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  "id": 2329378,
  "title": "Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/plane-crash-kills-eight-at-us-air-force-site-in-alaska-2329378",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:32:48.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/plane-crash-kills-eight-at-us-air-force-site-in-alaska/"
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  "summary": "A plane crash at a remote US Air Force radar site in Alaska has resulted in the deaths of eight people. The incident involved a Cessna 441 aircraft operated by a private charter company, specifically Anchorage-based Security Aviation, according to the Business Recorder.\n\nThe aircraft had departed from Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham. It crashed west of Cape Newenham LRRS Airport in Alaska around 12:15 p.m. local time.\n\nThe US military's Alaskan Command confirmed the incident, and investigations are underway. The Cape Newenham facility is part of a network of remote radar sites that monitor Alaska's airspace and borders.",
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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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:40:48.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Charter Plane Carrying 8 Crashes In US' Alaska: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-in-us-alaska-report",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:30:53.000Z"
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      {
        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Eight killed in charter plane crash near remote site in western Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/eight-killed-in-charter-plane-crash-near-remote-site-in-western-alaska",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:40:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/charter-plane-crash-kills-8-near-remote-radar-site-in-western-alaska",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:41:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/plane-crash-kills-eight-at-us-air-force-site-in-alaska",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:18:48.000Z"
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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."
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