Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.

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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans () by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong

Lawmakers Suggest FollowUp Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime () by Michael Gold

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions () by Tyler Pager

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire () by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says () by Catherine Pearson

Get Ready, AmericaHere Come China’s Food and Drink Chains () by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong

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Halts VisasHamed AleazizWar CrimeDrink ChainsDaisuke WakabayashiJoy Dong TuneApple PodcastsSpotify You

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