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Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu

New York Times May 14, 2026

Supporters of Mr. Lai, a Hong Kong dissident, and Mr. Dong, a Chinese journalist, hope President Trump will raise their cases with President Xi Jinping.

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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

New York Times May 14, 2026

The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the African country despite its refusal to take her.

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Canada and Alberta Reach Agreement to Raise Carbon Prices as Pipeline Tradeoff

New York Times May 13, 2026

But the agreement is the latest softening of carbon reduction measures introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney since he took office last year.

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Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada

New York Times May 13, 2026

The attack, at a remote uranium mining site in northern Saskatchewan, was only the fourth fatal black bear encounter in the province’s recorded history, officials said.

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Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump

New York Times May 13, 2026

President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.

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Alberta Separation Petition Is Dealt a Court Blow 

New York Times May 13, 2026

A judge sided with an Indigenous group that had asked for a petition by separatists to force a vote on the oil-rich province seceding from Canada to be thrown out.

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Trump in Beijing

New York Times May 13, 2026

The president will get the red carpet treatment, but the deep rift between the U.S. and China will be very hard to repair.

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Israel Says Netanyahu Made a Secret Trip to U.A.E., Which Says He Didn’t

New York Times May 13, 2026

The claim and the denial signaled both how close Israel and the United Arab Emirates have become, and how delicate that relationship remains.

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As Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign, Some Make Comparisons to President Biden

New York Times May 13, 2026

In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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France Clears Cruise Ship to Sail After Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Dozens

New York Times May 13, 2026

The ship’s 1,700 passengers had been prevented from disembarking to Bordeaux for hours while officials investigated a wave of illness on board.

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Cynthia Shange, Who Defied Apartheid at a Beauty Pageant, Dies at 76

New York Times May 13, 2026

She was the first Black South African to enter the Miss World contest, placing in the top five in 1972.

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Chaos in Philippines Senate as Duterte Ally Faces Arrest

New York Times May 13, 2026

The sound of gunshots, apparently from inside the chamber, was broadcast on live television as a senator in the Philippines, who was an ally of the former leader Rodrigo Duterte, faced arrest.

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How China Sent a Message to Trump on His Arrival

New York Times May 13, 2026

Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.

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More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba

New York Times May 13, 2026

As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.

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Fuel Prices Drive Sales of E.V.s, Just Not in the U.S.

New York Times May 13, 2026

Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.

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Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform U.K., Faces Investigation for £5 Million Gift

New York Times May 13, 2026

The Conservative Party referred the case against Mr. Farage, the leader of a right-wing populist party in Britain, to a parliamentary watchdog.

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Top Gaza Negotiator Urges Hamas to Embrace Rebuilding Plan

New York Times May 13, 2026

Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-led truce in Gaza, has tried to convince the militant group to give up its arms, but it has so far refused amid Israeli cease-fire violations.

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French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases

New York Times May 13, 2026

The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said.

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What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

New York Times May 13, 2026

Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.

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Beware of Drunk Deer, French Police Say, Announcing Season of Inebriation

New York Times May 13, 2026

Some wild animals, eating fermented or rotten fruits, “may exhibit completely unpredictable behavior,” the police warned drivers in Saône-et-Loire, a rural region in central-eastern France.

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Pop Sensation Maeve De Voe a 4-Category 2026 ISSA Music Awards Finalist

PRLOG May 13, 2026

With 5X Number One Songs the Houston, Texas Indie Artist Maeve De Voe Has 24 Music Award Nominations for 2026 in May!

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