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U.S. to Take Control of More Companies to Counter China

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Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, with the U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer. Mr. Bessent said the United States must become less reliant on China for rare-earth minerals.

Florida Grand Jury Hears Evidence in Investigation of Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis

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Patricia Mazzei
The inquiry is focused on $10 million that the charity received last year, then gave to political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis defeat a ballot measure.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his wife, Casey DeSantis, during a panel discussion at the Florida Children and Families Summit in Orlando last year.

Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad

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Paul Sonne
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian former dictator whom Mr. al-Shara overthrew, has taken refuge in Russia.

Afghanistan and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire After a Week of Deadly Clashes

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Yaqoob Akbary and Safiullah Padshah
The cease-fire went into effect on Wednesday, hours after 12 Afghan people died and 100 others were injured in fighting along the two countries’ border.

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Taliban guards near the border with Pakistan. Fighting continued in the Spin Boldak border area of southern Afghanistan and central Pakistan on Wednesday.

U.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk

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Claire Moses
The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas.

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Charlie Kirk at the Turning Point America Fest in Phoenix in December. Mr. Kirk was fatally shot last month while speaking at a college in Utah.

Why Bank C.E.O.s Like Jamie Dimon See Economic Trouble Ahead

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Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly and Ian Mount
Wall Street giants are reporting blowout results for their most recent quarter. But they are getting worried about what lies ahead.

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JPMorgan Chase reported blockbuster results yesterday. But its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is worried about finding a “cockroach” or two in the financial system, he said.

South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death

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John Yoon and Francesca Regalado
South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.

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Wi Sung-lac, South Korea’s national security director, said in a news conference on Wednesday in Seoul, that 79 people were missing in Cambodia after getting lured by high-paying job offers there and being forced to work under confinement on scam operations.

Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.

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Abbie VanSickle
If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders watching, in 1965.
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