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CNN 5 Things

Plane crash victims mourned, inflation flare-up, Japanese sinkhole expands & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Recovery efforts continue for those killed in Wednesday’s mid-air collision despite difficult conditions in the Potomac River. New commerce department data shows that consumers are spending more and saving less. A Ukrainian military official says North Korean troops have been pulled from the frontlines in Russia. An expanding sinkhole has prompted Japanese authorities to evacuate hundreds. Plus, we have a look at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From CNN, I'm Afamadiki, with the five things you need to know for Friday, January 31st.

0:38.0

We're learning more about some of the 64 victims on board the American Airlines plane

0:42.6

after a mid-air collision with an Army helicopter,

0:45.7

carrying three others near Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

0:48.9

28-year-old Sam Lilly was getting married this fall.

0:52.5

He was piloting the flight that was minutes away from landing.

0:56.0

His friend, Logan Thomas, told CNN affiliate WJCL, he was in disbelief when he got the news.

1:02.0

I just didn't even put two and two together at all. Until this morning, I got in my car and

1:08.0

I just come from a workout class and just scrolling through social media for a minute and saw a post about it and just thought there's no way.

1:13.7

I thought maybe this person got hacked and that's why they're saying this.

1:17.1

But did some more digging and realized that it was him.

1:20.8

Other victims include 26-year-old Asra Hussein Raza, a daughter of Indian immigrants, Kea Duggins,

1:27.1

a Harvard-trained civil rights attorney,

1:29.3

and six U.S. figure skating athletes, coaches, and family members.

1:33.3

A law enforcement source says that as of this morning, no remains had been brought to a mobile

1:38.0

morgue near the crash site in more than 12 hours.

1:41.6

Experts say intense mud and near zero visibility are creating challenges for divers

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