Wikinews:Briefs/February 13, 2014

February 11, 2014

77 dead after plane crashes into mountain
Only one person survived when an Algerian that carried 78 people crashed into a mountain on Tuesday. The plane was found by dispatch helicopter on Mount Fortas near the town of Ain Kercha after air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the  The survivor, a soldier, suffered head injuries and was flown to a military hospital in Algiers. The Algerian military blamed poor weather on the crash. This was the worst crash in Algeria since 2003 when a Civilian airliner crashed at the end of the runway in killing 102 people.

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American snowboarding legend falls
, male snowboarder, failed to win a medal at the, after he pulled out of the  competition and didn't make it on to the podium in the. White was attempting to become the first USA athlete to win three straight gold medals in the Winter Olympics. White won gold in the halfpipe at the and the.

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US basketball player LeBron James claims to be one of history's greatest players
US player  included himself in the metaphorical  of the professional basketball when asked by a reporter who the four greatest players were of all time. James, a native of, in the , has led the  to the  the past three seasons, winning the last two. James also has led the USA men's basketball to a gold medal in the past two, the and the.

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