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The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, seen with the paneling removed, awaits inspection Wednesday at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption

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The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

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A plastic sheet covers part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 at Portland International Airport on Jan. 8. NTSB investigators are trying to learn why the aircraft suffered a midair fuselage blowout last Friday. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images hide caption

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Israeli soldiers work on artillery after coming out of Gaza and across the border into Israel on Dec. 28, 2023. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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From left: Tiger Woods, Ayo Edebiri, Chris Christie. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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eBay, a global e-commerce company based in San Jose, Calif., accepted responsibility for its former employees' actions in a 2019 harassment campaign, federal authorities said Thursday. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9 which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after a part of the fuselage broke off mid-flight on Friday, is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP hide caption

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As Guyana seeks to ramp up oil production, it opened bids on September 12, 2023 for several oil blocks available for exploration and development. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption

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Why oil in Guyana could be a curse

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This grill of a Ram truck is on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show on Feb. 15, 2018. The Department of Justice released new details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. on Wednesday that includes a mandatory recall of 600,000 Ram trucks. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. Andrew Redington/Getty Images hide caption

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Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out

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Facebook and Instagram parent Meta is facing pressure to make its apps safer for teens. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Under growing pressure, Meta vows to make it harder for teens to see harmful content

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