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American officials say all 155 people on an airplane escaped safely after it landed in the Hudson River in New York City Thursday. One hundred fifty passengers and five crew members climbed on the wings of the sinking airbus where were able to get to rubber boats. Other boats on the Hudson River picked them up. Several people needed ugg boots medical treatment because of bitterly cold weather. The plane went down minutes after leaving LaGuardia airport. Officials say the plane may have struck one or more birds disabling one or both of its engines. Finally, the United States Labor Department says prices for goods rose at their ugg boots cheap smallest rate in more than 50 years in 2008. Briefly, here again is the major news of the hour. Hamas says it will not accept Israeli conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza. The parents of a Chinese baby who died after drinking a milk product containing melamine have accepted money from the product's nike sb brazil manufacturer. And Pakistan says it wants to take steps against militants blamed for the terrorist attacks in India's financial capital. That's the news in Special English, Steve Ember reporting.