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Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger’s battery pack catches fire

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An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to the airport on Sunday afternoon after a passenger’s power bank device overheated and caught fire, the airline and federal authorities said.  The flight, operated by Horizon, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas to Seattle, Washington.  The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, the … Read more

Massive snowstorm slams Northeast, triggering travel bans and forcing thousands of flight cancellations

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A massive winter storm slamming the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions on Monday has prompted travel bans in some cities and states and forced thousands of flights to be canceled.  More than 40 million people are under blizzard warnings along 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine. The region is grappling … Read more