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China’s Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price

China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously cold weather.

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Residents of a village in Quyang County, in northern China, soak up the midday sun to try to warm up and reduce their heating costs.
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China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.

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The production line at a car factory in Hangzhou, China, in October. Exports to the United States fell, but rose to much of the rest of the world.
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ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say

The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.”

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U.S. Border Patrol agents clashed with community members after federal immigration officers crashed into a vehicle in south Minneapolis to ask about the driver’s immigration status on Monday.
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Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders

It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former C.I.A. officer, organized a video with five other Democratic lawmakers in which they urged military service members to resist illegal orders.
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofits Say

Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, organizations that work on tech issues said.

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The Iranian government has cracked down on protests like this one in Tehran last week with a communications blockade.
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Louisiana Indicts a California Doctor Over Abortion Pills

The indictment, followed by a request to extradite the doctor from California, is an escalation of Louisiana’s efforts to counter states that support providing abortions.

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Conservative leaders opposed to abortion have sought various ways to limit access to the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol, which Louisiana classified as dangerous controlled substances in 2024.
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Mr. Mamdani Goes to Albany, a Backbencher No More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City returned to the State Capitol for the first time since taking office, underscoring the shifting political winds since his victory.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with a former colleague, Assemblyman Michael Durso, at the State Capitol in Albany.
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.

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Claudette Colvin in 1998. When she was ordered to move to the back of a bus in 1955, she refused: “History had me glued to the seat,” she said.
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U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza

Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hurdles.

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Gaza City on Tuesday. The territory faces major hurdles to rebuilding.
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