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Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79

2:13pm October 29, 2024

Garr's breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe's mom on the sitcom Friends.

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A report by the Center for the Study of the Drone found that there were 921 incidents involving drones and manned aircraft between December 2013 and September 2015.

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New Drone Study Finds 327 'Close Encounters' With Manned Aircraft

5:59pm December 11, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The study found 51 close encounters came within of 50 feet or less of a manned aircraft. There were 28 instances, where a pilot had to maneuver to avoid a collision with a drone.