Marianne Faithfull, Iconic Rock Chanteuse and Inspiration to the Rolling Stones, Passes Away at 78

Marianne Faithfull, the singer, actress, steely-eyed “It” girl of Swinging ‘60s London and subject of numerous Rolling Stones songs including “Wild Horses” and “Sister Morphine,” opened her 1994 autobiography with a disclaimer: “Never apologize, never explain — didn’t we always say that? Well, I haven’t and I don’t.” Faithfull, who once described herself as “the…

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CT-based Sikorsky Manufactured Army Black Hawk Helicopter Involved in DC Plane Crash

U.S. military and aviation officials are investigating the mid-air collision of a Sikorsky helicopter with a passenger airplane in Washington, D.C. A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342 on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The American Airlines flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas. Todd Inman, a National Transportation Safety Board member, told reporters during a Thursday afternoon…

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