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The crash site of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps. Evidence from the flight data recorder shows the co-pilot accelerated as the airliner headed toward the mountainside, French investigators say.

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Germanwings Co-Pilot Accelerated Toward Crash, Officials Say

4:01pm April 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

France's aviation safety agency says co-pilot Andreas Lubitz "changed the automatic pilot settings to increase the speed of the airplane in its descent" before last week's deadly crash.

Julianne Moore Refuses To Reshoot Tourism Film; Project Collapses

3:21pm April 03, 2015

Officials in Turkey hired Julianne Moore for a documentary promoting Turkey. She shot a scene recalling a visit to Turkey as a child. Turkish media say officials accused Moore of poor acting.

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A sinkhole that opened on Dame Street in Dublin, Ireland, this week is suspected of being caused by an old tunnel lawmakers used to visit brothels. The street is seen here in 1911.

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Did A 19th Century Brothel Tunnel Cause A Sinkhole In Dublin?

2:59pm April 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

An Irish historian says, "There are tunnels under here going down Dame Street, which are linked to the Bank of Ireland up the block, which was formerly the House of Commons and the House of Lords."

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. ANSA, the Italian news agency, is reporting that the pope's doctors have urged him to reduce his pasta consumption.

Vatican? More Like Vatican't! Eat Spaghetti, That Is

12:26pm April 03, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Pope Francis' doctors are telling him to lay off pasta and get more exercise. But Francis, who reportedly eats a plate of spaghetti every day, has not taken well to the suggestions.

The Land adventure playground is situated in a neighborhood that allows the staff to get to know the children well. Playworker Dave Bullough supervises a fire that Corey has built.

The Value Of Wild, Risky Play: Fire, Mud, Hammers And Nails

11:59am April 03, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

A new short documentary on an adventure playground in Wales explores "the nature of play, risk and hazard."

Refugees from different cities of the Donetsk region controlled by pro-Russia separatists stay March 12 in a center for refugees in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk. The cease-fire in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's forces and pro-Russian rebels has

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Local Volunteer Groups Lead Effort To Help Ukraine's Displaced Citizens

8:05pm April 02, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

People fleeing the fighting in the separatist cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are big burden for Ukraine's financially strained government, but Kharkiv residents are stepping up to help.

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When it comes to an employee's mental health status, what does an employer need to know, or have a right to know?

Germanwings Crash Highlights Workplace Approaches To Mental Health

2:12pm April 02, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The case of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz has focused attention on what Lufthansa, or any employer, can really know about an employee's state of mind. Requiring a psychological evaluation has risks, too.

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Mountain troops, police and gendarme officers listen during a briefing before heading to the Germanwings crash site Thursday in Seyne-les-Alpes, France. A French prosecutor said Thursday the plane's second black box has been recovered.

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Prosecutors: Co-Pilot's Computer Shows Searches On Suicide, Cockpit Doors

1:13pm April 02, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Separately, French prosecutors say the second black box of Flight 4U 9525 has been recovered. The plane crash last week in the French Alps killed all 150 people onboard.

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Citing Plagiarism, Indian Journal Retracts Paper On Plagiarism

12:12pm April 02, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

And in other plagiarism news, a French lawmaker is being mocked for lifting sections on the Assyrian genocide from Wikipedia to craft a draft law.

A Russian Emergencies Ministry ship is seen through the window of a helicopter during a rescue operation after the Russian trawler Dalniy Vostok sank off the coast of Kamchatka, in the Sea of Okhotsk, on Thursday.

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Dozens Killed In Sinking Of Russian Fishing Trawler

11:03am April 02, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The vessel reportedly capsized while bringing in its nets off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Authorities in Moscow have denied reports that it was overloaded.