Anger and Agony in South Korea After Plane Crash Lands, Killing 179

A Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people from Bangkok sped off the runway and burst into flames. Two crew were rescued in what was the country’s worst air disaster in decades.

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How TSMC’s Arizona Chip Plant Seeded a Tiny Taipei in the Desert

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a global tech giant, brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a plant that the Biden administration helped fund.

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A Look at Real Estate in New York City in 2024

With the year safely in the rearview mirror, StreetEasy looked at the most sought-after amenities and neighborhoods.

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A Year Both Brutal and Bright: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2024

In a year marked by wars, extreme weather and general wickedness, many dispatches defaulted to a distinctly dark tone. But as our correspondents traversed the globe, they found pockets of light, too.

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What to Know About South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash in Decades

A plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing, killing most on board. Officials were investigating a possible malfunction with the landing gear and a bird strike.

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Inside a Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Lab in Mexico

New York Times reporters witnessed the dangerous fentanyl production process inside a secret lab in Culiacán run by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate.

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How Shen Yun Tapped Religious Fervor to Make $266 Million

The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth, in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work for free and pay its bills.

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New York Raises These Pheasants to Be Shot. Is It Hunting or Cruelty?

Some lawmakers hope to end a program that is meant to introduce children to field sports but that critics say makes the birds easy targets, if they don’t die another way.

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A Large Family Built Its Own Little Town. A Hurricane Killed 11 of Them.

The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.

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Departing Air Force Secretary Will Leave Space Weaponry as a Legacy

Frank Kendall, who grew up on an apple farm and then rose to the pinnacle of the U.S. military, has preached the need for better preparation for the next big fight.

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