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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf

1 April 2026 at 12:01
Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

© Altaf Qadri/Associated Press

Almost 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tugboat Captain Is Charged in Miami Beach Crash That Killed 3 Children

Six people, including a camp counselor, were thrown into the water on July 28 when their sailboat was struck by a barge that was being pushed by a tugboat, the authorities said.

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An aerial view of Biscayne Bay surrounding Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach, where a barge struck a sailboat in July, killing three children.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Buckle Up, Women. Cars Still Aren’t Built for You.

25 March 2026 at 04:14
In the United States, women are more likely to be injured and die in a car crash than men. Why? After her own crash, the filmmaker Eve Van Dyke dug through the half-century history of auto safety to find out, and uncovered a disturbing reality: Cars were never designed to protect women’s bodies.
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