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![A Boeing 737 Max 8 flown by Southwest Airlines sits at the gate at Baltimore Washington International Airport on Wednesday. "The grounding will remain in effect pending further investigation, including examination of information from the aircraft's flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders," the FAA said in a statement.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1130231650-1c67fb67966e8909bdec997c907e37c317e7b885-e1552507901749-900x422.jpg)
FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Planes In U.S., Pending Investigation
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday’s deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
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U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.