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  1. Jamaica: No guide lights when jet overshot runwayRead the original story

    3 min ago | Fort Mill Times

    Offshore lights that guide pilots into Jamaica's main airport had been knocked out for more than a month when an American Airlines jet landed in driving rain and overshot the runway, injuring most of the 154 people on board, officials said Friday.

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  2. Jamaica: No guide lights when jet overshot runwayRead the original story

    5 min ago | NewsChannel 8

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - Offshore lights that guide pilots into Jamaica's main airport had been knocked out for more than a month when an American Airlines jet landed in driving rain and overshot the runway, injuring most of the 154 people on board, officials said Friday.

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  3. Papal security...Stranded for Christmas...Lights weren't on...Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | KXMA-TV Dickinson

    ... war and U.S. dealings with Muslims. He was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) Officials in Jamaica say the offshore lights that guide pilots into the country's main airport have been knocked out for ...

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  4. Jamaica plane crash pilot thanks crewRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | WSVN-TV Miami Beach

    The pilot of an American Airlines flight out of Miami that overshot and skidded off a Kingston, Jamaica runway Tuesday thanked his crew members at his South Florida homecoming Thursday.

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  5. Winging It: Crash in Kingston: Pilots' action to be probedRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Philly.com

    Merry Christmas everyone. Sorry to have only this important followup story to post today: Investigators say they will look at the action pilots' took before their American Airlnes jet crashed two nights ago as they landed at Kingston, Jamaica.

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  6. Panic _ but no deaths _ in jet accident in JamaicaRead the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | Kentucky.com

    ... 67, who was traveling with his wife, Pilar Abaurrea, from Keene, New Hampshire. J. Magno AP - Map locates Kingston, Jamaica, where a plane overshot the runway LLoyd Robinson AP - A passenger of American Airlines flight AA331 from Miami is wheeled ...

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  7. Pilot's actions under review in JamaicaRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | North Jersey Media Group

    KINGSTON, Jamaica a ' Jamaican and U.S. authorities launched a probe Thursday to determine whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could have avoided an accident that cracked open the plane and sent nearly 100 people to the hospital.

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  8. Jet Overshoots Jamaica Runway, More Than 40 HurtRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Cbs3.com

    Share + Dec 24, 2009 7:00 pm US/Eastern KINGSTON, Jamaica An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston Tuesday night, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.

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  9. Investigation Into Jet Mishap On Jamaican RunwayRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | KCBS-TV Los Angeles

    Share + Dec 24, 2009 4:28 pm US/Pacific KINGSTON, Jamaica An investigation is underway after an American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway and skidded to the edge of the Caribbean Sea, injuring more than 40 people, reports CBS station WFOR-TV. Flight 331 lurched down the runway of Norman Manley International ...

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  10. Shillingford dies aged 65Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | The News

    Friday, December 25, 2009 KINGSTON, Jamaica: Grayson Shillingford, the former West Indies fast bowler who played seven Tests between 1969 and 1972, has died aged 65 of cancer.

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  11. Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurtRead the original story

    Yesterday | Netscape

    Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt >> Posted By pkrf1end 13 hours, 52 minutes ago in News KINGSTON, Jamaica ? An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston on Tuesday night, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.

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  12. Panica "but no deathsa "in jet accident in JamaicaRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Silver City Sun-News

    ... to officials, after the plane overshot the runway in Jamaica when it landed in heavy rain. JAMAICA OUT KINGSTON, Jamaica - Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments ...

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  13. Crash of American Airlines flight 331 in Jamaica being investigatedRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Examiner.com

    The NTSB is assisting in the investigation of an American Airlines 737-800 which broke apart after attempting to land during a fierce rainstorm last Tuesday at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica .

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  14. Rose Bowl: Elder Duck rises toward stardom a nickel at a timeRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Oregonlive.com

    ... graduating from high school in 2002 with a scholarship offer to play at BYU, Tukuafu spent two years in Kingston, Jamaica, while serving a Mormon mission. Upon his arrival at BYU afterward, he learned that he was a credit short of qualifying. ...

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  15. Local evangelist's family on plane that overshot Jamaica runwayRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | PDXGuide.com

    ... people died. Associated Press writers Danica Coto and Ben Fox in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Howard Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, Carol Druga in Atlanta and Sofia Mannos in Washington contributed to this report.

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  16. Officials probe American plane wreck in JamaicaRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | FOX30Online

    Passengers of American Airlines Flight 331 were shaken as they were rescued from the plane. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) a ' Jamaican and U.S. authorities launched a probe Thursday examining whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could have ...

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  17. Officials probe options available to pilot after wreck in Jamaica injured dozensRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Times-Herald

    ... The Associated Press , American Airlines Flight 331 , Civil Aviation Authority , Jamaica , KINGSTON , U.S. KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican and U.S. authorities launched a probe Thursday examining whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could ...

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  18. Jet overshoots Jamaican runwayRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hawk Eye

    KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination.

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  19. Will the differences get in the way?...Travel woes...Jamaica probeRead the original story

    Yesterday | WWUP-TV Cadillac

    ... Oklahoma, North Dakota, Minnesota and Texas -- where forecasters say travel will be extremely dangerous. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaican and U.S. authorities want to know what the pilots could have done to avoid an accident that cracked open an ...

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  20. NTSB probing Jamaica plane accidentRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | CNN

    Investigators are reviewing the flight data recorder from American Airlines Flight 331, the plane that overran a runway this week near Kingston, Jamaica, and crashed into a fence.

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