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A passenger plane carrying 181 people on board crashed while landing in an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 23 people, officials said. The passenger plane operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air was landing in Muan International Airport when it veered off the runway, local fire department officials said. They found 23 bodies and were transporting them to local hospitals, said Lee Seong-sil, a Muan Fire Department official.

UPDATE: Sussex County Snow Geese Tests Presumptive Positive for Bird Flu WBOC TV 16DNREC Cautions That Stricken Snow Geese Found Along Sussex Coast May Have Contracted Avian Influenza news.delaware.govUPDATE: DNREC reports snow geese found in Sussex test presumptive positive for avian influenza CapeGazette.comSick or Dead Snow Geese Found Friday in Sussex County Coastal Waters WGMD RadioUPDATE: Snow geese in Sussex County positive for bird flu CoastTV

ORLANDO — Miami’s postseason game ended the same way its regular season did — with an excellent offensive effort overshadowed by poor defense. The No. 13 Hurricanes, with Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward leading the way one last time, scored 41 points. But the defense, missing multiple key players and lacking depth at key positions, surrendered 42 to No.

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