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An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

The repressive Taliban government is suspicious of the internet. But a start-up in the country is building blockchain-based tools to transform humanitarian aid.

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Local beneficiaries wait in line to receive their aid payments as part of a Mercy Corps pilot project using HesabPay, a blockchain-based payment system developed in Afghanistan, in the town of Halfaya, Syria.
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America Prepares for a Major Storm

Also, demonstrators flooded Minneapolis streets to protest ICE. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads

Top military leaders from 34 countries plan to discuss improving efforts in the Western Hemisphere to fight drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations.

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Gen. Dan Caine’s meeting comes at a fraught time for Washington’s relations with its immediate neighbors as well as allies in Europe.
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FBI Agent Resigns After Trying to Investigate ICE Officer in Renee Good Shooting

The resignation of the agent, Tracee Mergen, was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting of Renee Good.

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Police and federal agents at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis this month.
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark Visits Greenland

The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, in the tan coat; the mayor of Nuuk, Greenland, Avaaraq Olsenand; and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland set off on a highly choreographed walk through the city on Friday.
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What Does Winter Storm Prep Look Like for You?

We want to hear about your priorities to get through the next few days.

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Residents flocked to grocery stores across the expected path of the storm, including in Durham, N.C., on Friday.
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Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.

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President Donald J. Trump on Air Force One en route to Washington on Thursday night.
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Towering Snowdrifts Bury City on Remote Russian Peninsula

It’s the biggest snowfall the Kamchatka Peninsula has experienced in nearly 60 years.

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Dealing with the piles of snow in Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky, Russia, has been a challenge, residents said.
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TikTok Updates Its Terms and Conditions in the U.S.

The changes came after the app’s Chinese parent company spun out an American entity to run TikTok in the United States.

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The new version of TikTok’s privacy policy states that, if users enable location services, the company can collect approximate or precise location information.
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Defending His Absence in House, Hunt Celebrates Casting a Vote

House leaders were forced to rush Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, to the Capitol with a police escort to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the floor.

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Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, has missed 95 percent of roll call votes since Dec. 18.
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Hochul and Sherrill’s Fight Over Port Authority Leadership Delays Garcia’s Confirmation

In her first week as governor of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill is playing hardball to get her choice approved for a key role in Port Authority leadership.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, left, and Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, are in a dispute over the leadership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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