Doug Ford Defends Canada as He Steps Up to Take On Trump

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, is reinventing himself as one of Canada’s staunchest defenders against President Trump’s economic and sovereignty threats.

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In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor

The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a name” on any of those lists and are sharing the news proudly.

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Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution

Rafael Caro Quintero, who faces trial in Brooklyn, and at least four other drug cartel figures are vulnerable to the death penalty because they were expelled from Mexico rather than extradited.

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Trump Officials Ordered NYC Congestion Pricing to End by March 21. What Happens Now?

As the March 21 deadline looms, the M.T.A. has refused to stop the tolls and sued the transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, and federal officials in federal court in Manhattan.

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D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.

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The University of California Will Stop Requiring Diversity Statements in Hiring

The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from conservatives who argued they were a political test.

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In Rush to Release Kennedy Files, Personal Information Went Public, Too

Social Security numbers and other personal details were included in the 64,000 pages of documents that the Trump administration declassified this week.

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NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore do not get overtime for their unexpectedly long stay on the International Space Station, according to NASA rules. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.”

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Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions

Canada’s foreign minister said the government would continue to ask for leniency from China for other Canadians in similar situations.

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How George Lewis Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting

George Lewis’s riffs on the absurdities of millennial parenting — and the inner lives of 2-year-olds — have won him legions of fans online and galvanized his once middling stand-up career.

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