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1. A road map for change.
A major scientific report on climate issued by 13 federal agencies over the holiday weekend says the U. S. will have to spend billions to protect against the effects of global warming.
In direct language, the 1,656-page assessment lays out the devastating effects of climate change on the U. S. economy, health and environment, including record wildfires in California, crop failures in the Midwest and crumbling infrastructure in the South. Above, an oil refinery in Norco, La.
Our climate reporter breaks down five ways scientists say the U. S. must adapt to protect coastlines, rebuild sewers and overhaul farming.
The findings of the congressionally mandated report are directly at odds with President Trump\u2019s agenda of environmental deregulation, which he asserts will spur economic growth.
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2. Mexico\u2019s incoming president built his career on helping the poor. But before he even takes office, thousands of migrants from Central America massing along the U. S. border are testing how he will live up to that .
President Trump wants to keep the migrants out of the U. S. while they apply for asylum, a process that could squeeze them into overcrowded shelters for months or years. Over the weekend, border patrol agents fired tear gas to prevent hundreds from reaching a crossing. Above, tear gas at the border near Tijuana, Mexico.
Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s dilemma: Should he stand up to President Trump and defend the migrants\u2019 pleas? Or accept his demands \u2014 and the economic imperative of good relations with the U. S.?
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3. General Motors said it would halt production at five plants next year, leading to layoffs of 3,300 workers in the U. S. and 3,000 in Canada.
The company also aims to eliminate 8,000 salaried jobs, about 15 percent of its white-collar employees in North America.
The cuts reflect our changing tastes: Gas prices have remained low for several years, and buyers are shifting to bigger trucks and SUVs. Demand has tumbled for small and midsize cars \u2014 like the Chevrolet Impala and Buick LaCrosse \u2014 produced at plants that will be idled. Above, Canadian workers at a union hall waited for an update on their future.
\u201cWe are taking this action now while the company and the economy are strong to keep ahead of changing market conditions,\u201d G. M.\u2019s chief executive said.
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4. Touchdown on Mars.
NASA\u2019s InSight lander arrived safely on the red planet after a journey of more than six months and 300 million miles. Above, the lander\u2019s first images arrive in Pasadena, Calif.
InSight will study the Martian underworld, measuring tremors (a.k.a. marsquakes) and helping scientists understand how the planet formed.
And that could shed light on the origin of our planet, too.
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5. \u201cIt was raining fire.\u201d
Firefighters and crews still at work after the most destructive blaze in California history told us about moments of heroism and fear, heartbreak and luck .
In Paradise, Calif., above, buildings have been reduced to ash. One team has searched 2,200 structures so far. They have found no bodies.
\u201cYour mind and your body is not really meant to see these things all the time,\u201d a captain said. \u201cYou\u2019ll carry it with you forever.\u201d
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6. Ukraine\u2019s Parliament voted to declare martial law in areas bordering Russia, responding to a Russian attack on three Ukrainian naval vessels on Sunday.
The events escalated an undeclared war the two countries have been fighting for nearly five years. The Ukrainian military has been fighting separatist movements that are clearly backed by Moscow, though the Russian government has formally denied any direct military intervention. Above, the Ukranian president at a Parliament session.
Russia tried to use an emergency U. N. Security Council session to blame Ukraine for the confrontation, but the plan backfired, with Western nations accusing the Russians of recklessness.
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7. The politics of the suburbs are complicated.
Urban areas across the U. S. are solidly Democratic, while rural ones are increasingly Republican. But researchers studying the midterm elections found that suburban voters don\u2019t fit perfectly with either party.
For example, many suburban voters supported socially liberal agendas in Washington \u2014 but opposed affordable housing and school desegregation in their own communities.
Rather than identifying as Republican or Democrat, or conservative or liberal, one expert told us, \u201cthey are homeowner, taxpayer and school parent.\u201d
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8. He says he got away with 90 murders.
A 78-year-old convicted killer, already serving three life sentences, is now telling police that he strangled many, many more women over the decades.
Investigators who have spoken to Samuel Little in his Texas jail say he appears to enjoy the attention he is receiving as he recites details only a killer would know, after years of silence.
They said they have established ties to about 30 murders so far, and have little reason to doubt his confessions. Above, photos of one possible victim.
\u201cBy the time we are done, we anticipate that Samuel Little will be confirmed as one of the most prolific serial killers in American history,\u201d a Texas district attorney said.
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9. Bernardo Bertolucci\u2019s historical epic \u201cThe Last Emperor\u201d won nine Oscars in 1988, a Hollywood triumph for the Italian auteur.
But the filmmaker, who died at his home in Rome at 77, was even better known for his most controversial movie, \u201cLast Tango in Paris,\u201d about an intense sexual relationship between a middle-aged American widower and a young Frenchwoman (played by Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider). \u201cLast Tango\u201d received an X rating in the U. S., and was the subject of a protracted obscenity trial in Italy. Above right, on the set of \u201cThe Last Emperor.\u201d
Mr. Bertolucci\u2019s films abound with father figures, Oedipal conflicts, identity confusion and dream logic, all ripe for psychoanalytic readings and rainy-day streaming. Our critics have compiled a guide.
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10. Finally, a new wrinkle in scientific research.
For physicists who study the dynamics of how things crumple, paper makes an ideal model. It can help them understand how DNA packs into a cell, or how a giant solar sail could be crammed into a small satellite.
One researcher\u2019s recent work involved crushing hundreds of sheets of paper and examining the creases. His work suggests that crumpling may not be as hopelessly complex as previously thought.
The patterns uncovered in the research, a scientist told us, are \u201cremarkably predictable, deterministic and simple.\u201d
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