Friday Briefing: Air India Crash Killed More Than 260 People

Plus, the pope’s diverse family tree.

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Air India Crash Survivor: ‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive’

Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, who sustained multiple injuries, a doctor said, was the only passenger out of 242 people on board the plane to walk away.

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Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary Homicide

After the collapse killed 236 people, an employee came forward with evidence the owners had been warned the roof posed a danger.

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A Scandal-Plagued Meatpacking Giant Comes to the U.S. Stock Market

JBS, the biggest meatpacker in the world, is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange this week.

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Head of FEMA Command Center Quits After Trump Says He’ll Phase Out the Agency

The official, Jeremy Greenberg, was in charge of coordinating the national response to major disasters.

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Soaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way.

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Shining a Light on the World of Microproteins

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now.

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Elon Musk’s xAI Is Getting $250 Million in Investments From TPG, Sequoia and Others

Two dozen venture capital firms and other investors are investing in xAI, the artificial intelligence and social media company.

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David H. Murdock, a Fierce Rags-to-Riches Corporate Raider, Dies at 102

He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.

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Do Californians Really Pay Trump’s Bills?

The rising tension between President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom is reviving questions about who pays into — and who takes from — the federal government.

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