In this edition: a father’s grief; a commuter’s concern; a decision’s consequences; a teen’s hobby; and a sports fan’s hidden haven.
safety
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Buckle Up for Bumpier Skies
“With climate change, the skies are becoming more turbulent. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?”
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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”
“When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Michelle Shephard, Adrienne Mason, Dylan Levi King, Sara Mitchell, and Saskia Solomon.
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Crumple Zone: What Car Crashes Reveal About Human Hubris and Fragility
“Risk, racing and a shared father-daughter legacy of survival.”
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Meet The Smithsonian Bird Detectives Saving Lives
“Bird residue was not always her forte.”
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Why You’ve Never Been in a Plane Crash
“The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen.”
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After the Hit-and-Run
“Can restorative justice offer crash victims like me—and the drivers who harmed us—the healing we need?”
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‘Nothing Will Go Wrong. It’s Paradise.’
“Numerous passengers traveling on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney say in court documents that they were raped and assaulted — oftentimes by crew members.”