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Anti-stall system was activated before Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash: Sources

Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) —  Officials investigating the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash believe that a new automated stall-prevention system was activated before the plane dived into the ground, two sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News. The automated system — known as Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS — is suspected to have …

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“Knockin’ Boots” is just the beginning: Luke Bryan to deliver new album before the end of the year

ABC/Image Group LALuke Bryan’s new single, “Knockin’ Boots,” was a surprise to almost everyone, but there’s even more to come: Fans can expect an entire new album before the end of the year. Even though Luke recently told ABC Radio he’s newly energized about writing — after a self-imposed hiatus because of the demands of American Idol — this …

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City plans to lease Main Street property to Mitchell Area Development Corporation

The City of Mitchell is looking to lease the former Northwestern Energy Building at 514 North Main to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation. The City Council will consider a resolution to do so at its Monday meeting and set the date for a public hearing. Development Corporation executive director Mark Vaux says the plan has …

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Watch now: Midland revives the line dance with “Mr. Lonely”

ABC/Image Group LAIf you wonder how serious Midland is about their retro vibe, all you need to do is check out the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album: “Mr. Lonely” opens with a Dwight–Yoakam-inspired guitar lick and even has its own line dance. “Long live the blues/They’re keeping me in business/Someone to dance/Someone to party/Whatever they need …

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Chicago’s suspected ‘Ripper Crew’ member and convicted murderer Thomas Kokoraleis was released from prison

jessekarjalainen/iStock(CHICAGO) — Thomas Kokoraleis — a suspected member of Chicago’s “Ripper Crew” who went to prison for a woman’s 1982 murder — is now a free man. Kokoraleis, 58, was released from Illinois Department of Corrections custody Friday morning, Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lindsey Hess told ABC News in an email. “Kokoraleis completed his …

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Flood Warning issued March 29 at 10:54AM MDT until further notice by NWS

…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota… Sixmile Creek near Brookings Flandreau Creek Near Flandreau N. Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South

Flood Warning issued March 29 at 10:54AM MDT until March 31 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS

…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota… Sixmile Creek near Brookings Flandreau Creek Near Flandreau N. Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South

City of Mitchell plans to lease former Northwestern Energy building

The City of Mitchell is looking to lease the former Northwestern Energy Building at 514 North Main to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation. The City Council will consider a resolution to do so at its Monday meeting and set the date for a public hearing. Development Corporation executive director Mark Vaux says the plan has …

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1 in 4 people near Congo’s Ebola outbreak believe virus isn’t real, new study says

Cesare Ferrari/iStock(NEW YORK) — A quarter of people interviewed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year during the ongoing Ebola outbreak believed the deadly virus wasn’t real, according to a new study. A survey was conducted last September, one month after the country declared its 10th outbreak of the Ebola virus disease. …

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A New Jersey nanny found dead in a lake was killed; no arrests have been made: Prosecutors

kali9/iStock(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) — A New Jersey nanny was out for a jog when she was allegedly attacked and left for dead in lake, officials said. The body of Caroline Cano was found Sunday morning in a lake in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park, the Hudson County prosecutors said. The city’s medical examiner’s office ruled her …

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