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5 min readLaGuardia Airport is preparing to reopen at least one runway following a fatal collision late last night between an Air Canada regional jet from Montreal and a fire truck during landing. This NPR News Now update also covers potential US-Iran talks amid denials from Tehran, a stark UN climate warning, rising US stocks, a Trump administration payout to shift energy investments from wind to fossil fuels, a Supreme Court case on mail-in ballots, and promising early results from a Lyme disease vaccine.
Deadly Collision at LaGuardia
An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway, killing both pilots. About 40 passengers and crew were hospitalized, some with serious injuries. Port Authority Chief Catherine Garcia explained the fire truck was responding to a separate incident on a United Airlines flight at the time. The runway closure disrupted operations, but reopening is expected this hour, highlighting risks when multiple emergencies overlap on busy airport grounds.
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- 1 (00:00) **LaGuardia Airport Collision** - Runway may reopen after deadly Air Canada jet hits fire truck on landing
- 2 (00:40) **Trump on US-Iran Talks** - President says meetings possible soon to end war, but Iran denies dialogue
- 3 (01:46) **UN Climate Report** - 2015-2025 hottest decade ever; planet warmed 2.5°F since late 1800s
- 4 (02:43) **Stock Market Update** - Dow up 816 points (1.7%); markets trading higher
- 5 (03:01) **Offshore Wind Refund** - US pays French firm $1B to exit leases off NC/NY for fossil fuels
- 6 (03:31) **Supreme Court Mail Ballots** - Weighs if states can count late-arriving postmarked ballots
- 7 (03:51) **Pfizer Lyme Vaccine** - Experimental shot safe, effective; reduces risk by 74% in trial
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