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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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Bovino Says Border Patrol Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’

A picture of a 5-year-old detained by federal authorities near Minneapolis rocketed around the internet and has become an avatar of outrage.

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The detention of Liam on Tuesday provoked a storm of public criticism. The child’s school district and the federal government have given conflicting accounts of his detention.
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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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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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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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Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights In Anticipation of Powerful Winter Storm

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights over the weekend in anticipation of frigid weather and ice and now across much of the country.

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John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City last month. A major winter storm that is forecast to sweep across the country in the coming days could cause cancellations and delays that linger into next week.
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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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What Happened At the Funeral For Fashion Designer Valentino

The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to its mayor.

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The coffin of the fashion designer Valentino Garavani arriving at his funeral in Rome on Friday.
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For His Next Act, Darren Walker Is Heading to Hollywood

Anonymous Content, a production company whose top investor is Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, has named Darren Walker as president and chief executive.

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“Storytelling shapes culture, informs how we see ourselves and how we see the humanity in others,” Darren Walker said of his move to Anonymous Content.
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Trump Wants U.S. Investment in Venezuela, but Sanctions Still Complicate It

With tight business restrictions still in place, companies may find it challenging to even assess what opportunities exist for them in the South American nation.

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An oil tanker in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. U.S. economic sanctions on individual Venezuelan officials began under President Barack Obama and were expanded by President Trump.
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Portland, Maine, Feels Like a Small Town — And ICE Isn’t Welcome

The influx of federal agents this week has been hard for locals to ignore. Many are expressing their resistance to the immigration crackdown.

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The federal immigration offensive began in Maine this week, the latest in a series of similar campaigns in cities across the country.
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Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

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Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, speaking at a meeting of the committee in Chamblee, Ga., in September.
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A Republican Vaccine Defender Fights to Hang On

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician, reluctantly voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. It didn’t appease President Trump.

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Senator Bill Cassidy’s re-election bid was upended last week President Trump endorsed a challenger, imperiling the senator’s already-shaky standing with Republicans back home.
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