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ALERT Plane believed crashed in in California's Yosemite National Park was assigned to battle fire near Arch Rock, officials say – @CAL_FIRE

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ALERT Spokesperson: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection lost contact with airtanker battling wildfire in Yosemite National Park – @ABC7

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ALERT Officials: Plane associated with fire efforts in California's Yosemite National Park is believed to have crashed – @ABC7, @News10_CA

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ALERT Editor's note: There are reports that a plane connected to emergency efforts for the wildfire in California's Yosemite National Forest has gone down. We're watching for more information. – Jillian

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ALERT CDC preparing to announce tighter screening for Ebola at US airports and possibly other ports of entry this week, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, says – @washingtonpost

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ALERT Airline passengers who are flying to the US from countries where Ebola is prevalent will likely have to have their temperatures taken twice under increased screenings announced Monday by President Obama, National Institutes of Health official says – @thehill

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NEWS Virgin Atlantic calls time on Little Red subsidiary

Virgin Atlantic has announced its intention to cease its Little Red operation next year. Its daily services between London Heathrow and Manchester will continue until the end of March 2015, while its flights between London Heathrow and Edinburgh and Aberdeen will continue throughout summer 2015 with the final flights in September 2015. Little Red was…

ALERT Texas Gov. Rick Perry calls for enhanced screening of people arriving into US from Ebola infected areas – @pressgirldallas

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ALERT Photo: Anti-Islamic State Protesters at London's Heathrow Airport as police look on – @Xunavmerdin

ALERT Group of anti-Islamic State protesters stage demonstration in London Heathrow Airport's terminal 2 – @standardnews

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NEWS Investigation launched after 2 Ryanair planes made contact at Dublin Airport this morning

An investigation has been launched after two Ryanair planes made contact at Dublin Airport this morning. The incident involved two aircraft which clipped each other while they were taxiing near the runway. There has been some disruption to flights this morning but the airline says there was no impact on customers on board either plane…

ALERT Photo: Damage as 2 Ryanair planes clip each other at Dublin airport – @EmzCarr