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What We Know About the UPS Plane Crash in Louisville

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Francesca Regalado
Seven people were dead after the cargo plane crashed soon after takeoff. The authorities canceled flights from the airport in Louisville, Ky., and local residents were ordered to remain indoors.

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A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday.

Mamdani is New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect

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Anushka Patil
Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.

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During his campaign, Zohran Mamdani visited more than 50 mosques, some multiple times, and hosted phone banks in Urdu, Arabic and Bangla, among other languages.

Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor’s Race With Forceful Anti-Trump Campaign

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Reid J. Epstein
Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and C.I.A. officer, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia, following a streak of 74 men.

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Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democrat of Virginia, campaigned on the same issue that propelled her to victory during her first House race in 2018: opposition to President Trump.

On Eve of Shutdown Record, Trump Officials Threaten Pain Could Worsen

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Luke Broadwater
President Trump and administration officials indicated the fallout could intensify in the coming days, even as he has kept himself at a remove from the crisis.

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President Trump leaving West Palm Beach to return to Washington on Sunday. For weeks, the Trump administration has played a game of winners and losers with the shutdown.

Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference

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Steven Lee Myers
Prominent conservatives, including the president, sounded familiar alarms about voter suppression and other efforts to manipulate the vote on Election Day, without presenting evidence.

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President Trump was one of several prominent conservatives to claim without evidence that the results of elections on Tuesday were being rigged.

New York Mayor’s Race Sees Highest Voter Turnout in Decades

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Andy Newman
Voter participation in the city, which once surpassed 90 percent, cratered in recent elections. Here’s a look at why it fell, and why this year has been different.

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Mayor Robert F. Wagner of New York, center left, in 1957, just days before he won re-election in a landslide. That year, more than 90 percent of registered voters cast ballots.

Americans Vote

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Matthew Cullen
Also, Trump is weighing military options in Venezuela. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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UPS Plane Crash Near Louisville Airport Kills at Least 7, Officials Say

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Rylee Kirk， Alexandra E. Petri， Billy Witz and John Yoon
The plane crashed and exploded shortly after taking off from a Kentucky airport, disrupting operations at the delivery company’s main air cargo hub.

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A shelter-in-place order was issued for a five-mile radius around the airport in Louisville, Ky., after a plane crash on Tuesday afternoon, the authorities said.
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