President Trump is used to world leaders bowing down to him, and to cabinet members fawning over him. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, took a different approach.

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Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to fast-track nation-building projects to remake Canada’s economy. Indigenous groups want a seat at the table.