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Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in...

Lou Dobbs, Former Fox Business Host and Trump Booster, Dies at 78

He used his platforms on CNN and Fox Business to share baseless conspiracy theories. His Fox show was canceled after the network was sued for...

Teen Who Ate Spicy ‘One Chip Challenge’ Product Died of Cardiopulmonary Arrest

A subsidiary of the Hershey Company pulled the chip from store shelves in September after Harris Wolobah, 14, ate one and died.

Sam Ash Music Stores to Close After 100 Years In Business

The chain, which started with a single shop in Brooklyn in 1924, said it would close all 42 of its locations by the end of...

It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?

More lost shipwrecks are being found because of new technology, climate change and more vessels scanning the ocean floor for science or commerce.

Angela Chao Was Intoxicated When She Died in Car Wreck, Police Report Shows

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office in Texas called the Feb. 10 episode, in which the shipping executive drove into a pond at a family ranch,...

Landline Users Remain Proudly ‘Old-Fashioned’ in the Digital Age

Traditional phones may seem like relics in the iPhone era, but a recent AT&T cellular service outage had some landline lovers extolling their virtues.

Boeing Urges Airlines to Inspect 737 Max Planes for Possible Loose Bolts

The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut in the plane’s rudder-control system.

Popular Science Shuts Online Magazine in Another Sign of Decline

The decision came three years after the publication ended its storied print edition, which began in 1872. It will still publish articles and videos on...

Why Pharmacy Workers at CVS and Walgreens Are Protesting

The actions coincided with a period of increasing labor activism by workers in other sectors, including the auto industry and Hollywood.