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Every Sunday at 2 p.m, the narrow building in Manhattan’s Chinatown echoes to beating footsteps and 1950s Chinese oldies. In the large, mirrored dance studio on the second floor, Irene Ng knows how to get a party started. Turning on

More than 100,000 “civilization practice centers” have been rolled out nationwide in the past four years as part of a sprawling propaganda effort that casts new light on the party’s drive to mold Chinese into model citizens.

Statement from President Biden on United Nations Security Council Meeting  The White House

White House frustrations grow over health chief Becerra’s handling of pandemic  The Washington Post

This is the most dangerous thing Donald Trump said over the weekend  CNN Donald Trump pardons: Ex-president dangles offer for Jan. 6 defendants  USA TODAY Trump Says He Would Consider Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants if Elected  The New York Times Trump suggests

Ahmaud Arbery’s family attorney vows to oppose federal plea deal with Travis and Gregory McMichael on hate crime charges in 2020 murder  CNN Plea deal reached with two of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers in hate crimes trial  Yahoo! Voices McMichaels secure plea deal

The gathering at the U.N. Security Council follows weeks of menacing military maneuvers and high-level diplomatic meetings. Here’s the latest.

The document said there were “failures of leadership” but did not directly implicate Prime Minister Boris Johnson in wrongdoing. Here’s the latest.

NEW YORK — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program Extra, has died at age 30. Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building and was pronounced dead

The United States and Russia are squaring off at the U.N. Security Council over Ukraine, with Washington calling Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security.