US Official: Missing Malaysian Plane May Have Flown 4 Hours After Last Contact

A U.S. official involved in the search for the missing Malaysian plane says the jet may have been flying four hours after it disappeared from radar screens.The official said the jet was sending out a pinging signal -- a sign it was trying to communicate with a satellite. He said the plane may have flown another 4,000 kilometers after controllers reported it missing.The United States is expanding its search for the plane into the Indian Ocean -- far west of its intended flight path. Malaysia...

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