoppers hit retailers for after Christmas sales, to return gifts

  26-12-2016 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was another busy day for shoppers Monday. On top of scooping up bargains at the after-Christmas sales, many shoppers hit the mall to return Christmas presents.
  It was a packed day at the Coronado Center. But these shoppers, aren’t just here to take advantage of the post-Christmas sales. Shoppers were also returning Christmas gifts that didn’t quite hit the mark and it wasn’t only people returning gifts they didn’t like themselves, some
  
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• Retailers prepare for flood of gift returns after Christmas

  26-12-2016 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you’re not crazy about the stuff Santa Claus brought you, you’re not the only one.
  About 8 percent of retail sales are returned, and 20 percent of those are during the holidays, according to Time Magazine. The magazine adds that one out of every three recipients has returned a holiday gift.
  If you’re a part of that statistic, here are some ways you can make returning unwanted gifts the day after Christmas go a lot smoother.
  Time suggests
  
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• Trump says he’s closing foundation, but Democrats want more

  26-12-2016 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that’s not enough and is calling for the billionaire businessman to put his assets in a blind trust.
  The New York attorney general’s office has been investigating the foundation following media reports that foundation spending went to benefit Trump’s campaign. A spokeswoman says the foundat
  
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• Cuban President Raul Castro faces deep problems in 2017

  26-12-2016 13:57
  
  HAVANA — Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future. Like so many other Cubans, the 42-year-old state photography shop employee thrilled at the president’s vision of restored ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Families would reunite. A flood of American business […]
  
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• Chris’ Monday Morning Forecast

  26-12-2016 13:52 via krqe.com
  
  Chilly temperatures will stick around for today before a warm up begins for the middle of the week!   High temperatures will be colder than normal this afternoon for most of New Mexico.   Santa Fe will only manage to reach the upper 30s while Albuquerque will be in the low to mid 40s.
  Dry, westerly flow then takes control of our weather for Tuesday and Wednesday.  This type of weather pattern will help boost our temperatures to warmer than normal highs for the middle of
  
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• 2 killed, 4 wounded in suburban NYC nightclub shooting

  26-12-2016 13:51 via krqe.com
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — Police have arrested a man they say opened fire on a packed suburban New York City nightclub, killing two people and wounding four others.
  Authorities say the suspect may have been ejected from the Mansion nightclub in Mount Vernon shortly before the 4:26 a.m. shooting on Christmas Day.
  Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said in a statement Sunday that the establishment’s owner, O’Neal Bandoo, was killed. He says the name of the second person who died i
  
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• Fire department: Northwest Albuquerque house fire under investigation

  26-12-2016 13:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque firefighters are investigating after a house fire near Paseo del Norte and Paradise Boulevard in northwest Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says it responded to the blaze Monday morning around 4:30 a.m.
  According to AFD, an elderly couple was taken to UNM Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
  Firefighters say the blaze has been extinguished, but over half of the home was damaged by the fire.
  The cause of blaze is still&nbs
  
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• Russia: Focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe

  26-12-2016 13:22 via krqe.com
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A pilot error or a technical fault — not terrorism — is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea, Russian officials said Monday as the nation held a day of mourning for the victims.
  All 84 passengers and eight crew on the Russian military’s Tu-154 plane are believed to have died Sunday morning when it crashed two minutes after taking off from the southern city of Sochi. The passengers included dozens of singers in Russia’s wo
  
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• Pop superstar George Michael dies of heart failure at 53

  26-12-2016 11:47
  
  LONDON — George Michael’s moment of liberation followed what seemed at first to be a time of deep humiliation. He was blessed with sensual good looks and an exquisite voice, attributes he used to become first a teenybopper heartthrob and then a mature solo artist with videos that played up his considerable appeal. He kept […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel has all sides on edge

  26-12-2016 09:34
  
  NEW YORK — If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he may have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter […]
  
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• Updated: Recounts or no, US elections are still vulnerable to hacking

  26-12-2016 09:30
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jill Stein’s bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That’s because the Green Party candidate’s effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote — there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of […]
  
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• Juárez’s new top prosecutor has his hands full

  26-12-2016 08:05
  
  In October, the month Jorge Nava López arrived in office, homicides spiked to 96, the highest level in years
  
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• Juárez murders up for 1st time since drug war

  26-12-2016 08:05
  
  Toll topped 3,600 in 2010, then kept dropping till this year's 500 deaths
  
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• Bob Frank: ‘It just breaks my heart’

  26-12-2016 08:05
  
  UNM president reflects on tumultuous time at university
  
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• No boost in public campaign funds for 2017 mayor’s race

  26-12-2016 08:02
  
  Without increase, some candidates may bypass public financing and just raise their own money
  
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• KAFB helicopter gunner to be awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

  26-12-2016 08:02
  
  The aircraft lost power and Master Sgt. Gibbs guided the pilots to safety in Afghanistan
  
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