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Two dead after plane crashes into Florida mobile homes

It “swayed side to side like sputtering for gas and all the sudden dropped and then blew up,” witness Arthur Grimes told the Palm Beach Post. NTSB investigator Daniel Boggs said the pilot made no distress calls before the Piper Cherokee 180 plane flying from Orlando to Lantana, near West Palm Beach, went down. The crash set two mobile homes ablaze and destroyed the plane, officials said.

Family of sunken El Faro crew member files $100 million lawsuit

The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan, one of the 33 crew members presumed dead, was filed in Jacksonville, Florida, court against Tote Services Inc and Tote Maritime Puerto Rico, attorney Willie E. Gary told reporters outside the Duval County courthouse, where he was surrounded by relatives of the crew. The family told the newspaper the company made the wrong decision allowing the ship to set sail

Patient dies during Zafgen's obesity drug trial

(Reuters) – Zafgen Inc said a patient died during a late-stage trial testing the company’s drug for a rare genetic disorder that leads to obesity. Zafgen said on Wednesday that the cause of death is currently unknown and that it had informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the death. The company said it was working with the FDA to figure out the cause of death and to determine

Regular exercise before pregnancy may help stave off pelvic pains

By Kathryn Doyle Reuters Health – Regular exercise before pregnancy may protect against so-called pelvic girdle pain as the fetus grows, according to a new study from Norway. Between 20 and 40 percent of pregnant women experience some pelvic girdle pain late in pregnancy, associated with joint and ligament changes in their body caused by the growing baby, said lead author Katrine Mari Owe of the Norwegian Institute of Public