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Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens

The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica , accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a crucial 560 million euro ($670 million) helicopter contract in India.Full story

NTSB rules in 2011 Mayo Clinic helicopter crash

Financial pressures likely contributed to a helicopter pilot's decision to continue flying through deteriorating weather before crashing in north Florida, killing a Mayo Clinic heart surgeon and technician on their way to retrieve a heart for transplant in 2011, according to a report from the Nation Full story

Caught on camera: Helicopter rescues teens from cliff

  It took several attempts by the California Highway Patrol air rescuers before the two boys were safely plucked from the 8,600-foot-high cliff.

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