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  "title": "Flight controllers allegedly punched out early before Air Canada plane crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/flight-controllers-allegedly-punched-out-early-before-air-canada-3814829",
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  "published": "2026-08-27T20:43:04.000Z",
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  "summary": "The Federal Aviation Administration has not addressed the accusations directly but said it is \"committed to holding employees accountable.\"",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Flight controllers allegedly punched out early before Air Canada plane crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/flight-controllers-allegedly-punched-out-early-before-air-canada",
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        "title": "Flight controllers allegedly punched out early before Air Canada plane crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/flight-controllers-allegedly-punched-out-early-before-air-canada-3816576",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:43:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/air-traffic-controllers-allegedly-left-work-early-before-fatal-air",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:02:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "FAA aims to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left work before fatal Air Canada crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/faa-aims-to-fire-two-laguardia-air-traffic-controllers-who-left-work",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:14:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Two flight controllers allegedly left work early before fatal Air Canada jet crash at LaGuardia Airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/two-flight-controllers-allegedly-left-work-early-before-fatal-air",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:26:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Air traffic controllers left early before deadly NY crash, says report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/air-traffic-controllers-left-early-before-deadly-ny-crash-says-report",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:35:24.000Z"
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