New video shows United plane, truck incident
A United Airlines jet clipped a delivery truck as it came in for landing on Sunday in Newark, New Jersey. It happened on one of the busiest stretches of highway in the U.S. Kris Van Cleave has a new look.
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Video shows United flight strike truck on N.J. Turnpike before landing at Newark
An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole and truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
United plane strikes truck on turnpike
A United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a truck before landing at Newark Liberty Airport. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.
Plane strikes light pole, truck on NJ Turnpike
Dashcam video shows a United Airlines flight hitting a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday before landing safely at Newark Liberty Airport. Lilia Luciano reports.
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JFK stowaway arrested after allegedly sneaking onto another flight, sources say
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Newark airport still plagued by delays
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Newark airport experiences another air traffic control outage
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Newark tower blackout caught on video
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Video shows ATC facility during outage
An exclusive video obtained by CBS News shows what it was like inside the air traffic control facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport during the brief outage that occurred on May 9. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
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Video shows outage at air traffic control facility that handles Newark flights
An exclusive video obtained by CBS News shows inside the problem-plagued air traffic control facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport during a brief outage on May 9.
Officials reveal prior outages at Newark
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More delays at Newark airport after outage
Another air traffic control equipment outage at Newark airport triggered delays Monday even as systems responded properly. Kris Van Cleave has more.
Duffy blames Biden admin. for Newark failures
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Newark airport sees third system outage
The travel chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport continued Monday after its third major equipment outage in less than two weeks over the weekend. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest.
Newark Airport suffers third system outage in less than 2 weeks
Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport caused a ground stop and widespread delays on Sunday.
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Kirby: "Optimistic" about fixing FAA
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Second outage at Newark airport
A second air traffic control outage at one of the busiest international airport is exposing the nation's strained and aging system. For the second time in two weeks, Newark Liberty International Airport suffered a tech outage where controllers lost contact with pilots. The FAA says it is speeding up plans to upgrade the system.
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Companies hiring humans to train AI platforms
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Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
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Why Alex Murdaugh is getting a new trial
Three years after Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and son, the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the verdict and granted Murdaugh a new trial. CBS News Katrina Kaufman reports.
Kouri Richins speaks at sentencing hearing
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Kouri Richins sentenced to life without parole
A judge on Wednesday sentenced Kouri Richins, a Utah mom who wrote a book about grief, to life without parole for the murder of her husband. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Kouri Richins sentenced in husband's fentanyl-laced cocktail murder
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