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National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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FAA Orders Inspections Of Engine Type That Blew Apart On Southwest Flight

Apr 19, 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration says CFM engines, which power many Boeing 737s, need to be ultrasonically inspected after a certain number of takeoffs and landings.

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Air Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Art Bell's Legacy In Radio, TV And Nevada Far Reaching

Scheduling Coincidence Brings Memorial Experts To Las Vegas

  • Coming up on Thursday's program... 

  • The man known from coast to coast for talking about UFO conspiracies, Area 51 and paranormal activity of all kinds has died. Investigative journalist George Knapp remembers the life and legacy of Art Bell.

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CSN Recognized For Its Work In Cybersecurity

Apr 19, 2018

The College of Southern Nevada is the first school in the state to be recognized by two federal agencies for its work in cybersecurity education.

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Bump Stock Maker Will Stop Selling The Device Next Month

Apr 19, 2018

Slide Fire Solutions announced it will stop selling bump stocks next month.

The device became controversial after it was learned they were attached to the rifles a shooter used to fire upon concert goers last October in Las Vegas, killing 58 and injuring hundreds.

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From The Vaults, A Showstopper: Hear Prince Perform 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Apr 19, 2018
As news swirls about culpability for Prince's death, his estate has released a major find: a long-lost 1984 recording of his classic composition along with rare video footage from his rehearsals.
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The man who now leads Cuba: Miguel Diaz-Canel, 57. The Communist Party operative, seen here in Santa Clara last month, was elected president of the island nation Thursday.

Cuba, Long Led By Castros, Hails A New President Outside The Family

Apr 19, 2018
When Raul Castro passed Miguel Diaz-Canel the job, the Communist Party stalwart became Cuba's first president not named Castro in decades. Still, Diaz-Canel says he isn't planning radical reforms.
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Erika Wennerstrom On World Cafe

Apr 19, 2018
The Heartless Bastards front woman details her experience on a trip through the Amazon and how it informed the art she made on her latest solo album, Sweet Unknown.
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Walter Leroy Moody, seen in a photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections, targeted the NAACP and the federal court system with bombs in 1989.

Alabama Serial Bomber Walter Leroy Moody, 83, To Be Executed Thursday

Apr 19, 2018
Moody killed a federal judge at his home in Alabama and a civil rights attorney at his office in Georgia. He would be the oldest U.S. inmate executed since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
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Steve Gagner fills one of the first barrels of bourbon from Danger Close Craft Distilling in St. Albans, Vt.

Veterans-Turned-Brewers Help Others Who Served Develop New Skills

Apr 19, 2018
Vermont veterans cook up a brewery and a bourbon distillery that not only lifts spirits, but gives back to the community and creates a model that may encourage other vets to try entrepreneurship.
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People take the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2017.

Skipping The 2020 Census Citizenship Question? You'll Still Be Counted

Apr 19, 2018
Anyone who doesn't answer the controversial citizenship question would still be included in the upcoming U.S. headcount — and may get a phone call or follow-up visit, the Census Bureau's head says.
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