A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents has expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration. Dana Sabraw said his decision responds to a report by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department's internal watchdog that said thousands more children may have been separated since the summer of 2017. The department's inspector general said the precise number was unknown. The judge will consider the next steps on March 28.
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NAIROBI, March 10 (Reuters) - More than three hours after Ethiopian Airlines tweeted that there were no survivors from flight ET302 to Nairobi which crashed on Sunday, authorities finally began informing families waiting in Kenya.
Many had already spent hours at the airport, frustration turning to fear as social media began to light up with news of the crash.
"They've told us nothing, absolutely nothing," wept Ginny Muhu, 57, who was waiting for her fiance George Kamau. "I'm not even sure if I want to know."
Elegantly-dressed Mercy Lwugi, 40, was waiting for her brother Derrick and began phoning his family in Canada when she saw news of the crash on Facebook.
"We have been waiting since morning...on the board they had written that (the flight) had landed at 10:15 but after some time they removed it," she said.
Families huddled together in the terminal, whispering and peering at their phones but some only heard about the crash when journalists started to arrive.
News of the crash emerged at 10:50 local time when the Ethiopian prime minister's office tweeted condolences to families who had lost loved ones. The airline, which had not at that point issued any information, was left scrambling to catch up.
© Thomson Reuters A relative reacts as he leaves the information centre following the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Kenyan transport officials eventually arrived at the airport at 1:30 p.m., five hours after the plane went down, but had little information to add. James Macharia, the cabinet secretary for transport, said he heard about the crash via Twitter.
Families were bussed to the downtown Sheraton hotel. Some wept softly but others sat stoically at tables, awaiting official news.
As the hours passed, victims were named on Twitter: an Italian archaeologist, a Somali civil servant, United Nations staff and a restaurant mogul, football coach and aviation workers from Kenya.
Around 5 p.m., as authorities confirmed there were no survivors, liaison officers began circulating discreetly around the hotel, with flags and signs indicating which country or organization they came from. Distraught relatives poured into the car park, gasping and sobbing in each other's arms.
Wendy Otieno had been waiting with her sister to welcome home their mother.
"It's a shock. It's just a shock," she wept before collapsing with a wail.
(Writing by Katharine Houreld; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months.
Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months
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A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents has expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration. Dana Sabraw said his decision responds to a report by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department's internal watchdog that said thousands more children may have been separated since the summer of 2017. The department's inspector general said the precise number was unknown. The judge will consider the next steps on March 28. 
Once again, an almost brand new jetliner crashes not long after takeoff as it flies erratically and pilots ask to return to the airport. The crash Sunday morning of a Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia bears unmistakable similarities to the Oct. 29 tragedy off the coast of Indonesia involving the same model, prompting questions about whether a design issue that arose during the earlier accident could be to blame. The stakes for Boeing and one of its most popular models are enormous. 
Black box from crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight recovered- state TV 
Two flight data recorders from Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 have been found, as airlines around the world ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s like the one which crashed Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle)
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