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    In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska

    For decades, opposition to drilling has left the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits. Now the Trump administration is hurriedly clearing the way for oil exploration.

    By Henry Fountain and Steve Eder

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    The Race for Alaskan Oil: 6 Key Takeaways

    For more than a generation, opposition to drilling has left a 19-million-acre wildlife refuge in Alaska largely unscathed. But the region is on the cusp of major change as Washington speedily rolls back protections.

    By Steve Eder and Henry Fountain

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    Drilling in the Arctic: Questions for a Polar Bear Expert

    The Trump administration is reversing a longstanding ban on oil exploration on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The area is home to about 900 polar bears, which are already struggling because of climate change. Can they withstand another disruption?

    By Henry Fountain and Steve Eder

  4. On Politics: A Trade War Truce

    The United States and China paused their economic battle, and lawmakers considered postponing a fight over a spending bill to mourn a former president.

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    A Kinder, Gentler Nation? Maybe for a Few Days

    The death of George Bush has quieted a raucous political system as it honors him for a civility it no longer possesses. But history shows that’s unlikely to last.

    By Peter Baker

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    Intercepts Solidify C.I.A. Assessment That Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing

    The C.I.A. has evidence that Mohammed bin Salman communicated with a key aide around the time that a team believed to have been under the aide’s command assassinated Jamal Khashoggi.

    By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt

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    News Networks Fall Short on Climate Story as Dolphins Die on the Beach

    A crusader films the red-tide carnage in Florida. But in a time of climate-change denialism encouraged by the president, her work draws nasty comments.

    By Jim Rutenberg

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    How 3 Actors Overcame Trump’s Travel Ban to Take the New York Stage

    Two Iranians and a Syrian were allowed entry to perform “The Jungle,” a play about refugees, after urgings by Sting and an ex-archbishop of Canterbury.

    By Michael Paulson

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    Comey Reaches Agreement With Republicans to Testify Behind Closed Doors

    A compromise announced on Sunday would allow him to speak publicly about his testimony and for a transcript to be released in 24 hours, he said.

    By Sandra E. Garcia

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    Trump Says He Plans to Withdraw From Nafta

    The move is intended to force Democrats to accept a revised version despite concerns that it does not protect American workers.

    By Glenn Thrush

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