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Before Fatal UPS Plane Crash, Engine Brace Had Cracked, Safety Agency Says

The cargo plane was taking off from Louisville earlier this month when it crashed moments after becoming airborne, killing the three crew members and 11 people on the ground.

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Smoke rising above the UPS cargo plane crash site near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4.
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Democrats Raise Concerns Over Allied Curbs on Intelligence Sharing

Britain’s limits on sharing information reflect growing unease among partner nations over the legality of the U.S. strikes on boats purportedly carrying drugs.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said the loss of intelligence from Colombia could have real effects.
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Miss Hall’s Students Accused a Teacher of Sexual Abuse, But Prosecutors Won’t Charge Him

Despite evidence of sexual abuse by a Massachusetts teacher, prosecutors said no criminal conduct occurred. Now survivors are trying to change consent laws they say “offered cover” to their abuser.

© David Degner for The New York Times

Administrators at Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, Mass., apologized to students and alumnae for sexual misconduct by teachers and staff members that was documented in an investigative report.
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Newly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work

A pair of organ works that scholars believe were written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were premiered in Leipzig this week and added to the composer’s official catalog.

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The two pieces were premiered by Ton Koopman and given their own numbers in the catalog of Bach’s works: BWV 1178 and BWV 1179.
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