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1.A fire official says a commuter¹ plane coming in for a landing at Buffalo² International Airport basically dove into the top of a house. All 48 people on board died, along with one person on the ground. The Continental³ connection flight originated in Newark.

2.The National Transportation Safety Board is beginning its investigation⁴ this morning. But investigators⁵ say they have to wait until the fire scene cools down before they can look at the plane itself. The commuter plane was being operated for Continental by Colgan Air.

3.Authorities have now charged a man with lighting⁶ one of the deadly wildfires that ravaged⁷ southern Australia. The suspect faces two arson⁸ counts plus possession of child pornography. But more than 400 fires killed at least 180 people.

4.The House is set to vote today on the 790-billion-dollar economic stimulus⁹ package. Then it would be the Senate’s turn. It's expected to vote late today or tomorrow. Nearly all Republicans are still lined up against the bill which should have enough Democratic votes to pass.

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1.dive: vi. past tense dived also dove

to crash into something with high speed