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The Toll Has Stopped Rising Because the Work Has Changed

The Philippine Coast Guard's Saturday briefing gives the same figures as Friday's: 35 dead, 43 survivors, 53 missing. Burnt remains were found in the economy accommodation. Forensic teams are working under temporary tents at the port in Coron. The count now moves at the speed of identification rather than search.

By Cory Chamberlain September 12, 2026

A wooden jetty reaching into calm water at dusk, a few figures at the far end.

The Safety Director Wrote "Everywhere I Looked There Are Issues" in 2021

Former 21 Air staff say they raised safety concerns years before the Miami overrun. The departing safety director emailed the owner in 2021 that "everywhere I looked there are issues." The former head of the pilots' union says he was fired in 2022 for pressing it, and has a federal whistleblower suit. The company disputes the claims.

By Cory Chamberlain September 12, 2026

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The Agent Asks If You Trust the Repository After It Has Already Run It

By Alison Acosta September 12, 2026

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Four Hours From Nothing to a Breach, Then Eleven Victims in Twenty-Six Seconds

By Alison Acosta September 12, 2026

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Thirty-Five Dead Off Coron. The Manifest Said 134.

By Cory Chamberlain September 11, 2026

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The Most Expensive Room in the Building

By Margaret Holloway September 11, 2026

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The Market Was Offered an End Date and Bought the War Instead

By Daniel Okafor September 11, 2026

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Every State Agrees It Matters. Twenty-Five Require It to Be Taught.

By Thomas Gutierrez September 11, 2026

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Twenty-Five Years Later, One Rule Has Been Given Back

By Alison Acosta September 11, 2026

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More People Have Now Died From That Day Than Died On It

By Cory Chamberlain September 11, 2026

White roses and a small American flag placed in the incised names on the bronze parapet of the September 11 Memorial.

The $875m Bet Is That Inference Is a Memory Problem

By Alison Acosta September 10, 2026

A macro photograph of computer memory modules and their contacts.

The Deal Was Structured to Avoid a Filing. The Filing Is Now the Investigation.

By Alison Acosta September 10, 2026

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Somebody Said It Out Loud. Nothing Changed for Ninety More Seconds.

By Margaret Holloway September 10, 2026

Colleagues talking around a table in an office meeting room.

The Oil Curve Has Been Handed Something to Argue With

By Daniel Okafor September 10, 2026

Large crude oil storage tanks at a petroleum storage facility, photographed across open ground.

The Import Ban Is the Headline. The Services List Is the Instrument.

By Cory Chamberlain September 10, 2026

Stacked shipping containers at a port terminal.

They Called the Speed a Hundred and Two Seconds Before the Crash

By Cory Chamberlain September 10, 2026

Throttle levers on an airliner flight deck, reverse-thrust markings visible, instrument panels lit beyond.

A War With a Published End Date Is a Different War

By Cory Chamberlain September 10, 2026

Several cargo vessels lying at anchor on a grey horizon, seen across open water.

Infrastructure Everybody Depends On Should Not Be Owned by a Competitor

By Margaret Holloway September 9, 2026

The steel understructure of a large bridge.

The Most Expensive Decision Is the One You Reverse Halfway

By Margaret Holloway September 9, 2026

A chess board mid-game, pieces lit against a dark ground.

Publishing Has Been Planning for Fewer Buyers. It Should Plan for Fewer Readers.

By Thomas Gutierrez September 9, 2026

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