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Life and Death in India’s Air Apocalypse

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Par :Anurag Minus Verma
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For hundreds of millions of Indians, toxic winter air poisons bodies, constricts lives and wears down spirits.

© Vani Bhushan for The New York Times

Hazy skies laden with harmful particulates settle in every winter over vast areas of India such as this congested road in New Delhi.
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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban

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Par :Victoria Kim
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The company said the new law, which makes it illegal for children under 16 to have social media accounts, infringes on children’s rights.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

School children waiting for a bus in Sydney, last month. The ban took effect on Wednesday.
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China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips

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Par :Lily Kuo
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For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trump’s latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.
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Senate Deadlocks Over Obamacare Subsidies in Dueling Votes

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Par :Carl Hulse
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Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic health coverage.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, at the Capitol this week.
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Key Takeaways After Indiana Lawmakers Defy Trump’s Redistricting Push

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Par :Nick Corasaniti and Mitch Smith
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President Trump’s failure to ram through a Republican-friendly House map was a new sign that his iron grip on the party has slipped, and was likely to reverberate nationally.

© Jon Cherry for The New York Times

Republican members of the Indiana Senate voted on Thursday to reject an effort led by President Trump to pass a congressional map that would have given the party two extra House seats.
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Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

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Par :Benjamin Mullin
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The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely.

© Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa, via AP Images

The headquarters of the Public Broadcasting Service in Arlington, Va.
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Stuck in Quicksand, a Hiker in Utah Has His SOS Answered

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Par :Neil Vigdor
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Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park.

© Daniel Brenner for The New York Times

Visitors at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, in 2024.
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Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

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Par :Cecilia Kang
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The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump, who has said it’s important for America to dominate in the race to develop A.I., has said that the various state A.I. laws have created a confusing patchwork of regulations.
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Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes

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Par :Michael Gold
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The speaker has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a once rare parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action on legislation.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on his razor-thin majority has become increasingly slippery, as rank-and-file Republicans flout his wishes.
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America Is Entering Its Third Civil War

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Par :Thomas L. Friedman
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Trump is not interested in refighting the Cold War. He is, in my view, interested in fighting the civilizational war over what is the American “home.”

© Alex Kent for The New York Times

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What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy?

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Par :Simon Romero
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Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

An oil tanker docked at Cardon Refinery in Venezuela, in 2021.
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Bessent Accelerates Regulation Overhaul to Jumpstart Growth

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Par :Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
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The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that financial stability was best achieved through faster economic growth, which he said was constrained by unnecessary regulations.
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