Headlines: Dozens feared dead in U.S. plane crash

Today's headlines include:

A wide-scale emergency response is underway in Virginia after a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger jet collided midair. 

Several Sydney locations including a Jewish primary school have been targeted with antisemitic vandalism as investigations continue into a foiled explosives plot.

The Victorian Government is extending the state’s pill-testing trial, with free drug-checking services confirmed for four upcoming events.

And today’s good news: Scientists have analysed asteroid dust to discover more about the chemical building blocks of life. 

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