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Proof: 3 dead after news helicopter crashes in LA near site of earlier fatal bus collision

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-16T04:30:15Z","headline":"3 dead after news helicopter crashes in LA near site of earlier fatal bus collision","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"abcnews","url":"https://abcnews.com/US/helicopter-crashes-los-angeles-site-earlier-fatal-bus/story?id=136481785","v":1}

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