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World
‘Inside! Inside!’ Sailors Recount Houthi Attack and U.S. Navy Rescue
The crew of the Tutor, a Greek-owned bulk carrier sailing across the Red Sea to India, were on the deck on a sunny morning last week when they spotted in the distance what looked like a fishing vessel with two people aboard. The crew members thought ...
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World
The Evolving Watchdog Group Behind the Ballot Challenge to Trump
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, is among the avowedly nonpartisan groups under pressure from donors to take more aggressively political stances.
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World
Caribbean Splurge: A Sailboat of Your Own (Well, Sort of)
What you need to know to charter a sailboat in the Caribbean, from costs and type of vessel to timing and itinerary.
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World
U.S. Navy Rescues Ship From Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden
The U.S. Navy intervened to stop the hijacking of a commercial cargo ship by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia on Sunday, according to American defense officials. Sailors from the U.S.S. Mason, a Navy destroyer, captured the attackers who had ...
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Politics
Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect
February’s space events start with a somber memorial. The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when seven astronauts died as their space shuttle broke up during a return flight to Earth after 17 days in space. The ...
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Business
‘We Just Couldn’t Keep Up With the Volume’
In the days leading up to Christmas, the chief executive of Southwest Airlines, Bob Jordan, thought the company would quickly recover from the frigid weather that forced thousands of flight cancellations nationwide. But that changed by Dec. 25 when ...