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Canada’s Girl Guides Suspend U.S. Trips Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The organization, Canada’s equivalent of the Girl Scouts, said it was pausing the trips out of safety concerns for its members.

© Chris Helgren/Reuters

The Peace Arch monument at the U.S.-Canada border in Surrey, British Columbia.
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New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

© New Zealand Defence Force, via Reuters

The evacuation plane, shown in a handout photo from the New Zealand Defence Force, landed at McMurdo Station on Tuesday, loaded up the evacuees and returned to Christchurch on Wednesday morning, making the round trip in just under 20 hours.
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Owner of Funeral Home With Nearly 200 Decaying Bodies Admits to Fraud

Prosecutors say the couple who ran the funeral home cheated customers of cremation services and spent the money on vacations and jewelry.

© David Zalubowski/Associated Press

According to prosecutors, the Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., had been leaving bodies to decompose at the site for years.
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Trump Administration Cuts UCLA Funding Over Claims of Antisemitism, Chancellor Says

The university is the latest to be targeted by the federal government over claims of antisemitism and bias on campus.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, in April 2024. Last year, U.C.L.A. was the site of one of the nation’s biggest protests against the war in Gaza.
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At Least 1 Dead and 5 Missing After Mine Collapse in Chile

Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake.

© Fabian Cambero/Reuters

At least one person was killed and five are missing at Codelco’s El Teniente copper mine in Chile.
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Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem

A company that provides air traffic control services said it had resolved a “technical issue.” The delays came months after a power outage forced Heathrow Airport to shut down for 16 hours.

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Departing flights were grounded at Heathrow on Wednesday, months after a fire at a power substation shut down the airport for around 16 hours.
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Justice Dept. Seeks Censure of Judge Boasberg, Widening Fight With Judiciary

A complaint said Judge James E. Boasberg, who has clashed with the Trump administration over deportation plans, made “improper public comments” about President Trump in a closed-door judicial conference.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Judge James E. Boasberg in 2023.
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2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says

The mistakes were found after DNA testing by a coroner in London. The Indian government said bodies of the Flight 171 victims “were handled with utmost professionalism.”

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

Ambulances transporting the bodies of victims of the Air India crash last month in Ahmedabad, India.
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