Word: wednesday
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There's no point trying to connect the dots, because they're all over the page. Radar data released by the NTSB late Wednesday showed that EgyptAir Flight 990 plunged precipitously at nearly the speed of sound for 16,000 feet, but then climbed about a mile - and possibly began breaking up in midair - before falling into the ocean. That might suggest a last-ditch attempt by the crew to gain control of the stricken craft, which could have broken up under structural stress if the pilot had attempted to pull too quickly out of a 700-mph dive...
...Muslim Public Affairs Council, a U.S.-based nonprofit group, appears to be connecting dots of its own, meanwhile. The organization wrote to the Department of Defense Wednesday, urging full public disclosure over the revelation that 33 Egyptian military officers had been aboard Flight 990. The Pentagon has said Cairo asked Washington to withhold details about the Egyptians aboard the plane pending notification of next of kin, but Arab newspapers have alleged the personnel may have been training in the U.S. "The facts of this case are not as important as the impression that our government is attempting to conceal...
...victory came after a 2-1 loss at Syracuse last Wednesday. Cornell finishes its season Saturday against Yale in Ithaca...
...while Chechnya has boosted his claims as a tough disciplinarian who can do the job at home, Russians are starting to doubt whether he can cut it as an international statesman." And that's a fact that hasn't escaped Boris Yeltsin, who returned home early from a vacation Wednesday, raising expectations that he's about to make some kind of gesture to show he's in charge. The smart money isn't making any predictions...
DeSoto. Hudson. Duesenberg. Packard. And now you can add Plymouth to the long list of American car brands no longer gracing auto showrooms. DaimlerChrysler executives announced Wednesday that the company is discontinuing the brand after 72 years. Earlier this decade, when Plymouth's sales begun to slump, Chrysler reinvented the brand as an economy line of cars for young families, branding it with the slogan "One Clever Idea After Another." At the same time, Plymouth's mid-sized Breeze sedan and the Voyager minivan received enthusiastic reviews from automotive magazines. But last year, after Chrysler merged with German auto giant...