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Pilots Discussed Alternate Ways to Land Before Deadly Jeju Air Crash

The pilots’ conversation with air traffic controllers, revealed in a partial transcript, could offer clues to what caused the disaster in South Korea, which killed 179 people.

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Belgian Prince Seeks Pension Benefits

A court case by the Belgian king’s younger brother argued that he was entitled to a state pension to keep his wife and adult children financially safe.

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Glenn Youngkin on D.E.I., Trump’s Tariffs and a Possible 2028 Run

In an interview, the Republican governor of Virginia spoke at length about his views on diversity efforts, among other subjects.

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Glenn Youngkin, an Anti-D.E.I. Governor, Once Championed Diversity

Not long before he became Virginia’s governor, Mr. Youngkin helped lead, and spoke approvingly of, efforts to improve racial and gender diversity at his private equity firm.

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Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’

Billionaire investors are in an unfamiliar position, watching and cringing as tariffs roll on and the stock market reels.

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International Booker Prize Shortlist: 6 Books to Talk About

The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who leads the judging panel.

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Some Israelis Favor Attacking Iran, Expressing Skepticism About Talks

Many Israelis were surprised when President Trump announced that the United States would engage in “direct” negotiations with Iran in an effort to rein in the country’s nuclear program.

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Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse: At Least 13 Killed

The authorities said search and rescue operations were continuing at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital.

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An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program

Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

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How Do You Rebuild a Place Like the Palisades?

It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future.

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Deportations, and a Stock Market Fake-Out

Plus, a new push to clone ancient animals.

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The Global Sell-Off

We explore the stock market panic over tariffs.

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With Trump’s Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever

On the war, President Trump is more aligned than his predecessor with the aims of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his right-wing coalition.

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Is Trump Having a Liz Truss Moment?

Ms. Truss, Britain’s prime minister for 44 days, was forced out after her radical policies caused a market meltdown. But there are some key differences with President Trump.

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Israel’s Supreme Court Considers Netanyahu’s Attempt to Fire Spy Chief

The hearing on the move opened with unruly scenes, as hecklers forced judges to pause the proceedings before resuming them without a public audience.

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Stock Market Chaos Over Tariffs Could Take Toll on Economy

A big hit to portfolios would be felt acutely by higher-income Americans, whose spending has recently been the biggest driver of the economy.

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Bloomberg Pumps Cash Into the Long-Term Legal Fight Against Trump

The billionaire’s gun control group plans to spend $10 million to help elect Democratic attorneys general, who are on the front lines of legal clashes with the president.

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‘Liberation Day’ Was Messy, but Trump’s Tariffs Can Still Work

It’s a matter of timing and communication.

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American Whiskey Distillers Brace for Trump’s 2nd Trade War

The already battered spirits industry will see its supply squeezed if tariffs raise import costs and other countries’ retaliation closes off export markets.

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Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump. It Has Yet to Pay Off.

With inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits, leaders of the biggest tech companies sought favor with the president in an attempt to steer regulation and tariffs, to little avail.

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A New Push to Open the Doors on Childhood Sexual Abuse

A man abused as a child at a Missouri Christian camp agreed to remain silent, and took his own life. His sister is pushing several states to ban such nondisclosure agreements.

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Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants

Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I.

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Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump

For over 40 years, Capt. Efrain Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.

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Jon Stewart Can’t Stomach Trump’s Stock Market ‘Medicine’

The “Daily Show” host said America’s economy was “in the midst of a beautiful metamorphosis, turning from a simple caterpillar into a dead caterpillar.”

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They Work All Day and Go Home to Shelters

Thousands of working people in New York City now live in shelters, unable to afford apartments despite holding down jobs that pay them $50,000 or more.

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Reasons to Be Optimistic About a Post-American Order

Principles of free trade and cooperation have their roots in the non-Western world.

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Prince Harry’s Court Case Over Security in the U.K., Explained

A two-day hearing is set to begin on Tuesday in London’s Court of Appeal, as Harry challenges the government over his security protection in Britain.

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How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

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Leaders Flex Muscles Against International Criminal Court

The leaders of Israel, Hungary and the United States have moved to neutralize the judiciary both at home and abroad.

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U.S. and Iran Will Hold Nuclear Talks on Saturday

President Trump pulled out of the last Iran nuclear accord in 2018, and negotiators from the two nations have not met face-to-face since. Now he faces the challenge of dismantling the Iranian program.

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