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The Dangers of E-bikes

Injuries and deaths are rising — but the law hasn’t kept up.

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Near Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif.
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Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire

At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.

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Filipinas taking part in a community prayer service on Sunday in Hong Kong for the victims of the Nov. 26 fire in the Tai Po district of the city.
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Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing

Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones.

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A flood-damaged district in the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday.
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The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

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Some residents in Hogansville, Ga., worry a data center may soon be built near their town, further raising energy costs.
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E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?

Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform.

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Amelia Stafford at home in Marin County, Calif., She lost her sophomore year at Terra Linda High School to a 2023 crash on an e-moto.
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Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.

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Under New York’s vast police surveillance network, images from cameras like these are synthesized with oceans of other data.
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4 Dead After Shooting at Banquet Hall in California

The shooting in Stockton, a city in California’s Central Valley, left 10 others wounded. The authorities said they were looking for a suspect.

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Law enforcement officers at the scene of a shooting in Stockton, Calif., on Saturday.
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Afghans Who Assisted U.S. During the War Underwent Rigorous Vetting

Former officials said the C.I.A. diligently assessed those who partnered with its forces, like the man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington.

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John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, said the man accused of shooting two National Guard members, an Afghan who had worked with U.S. forces during the war in his country, “should have never been allowed to come here.”
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Syria Tiptoes Toward Transitional Justice One Year After Assad’s Ouster

Fourteen people are on trial, charged with crimes related to an outbreak of sectarian violence under the new government. The abuses of the old Assad regime still await a reckoning.

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“The matter is now in the government’s hands,” said Jomaa Aldbis Alanzi, one of Syria’s leading judges.
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The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

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Tom Stoppard, in 2022, photographed at his home in Dorset, England.
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Top Trump Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday.
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Several Arrested as Protesters Block ICE Agents From a Potential Raid in NYC

The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.

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The scene of the protest was just blocks from where a large-scale immigration raid took place last month.
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