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A United Airlines flight bound for Germany declared “mayday, mayday, mayday” with an engine failure last month, forcing the jet to hastily retreat to Washington, D.C., tower recordings and the carrier said on Monday. The pilot of Flight 108, headed to Munich on July 25, declared that his left engine had failed and he was “declaring an emergency, mayday, mayday, …

Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for D.C.  The Washington Post Trump hosts Jeanine Pirro’s swearing-in ceremony, takes questions from press  Fox News Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C.  The New York Times Senate Confirms Election Denying Fox Host as DC US Attorney  Democracy Docket Jeanine Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney for D.C. as Trump and Democrats trade barbs  USA …

The Washington Commanders received a significant boost on Friday toward their dream of returning to the District of Columbia in a new stadium. The D.C. City Council gave initial approval, in a 9-3 vote, to a revised deal for a 65,000-seat stadium, the centerpiece of a $3.8 billion, multi-use development project on and around the old RFK Stadium site on …

Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash  The New York Times How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington  Politico NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t  CNN Key takeaways from 3-day hearing on deadly D.C. midair collision  CBS News ‘This should have never happened’: DC crash …

It’s not done yet, but it’s getting there. On Friday, D.C. Council voted to advance the Commanders stadium deal to a second reading, followed by a vote. The vote is set for September 17. If it passes, the stadium moves to Mayor Muriel Bowser for final approval. Which she will give, given that she did the deal in the first …

D.C. Council to take first votes on Commanders stadium deal  The Washington Post DC Council to make pivotal first vote on Commanders stadium deal  NBC4 Washington Breakfast links: Stadium vote happening today  Greater Greater Washington DC Council member says ‘there are enough votes’ to scrap Commanders’ RFK deal  WTOP Opinion | Reject the Commanders stadium deal  The Washington Post Source link

For the Commanders, August 1 is better late than never. The team wanted the D.C. Council to approve the deal between the team and Mayor Muriel Bowser for a new facility at the site of RFK Stadium by July 15. After the deadline passed, it appeared that the situation could linger into September or beyond. Last week, the team and …

D.C. Inquiry Shows How 3 Lives Intersected Before the Crash  The New York Times Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB  WTOP Doomed Pilots Cursed and Shouted and Apparently Tried to Save Their Plane Just 1 Second Before Black Hawk Collision  Yahoo Home Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, …

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says  The Washington Post Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: ‘Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead’  ABC News Controllers asked for fewer flights at Reagan National …

Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing  The New York Times New information from NTSB hearing shows timeline of events in DC plane crash  WTAE Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC 130 feet from disaster: What …