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A large U.S. flag, left, waves in gusty winds as pedestrians cross the street under streetlights in Newark, N.J. on Sept. 18. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New Jersey, New York City and New York's lower Hudson Valley until 7 p.m. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says lightning, hail and wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible. Read more.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference member Jeremy Ponds bows his head during a moment of prayer at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April in Atlanta.
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Elgie Hayes holds a sign during a rally in remembrance of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 in Newark, N.J.
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A rally in Newark, N.J.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4 1968 on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. Events are being held in Memphis and other cities to mark the anniversary of his death, including a candelight vigil at the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, which opened last summer in Washington D.C.
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Kate Lafayette, center, sings along during a ceremony in memory of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.on April 4 in Atlanta.
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An eternal flame burns at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the public gathers for a ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of his assassination on April 4 in Atlanta.
Read about more rallies to remember Rev. King and Trayvon Martin
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A United Shuttle Air Express passenger plane with hydraulic problems made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday evening, forcing the temporary closure of the airport. No injuries were reported.
The Star-Ledger's Tomas Dinges reports:
As a passenger plane with hydraulic problems was getting ready to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday evening, passengers thought they were going to die.
"We were saying our prayers because we just thought it was the end," said Steve Parowski, a passenger from Franklin Lakes. "I sent a text to my sons letting them know that I love them, and I hope everything works out."
Parowski was among the 71 people aboard the United Shuttle Air Express traveling from Atlanta to Newark — a flight that was uneventful until the commuter jet was preparing for landing and its front landing gear failed to deploy, authorities said. Parowski said as soon as he got off the plane and he knew he was fine, he called his sons on the phone and told them "I landed and I'm alive."
Read the the Star-Ledger's full story.
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A neighbor takes a peek at a Nissan Pathfinder which crashed and landed in the house belonging to Gloria Sinclair, 74, late on Dec. 8, 2011, near the intersection of West Market Street and Wickliffe Street in Newark. No one was injured, but Ms. Sinclair was home at the time with her daughter and 2 year-old grandson. A few short minutes before the accident, her grandson had left that room, a computer room, which the SUV crashed into.
Well. That's one way to find a parking spot. I hope disgruntled New York City drivers out there - myself included - don't take this as inspiration when circling the block for the hundredth time after a long night of looking for that elusive spot.
According to the Star-Ledger, this scene occurred after a driver lost control of her SUV when driving in Newark, N.J. Fortunately, after landing in the second story of a home, no injuries were reported.
“You thought it was a bomb, maybe it was an explosion downtown,” said Evelyn Sykes, 28, who lives several houses away from the accident scene. “The house shook and the windows were shaking.”
“Of course,” she added after she saw the SUV, “I wasn’t expecting to see that.”
A dark Nissan Pathfinder was deeply embedded inside the room on the second floor of the house, leaving a clean, gaping 10-foot-by-10-foot hole where two windows once were.
Five minutes earlier, Gloria Sinclair’s grandson and daughter had been in the room where the SUV was. Sinclair had been watching television in the next room over when the vehicle struck. Read the full story.
For more images from the scene see the Star-Ledger's photo gallery on the accident.
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A Nissan Pathfinder crashed and landed in the house belonging to Gloria Sinclair, 74, late on Dec. 8, near the intersection of West Market Street and Wickliffe Street in Newark.
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A Boeing 767 of Polish LOT airlines makes an emergency landing at Warsaw airport on November 1. The plane en route from Newark with 230 people onboard made an emergency landing in Warsaw airport on Tuesday. No passengers were hurt, Polish media reported.
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A LOT Polish airlines Boeing 767 flying with 227 people on board makes an emergency landing at Warsaw's airport on November 1, after having problems lowering its landing gear. The plane had dropped fuel and circled above Warsaw for some time and a landing strip was especially prepared at the airport for the crash landing. No one was injured during the emergency landing according to a LOT spokesman.
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Fire engines spray fire retardant on a LOT Polish airlines Boeing 767 as passengers leave the plane as after it made an emergency landing at Warsaw's airport on Nov. 1 after having problems lowering its landing gear. The plane had dropped fuel and circled above Warsaw for some time and a landing strip was especially prepared at the airport for the crash landing. No one was injured during the emergency landing according to a LOT spokesman.
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A Boeing 767 of Polish LOT airlines is pictured after an emergency landing at Warsaw airport on November 1. The plane en route from Newark with 230 people onboard made an emergency landing in Warsaw airport on Tuesday. No passengers were hurt, Polish media reported.
Reuters reports from WARSAW:
A Boeing 767 flying from New York with 230 people on board made an emergency landing at Warsaw's airport on Tuesday after trouble with landing gear.
No further information was available from Polish flag carrier LOT or from airport authorities and live footage showed an otherwise normal landing.
The plane had dropped fuel and circled above Warsaw for some time and Warsaw airport closed to all other flights, nearby streets were cleared, and a landing strip was especially prepared at the airport for the crash landing.
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Sheilah Coley, left, chief of the Newark Police Department, is congratulated by Newark City Council member Mildred Crump after Coley was officially presented as the first female police chief in the history of the department, Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Newark, N.J.
Full story from the Newark Star-Ledger.
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