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  "id": 2289933,
  "title": "Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote site in western Alaska - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-near-remote-site-in-western-alaska-2289933",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:40:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
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    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906180"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska. The plane, which had two pilots and six passengers on board, took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early on Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, Clint Johnson.\n\nThe Alaska Rescue Coordination Center launched a search and rescue mission after receiving a report of an \"aircraft incident\" near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site.\n\nJohnson said that details about the status of those on board were not immediately available and that the information received so far was preliminary.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, NTSB says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-near-remote-radar-site-in-western",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:29:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, NTSB says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-near-remote-radar-site-in-western-2285700",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:53:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote site in western Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-near-remote-site-in-western-alaska",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Charter Aircraft Carrying 8 People Crashes Near Remote Cape Newenham Radar Site In Western Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-aircraft-carrying-8-people-crashes-near-remote-cape-newenham",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:28:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Small plane with 8 aboard crashes in Alaska: FAA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/small-plane-with-8-aboard-crashes-in-alaska-faa",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:07:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-near-remote-radar-site-in-alaska",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:46:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}