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Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in Subway Car, Police Say

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Johnny Diaz
The police said “criminality is suspected” in the death, which they said appeared to be a homicide. It happened aboard a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Police officers responded to a report of a woman on fire in the middle car of a train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station.

These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith

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Katie Glueck
In a party that has grown less religious, some prominent Democrats say discussing their deepest beliefs can be a way to connect — when it’s authentic.

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Democrats like, from left, State Representative James Talarico of Texas, Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania see discussion of their faith as a way to explain their values.

Refugees Are Bracing for Trump to Cut the Resettlement Program Again

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Miriam Jordan， Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
As Donald J. Trump returns to office, the rebuilt program is under threat. Many vulnerable people approved for resettlement in the U.S. could be stranded abroad.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Even as Syrians in California, above, and around the world celebrate the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, the country’s future is uncertain. Refugees fleeing the instability are most likely to seek sanctuary in the United States.

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania

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Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross
Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.

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Lithuanian’s National Opera and Ballet Theater during intermission at the ballet “Les Millions d’Arlequin” in Vilnius this month.
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