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  1. 'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack

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    The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight described Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent.

  2. Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 deaths amid violence and mistrust

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    The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities say, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus.

  3. Cornell 7: Governor vows to change N.Y. rape law that makes reporting hard when intoxication present

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    New York's governor and attorney general were set to give an update Friday morning about the investigation into a woman's allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET.

  4. 'Prepared ourselves for the worst': FlyDubai passenger recounts moments during cockpit attack

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    Almog Italie and his family were on the final leg of their trip home following a vacation in Japan when they felt FlyDubai flight FZ1073 plummet. Italie was one of 174 people on board the plane earlier this week when one of the pilots stabbed the other in an attempt to crash the plane. The flight plunged 30,000 feet in under 30 seconds.

  5. The Black Sea is the most dangerous it's been since the start of Russia’s war. And it's choking global grain

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    Strikes against ports and vessels have crippled shipping routes leaving Russia's and Ukraine's combined wheat exports down by 60 per cent over last year. Global wheat prices are already up from a year ago, and experts warn it could get worse.