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in Mexico the 54-year-old Brabata lived.
• Burchetta said the plane went off the right side of the runway Sunday afternoon, flipped over and burst into flames.
• "The injuries were traumatic in nature, but they were not thermal," he said. "So the fire never reached inside the cabin as far as we can tell."
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Published reports: Liz Cheney to abandon her troubled effort to seek Senate seat from Wyoming

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Published reports citing anonymous GOP insiders say Liz Cheney plans to quit the Republican Wyoming Senate primary and abandon her effort to unseat incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi.
• The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney moved her family from Virginia to Wyoming to run for the seat. Her effort to replace Enzi, a Senate veteran, angered and upset many Republicans and her campaign faced a number of problems.
• In November, Cheney said she opposed gay marriage, sparking a public feud with her sister, Mary, who is a lesbian and married.
• Cheney will reportedly cite family reasons when she announces her withdrawal from the contest.
• The development was reported by CNN, The New York Times and Politico.
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South Korea's president calls for reunions of families separated by Korean War

• SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president on Monday called for resuming reunions of families separated by war, expressing hopes that the humanitarian program would improve strained ties between the rival Koreas.
• The call came amid lingering tensions on the Korean Peninsula following Pyongyang's fiery rhetoric and threats of nuclear wars last spring. The two Koreas had planned to hold family reunions in September for the first time in three years but Pyongyang cancelled them at the last minute.
• President Park Geun-hye told a televised news conference that she wants the reunions to take place on the occasion of the Lunar New Year's Day later this month to "heal wounded hearts."
• She said she hopes the two Koreas would find a new momentum for better ties

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