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All five passengers in the Titan submersible died in a “catastrophic implosion,” according to the U.S. Coast Guard. They found debris near the bow of the Titanic, with no evidence of a collision.
The five men who were aboard the Titan were declared dead on Thursday after search and rescue crews found evidence the submersible had imploded.
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- Rescue teams have indicated it will be difficult to recover the bodies, according to NPR’s Jasmine Garsd. On Up First this morning, she reports the expedition skirted regulation because it happened on international waters, but adds that this high-profile incident could lead to more regulation of the adventure-tourism industry.
- The five men onboard loved adventures and taking risks. Here’s what we know about them so far.
- One of the passengers, OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush has another connection to the Titanic: His wife is a descendant of a couple who died in the shipwreck.
Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Since then, more than a dozen states have enacted abortion restrictions. The issue of abortion has upended the nation’s political landscape.
- NPR’s Sarah McCammon reports that the bans mean people must travel much farther for abortion access. Research reveals Americans, on average, must travel more than three times farther to find a facility that provides abortions. McCammon adds…
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