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  • Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Drug Cartel Steps Down

    05/02/2026 11:00:26 AM PDT · by Wally_Kalbacken · 4 replies
    The New York Times ^ | May 2, 2026 | Jack Nicas
    Rubén Rocha Moya, the Mexican governor indicted by the United States this week, said Friday night that he would temporarily step down from his post, expanding the political fallout from accusations that he aided a powerful drug cartel for years. Mr. Rocha, 76, said in a two-minute recorded statement late Friday that he was innocent but would take “a temporary leave of absence” as governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa to focus on defending himself from the accusations.
  • In Test of Boeing Jet, Pilots Had 40 Seconds to Fix Error

    03/26/2019 5:36:42 AM PDT · by C19fan · 40 replies
    NY Times ^ | March 25, 2019 | Jack Nicas, James Glanz and David Gelles
    During flight simulations recreating the problems with the doomed Lion Air plane, pilots discovered that they had less than 40 seconds to override an automated system on Boeing’s new jets and avert disaster. The pilots tested a crisis situation similar to what investigators suspect went wrong in the Lion Air crash in Indonesia last fall. In the tests, a single sensor failed, triggering software designed to help prevent a stall.