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Key Takeaways:

  • An Aeroflot Boeing 737 crashed in central Russia, killing all 88 people on board, with investigators exploring potential engine failure and an in-flight explosion.
  • Pilots Michael Griffith and Martha Bull were married aboard a Boeing 737 at 35,000 feet above Edmonton, with approximately 70 guests in attendance.
  • The Explorers' Club concluded a two-week search for Steve Fossett, pledging to return and referring to the disappearance as "the Amelia Earhart story of our century."
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All 88 people on board an Aeroflot Boeing 737 were killed when the aircraft crashed in central Russia on Sunday. Investigators were looking into the possibility that an engine failure that triggered an in-flight explosion brought the aircraft down …

The pews had fold-down trays and the wedding party had to go single file up the aisle but a Boeing 737, 35,000 feet above Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the perfect venue for the marriage of pilots Michael Griffith and Martha Bull. About 70 guests attended but there’s no word on whether the bride’s side was A to C or D to F …

The Explorers’ Club ended a fruitless two-week search for Steve Fossett last week, saying they’ll be back to solve the “Amelia Earhart story of our century.” The 28 elite mountaineers and trekkers scoured 100 square miles of some of the most rugged territory anywhere.

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