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Jason Biggs Tweets Malaysia Airlines Joke After Crash
Jason Biggs is taking heat for tweeting a joke about Malaysia Airlines shortly after flight MH17 crashed in the Ukraine with 295 people aboard. Biggs made the insensitive joke on Twitter after news broke that a Boeing 777 was reportedly shot down by a missile fired from a Buk antiaircraft system near the Russian border: Anyone wanna buy my...
Obama On Malaysia Plane Crash: U.S. ‘Will Offer Any Assistance We Can’
President Barack Obama spoke briefly on the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday, saying the United States “will offer any assistance we can to determine what happened and why.” “Looks like it may be a terrible tragedy. Right now we’re working to determine whether there were American...
Ukraine Plane Crash: All 295 On Board Dead
br>By Anton Zverev GRABOVO, Ukraine, July 17 (Reuters) – A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. Ukraine accused “terrorists” –...
GRAPHIC: Disturbing Images Show Remains Of Downed Malaysian Plane
A Malaysian Airlines jetliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border, on Thursday. Malaysia Airlines confirmed it had lost contact with flight MH17, which had 295 people on board, and that its last position was over Ukrainian airspace en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister said the...
U.S. Pilots Were Previously Warned Not To Fly Over Parts Of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration had warned U.S. pilots earlier this year not to fly over portions of the Ukraine in the Crimea region, according to notices posted on the agency’s website. The notices were posted on April 23. The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization and the aviation authorities...
Rebels In Ukraine Deny Responsibility For Malaysia Airlines Crash
GRABOVO, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists who have been fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine
Ukraine’s Prime Minister ordered an investigation into the crash of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over the east of the country on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Malaysia Airlines lost contact with flight MH17 while it was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister wrote on Facebook that...
Obama Talks To Putin, Asks Aides For Plane Reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking his advisers to keep him updated on reports of a plane shot down over Ukraine. But the White House says it can’t confirm the reports. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Thursday that Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before leaving on a trip to...
Obama Announces New Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine
President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the crisis in Ukraine Wednesday, announcing that the U.S. would impose new sanctions against Russia. Obama said the U.S. would level “significant but targeted” sanctions due to Russia’s failure to deescalate in Ukraine. “I’ve repeatedly made it clear that Russia must...
U.S. To Escalate Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Crisis In Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is levying deeper sanctions on Russia as the West grapples for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow. The sanctions are expected to target key areas of the Russian economy, including the defense industry. But officials say the...
