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January 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM UTC

By Jessica Karl

Jessica Karl is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and author of the Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter.

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An American Airlines jet and a US military helicopter collided over Washington last night, resulting in the deaths of all 67 people aboard both aircraft. It would be odd not to mention this tragedy, but it won’t be a focus of this newsletter. For the most up-to-date information, I encourage you to head over to the Bloomberg News live blog, and meanwhile I leave you with this quote from former US Navy pilot Jack McCain, son of the late Senator John McCain: