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A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered

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Par :Jack Healy and Michael Ciaglo for The New York Times
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The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.

© Michael Ciaglo for The New York Times

Ed Brown can’t consume water that comes out of the tap at his house because it is contaminated with unsafe levels of radium and uranium. He fills jugs of drinking water at Rocky Ford Food Market in Rocky Ford, Colo.
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Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?

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Par :Frances Robles
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President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.

© Norlys Perez/Reuters

A Cuban-flagged oil tanker anchored near the Matanzas terminal this month in Cuba.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time

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Par :Neil MacFarquhar
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2024 in Tehran.
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Despite Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelan Exiles Realize They’re Not Going Home Soon

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Par :Jason Horowitz · José Bautista and Finbarr O’Reilly
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Spain is home to the biggest collection of Venezuelan emigrants outside the Americas. Many cheered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, but are now adapting to the fact that his allies remain in charge.

© Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

The handsome Salamanca streets, a neighborhood in Madrid known as Little Caracas, and frequented by Venezuela’s wealthy, oil rich diaspora, last week.
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How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change

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Par :David Gelles
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Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Climate activists protest BlackRock in New York City in 2023.
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Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede

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Par :Jordyn Holman
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Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Nneka Obiekwe started a chat group for Black women professionals looking for work. Within 24 hours, 500 people had joined.
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Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input

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Par :Sally Goldenberg · Dana Rubinstein and Liam Stack
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The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.

© Mimi d’Autremont for The New York Times

The protests outside a Queens synagogue on Jan. 8 featured insults and slurs from the pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups that gathered at night, but most attention focused on chants in support of Hamas.
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The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa

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Par :John Eligon and Joao Silva
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The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.

© Joao Silva/The New York Times

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.
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Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults

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Par :Tara Siegel Bernard
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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.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The Education Department said it was postponing its plan to gradually resume garnishing the wages of those who have defaulted on their student loans.
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Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

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Par :Mitch Smith
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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.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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.
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Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders

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Par :Glenn Thrush · Alan Feuer · Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich
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The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.

© Ryan Murphy for The New York Times

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

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Par :Clay Risen
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One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.

© Menahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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.
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As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape

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Par :Julia Jacobs
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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.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

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

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Par :David E. Sanger
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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.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

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.
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Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority

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Par :Christina Goldbaum
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.

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People crossing a bridge as they fled from a Kurdish-controlled area on Friday in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, Syria.
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Man Who Attacked ‘Grandpa Vicha’ in San Francisco Is Found Not Guilty of Murder

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Par :Amy Qin
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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.
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