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WARSAW, Poland — Hundreds of airplane enthusiasts have hoisted binoculars to the skies to watch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner make its first landing at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin airport.The airplane arrived directly from its showcase at the Paris Air Show. Warsaw is the first commercial airport in Europe to host it.Poland's LOT was Europe's first airline to purchase the Dreamliner, with the first of eight on order to arrive mid-April.The 787 is the first mid-size plane capable of flying long-range routes, which will allow airlines to open new, non-stop flights.Boeing literature says the 787 is fuel- and cost-efficient thanks to the use of advanced aerodynamics, modern engines, composite materials and highly electric systems.Japan's All Nippon Airways will be the first to put the airline to commercial use " this summer.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [Read the full article] CHURCHILL COUNTY, Nev. — At least six people are confirmed dead and 28 are unaccounted for a day after a semitrailer slammed into an Amtrak train in rural Nevada, officials said late Saturday night.The Churchill County Sheriff's Office said in a prepared statement that officials were working to confirm the victims' identities.Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez said earlier that the truck driver and an Amtrak conductor were among the confirmed dead in the fiery crash. Dozens of others were injured.The train was en route from Chicago to Emeryville, Calif., with some 200 passengers Friday morning when the big rig plowed into one of its cars.Earl Weener of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a Saturday night news conference in Reno that about 28 people remained unaccounted for, but he added that some passengers may have gotten off the train before the accident or been able to leave the scene and not informed authorities. [Read the full article] The National Parks Conservation Association released a report Tuesday that details serious threats to natural and cultural resources.Fans have been calling for an official tribute to the screen icon for years. Their hopes appeared to be answered two years ago when the Hong Kong government and the owner of Lee's former home reached an agreement to convert the property " a two-story house currently used as an hourly love motel " into a museum.But the Hong Kong government said Sunday that negotiations with the owner, businessman Yu Pang-lin, have broken down."Despite our efforts, we are unable to reach a consensus with the property owner over the scope of the restoration," the government said in a statement.An operator who answered the phone at Yu's offices in the southern Chinese city Shenzhen on Sunday said that his staff wasn't in. [Read the full article] 
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