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Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County

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Hank Sanders
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff’s office said.

© Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Lincoln City, Ore., in Lincoln County, where the sheriff condemned a letter circulating in the coastal county that asks people to write down the license plates of cars that may be driven by immigrants.

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

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Johnny Diaz and Sara Ruberg
The police said a man was taken into custody. The victim had been seated in a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning when a man approached and set her on fire.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

Investigators at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn on Sunday after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died.

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.

© Eric Gay/Associated Press, Kenny Holston/The New York Times, Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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.

© Andrej Vasilenko for The New York Times

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