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The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa

17 janvier 2026 à 06:01
The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.

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Anselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.

Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History

17 janvier 2026 à 02:46
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.

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Gabriel Barkay in 2016, displaying a restored ancient tile excavated from the holy site in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount. He earned a reputation as the “dean” of biblical archaeologists.

Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults

16 janvier 2026 à 23:17
The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans.

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The Education Department said it was postponing its plan to gradually resume garnishing the wages of those who have defaulted on their student loans.

Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

17 janvier 2026 à 02:50
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.

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Minnesota residents have clashed with federal agents since late 2025, when the federal government began an immigration enforcement campaign that it named Operation Metro Surge.

Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders

The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.

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Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, according to a senior law enforcement official.

As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape

17 janvier 2026 à 01:23
After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.

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A sign in an entryway to the parking garage of the Kennedy Center. Since the board voted to change the center’s name to include that of President Trump, black tape has begun to cover up signage that has the old name.

Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted

17 janvier 2026 à 00:58
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.

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María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews in the United States and abroad.

Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error

17 janvier 2026 à 00:47
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

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Any Lucia López Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas last year. She was attending college in Massachusetts before her deportation in November.

Man Who Attacked ‘Grandpa Vicha’ in San Francisco Is Found Not Guilty of Murder

Par :Amy Qin
17 janvier 2026 à 00:30
Instead, the man was convicted of lesser charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee. The killing became a symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the pandemic.

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Monthanus Ratanapakdee with a picture of her father, Vicha Ratanapakdee, in 2021. Mr. Ratanapakdee was shoved to the ground while out on a walk in San Francisco that year, and died from his injuries.

WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline

17 janvier 2026 à 00:25
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.

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WestJet had narrowed the distance between one row of seats and the next to 28 inches from about 30 inches.

Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails

16 janvier 2026 à 22:35
The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani, from a building owned by the Pinnacle Group, signed a series of executive orders to protect tenants on his first day in office.

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time

16 janvier 2026 à 22:11
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.

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The pardons from President Trump continue a trend in which he has used the unfettered presidential clemency power to reward allies and those who have paid his associates or donated to his political operation.

ICE vs. Ice: Protesters in Minneapolis Find an Ally in Winter

16 janvier 2026 à 22:00
Temperatures are expected to plunge to around zero degrees this weekend. Minnesotans say they will be out in the street, using the weather to their advantage.

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Federal agents contend with icy sidewalks as they try to contain protests in a Minneapolis January.

What’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?

16 janvier 2026 à 20:43
The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.

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A street in Havana. Cuba is reported to have less than two months of imported oil on hand.
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