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Supporters of the Venezuelan government rally to demand the release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Supporters of former president Hugo Chávez, the anti-American socialist, are struggling to come to terms with their government’s pact with Washington. (The New York Times)

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Splits Emerge Among Venezuelans as Revolutionary Dream Fades

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International Explorer Steve Boyes Will Take Fresno Audience Deep Into Africa

Demonstrators outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building near Minneapolis on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. Protesters interrupted a Sunday church service in St. Paul, Minn., over a pastor’s apparent work as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, escalating tensions between Minnesota residents and the Trump administration after an immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. (Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times)

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Protest at Minnesota Church Service Adds to Tensions Over ICE Tactics

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Tulare Police Found Man Dead at Live Oak Park

Passengers queue before departing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, Oct. 4, 2023. Airlines have a long history of looking for ways to reduce the weight of their aircraft. (Carter Johnston/The New York Times)

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Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save US Airlines $580 Million Per Year

Elon Musk at an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Musk has donated $10 million to help a Republican businessman in the party’s primary race to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in a sign that Musk, the world’s richest person, may be looking to play an influential role in the midterm elections. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Elon Musk, With a $10 Million Donation, Signals He’s Back for the Midterms

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