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Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Ore. on January 23, 2024. One of two door plugs on the emergency exit door blew out shortly after the plane took off from Portland.

National

Boeing's quality control draws criticism as a whistleblower alleges lapses at factory

5:01pm January 24, 2024

by Joel Rose

Concerns over quality control at Boeing's factory are mounting after this month's door plug blowout on a 737 Max 9. New revelations from an alleged whistleblower suggest Boeing could be at fault.

The scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Researchers estimate that 64,565 rape-caused pregnancies have occurred in states that banned abortion since then.

Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state? Researchers gauge how often it happens

4:36pm January 24, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Researchers estimate nearly 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies have happened in states with abortion bans in effect since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The report is in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Unionized staff picket outside the Condé Nast offices in New York on Jan. 23. The company is merging the popular digital music publication Pitchfork with the men's magazine GQ, which has triggered anger over the resulting layoffs and concern for the outlet's future.

With Pitchfork in peril, a word on the purpose of music journalism

4:17pm January 24, 2024

by Ann Powers

At its best, the influential online music pub — which Condé Nast announced last week will be folded into GQ — created a rare and precious space to slow down, pay attention and really listen.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sings the national anthem during a visit to the city of Izium, in the Kharkiv, Sept. 14, 2022.

How war changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

1:34pm January 24, 2024

by Dave Davies

Time correspondent Simon Shuster says Zelenskyy is "almost unrecognizable" from the happy-go-lucky, optimistic comedian he first met in 2019. Shuster's new book is The Showman.

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BLK ODYSSY performs at Tiny Desk concert.

Music & Culture

Tiny Desk Premiere: BLK ODYSSY

11:15am January 24, 2024

by Bobby Carter

An 18-minute flex that proves the artist is the modern personification of funk.

Tristan Thompson, #12 of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reacts against the Chicago Bulls on Dec. 23, in Chicago.

Sports

NBA suspends Tristan Thompson after he tests positive for performance-enhancing drugs

11:09am January 24, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The penalties for performance-enhancing drug use in the NBA are a 25-game suspension for the first offense, a 55-game suspension for the second offense and dismissal from the NBA on the third offense.

Left: Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary-night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on January 23, 2024 in Concord, N.H. Right: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.

Politics & Government

5 takeaways from the New Hampshire primary

10:53am January 24, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary Tuesday night. It's hard to see another chance for Haley to get ahead, but she is vowing to keep fighting and is looking toward South Carolina.

People in Ramallah look into the window of a gold store, one of the West Bank businesses affected by the economic decline resulting from Israel's war in Gaza.

The West Bank economy has been hammered by war

8:58am January 24, 2024

by Frank Langfitt

More than three months into Israel's war in Gaza, the economy of the West Bank is reeling. Many fear the economic pain may lead to even more violence in the territory.

Voter Katie Wilson, 58, walks into a voting booth at the Dublin Town Hall polling place, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Dublin, N.H.

Photos: See New Hampshire voters turn out for primary

10:42pm January 23, 2024

Just one week after the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire holds the country's first primary election.

Myrna Aguilar and her son, David Thornton, pose for a portrait at their home in Los Angeles. Thornton applied for a pell grant last year, but did not qualify this academic year even though their income hasn't changed.

Exclusive: The Education Department says it will fix its $1.8 billion FAFSA mistake

7:56pm January 23, 2024

by Cory Turner

The U.S. Department of Education says it will fix a mistake that would have hurt low-income students, lowering their financial aid.

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