Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane.
BBC News – World Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany and pilot swim to safety after plane made emergency landing in lake A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. Representative Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse county Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau downtown ai…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany and pilot swim to safety after plane made emergency landing in lake A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. Representative Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse county Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau downtown ai…
NPR – Politics BBC News – World The small plane carrying Rep Tom Tiffany had a mechanical issue that forced the pilot to make an emergency landing on a Wisconsin lake.
BBC News – World Lawmakers branded the move as ‘disturbing’ and ‘grotesque’ and compared it to the actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed A decision by US officials to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan would amount to torture, the UN said. US defence officials said US Army psychiatrist Hasan, who shot and killed 13 people at a…
NPR – US The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its homeport in San Diego on Thursday after a record-setting deployment of more than 10 months at sea. Servicemembers were reunited with family members. The deployment included a stop in Thailand last month on the return from the Middle East, and the carrier supported the Iran war during its time deployed.
BBC News – Science & Environment Hurricane Isaias has intensified to Category 2 as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, with landfall expected Friday night. Alabama, Florida and Georgia are under states of emergency and mandatory evacuations are in effect. Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has already been affected. Forecasters warn of heavy rain, damaging winds, flooding, storm surge and possible tornadoes.
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