The Headlines

Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.
Here’s what we’re covering:
How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State, by The New York Times
Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize, by Jeffrey Gettleman and Henrik Pryser Libell
Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Official, by Colby Smith
‘Like an Earthquake’: How 40 People Died in a Spanish Train Crash, by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Samuel Granados
Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore., by John Branch
How Italy Is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics, by Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère
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Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat, by Jeanna Smialek and Anushka Patil
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters, by Stephanie Saul
$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, by Isabel Kershner
China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949, by Alexandra Stevenson
Why London’s Chimney Sweeps Are Enjoying a Resurgence, by Stephen Castle
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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Send Troops to Minnesota, by Shawn McCreesh
Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations, by Zach Montague
U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving, by Adam Sella
Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal, by Max Bearak and Henrik Pryser Libell
Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising, by Kevin Draper and Julie Creswell
A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know., by Brian X. Chen
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Plus, a space station evacuation. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz
Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting, by Mitch Smith
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela, by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro
U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe, by Anatoly Kurmanaev
Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran, by Vivian Nereim
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation, by Benjamin Mullin, Devlin Barrett, Charlie Savage and Erik Wemple
Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says, by Karoun Demirjian
NASA Space Station Medical Evacuation of Astronauts Gets Underway, by Kenneth Chang
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Plus, the battle over taxing billionaires. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow, by Ernesto Londoño
ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say, by Miriam Jordan
Tensions Are High as Vance and Rubio Prepare to Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials, by Amelia Nierenberg
U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza, by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets, by Keith Bradsher
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California, by Laurel Rosenhall
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86, by Clay Risen
Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza,Building by Building, by Samuel Granados, Adam Rasgon, Iyad Abuheweila and Sanjana Varghese
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