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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Early information from the flight data recorder shows both engines lost power before a TransAsia airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Taiwan's capital. A Taiwan official tells a news conference one of the engines went idle 37 seconds after take-off, and pilots may have shut off the other engine before attempting to restart them. Divers pulled four more bodies from the river raising the death toll to 35.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It appears January was another good employment month. Economists surveyed by FactSet say they believe the economy gained 230,000 jobs in January. They believe the unemployment rate will stay at a six-year low of 5.6 percent. The Labor Department releases the official government figures this morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Barack Obama poised to request renewed war powers soon to confront the Islamic state group, congressional leaders from both parties say getting it done won't be a walk in the park. There's been international outrage over video of militants beheading their captives, including Americans, and burning a Jordanian pilot alive. Opposition comes from both parties.
UNDATED (AP) — Thousands of vacationers with visions of a tropical paradise in the Caribbean are dealing with unintended consequences thanks to the tiny mosquito, and a virus that also recently made its way to the region. The virus, called chikungunya (chih-kihn-GUHN'-yuh), causes severe, often disabling joint pain, and few U.S. doctors are prepared to recognize it. The virus spread from Asia and Africa. Florida has also seen a few infections.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Barack Obama's is visiting a so-called red state today hoping to convince people not to see red over his free community college plan. Obama's plan is part of a proposed budget that increases taxes on the wealthy and aims to boost the middle class. It has gotten a cool reception among Republicans who control Congress, but it has support from education leaders who are concerned about making college affordable.
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