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via NYT > World News Though electric machines are now standard, the Venezuelan weaver Margarita Mora has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish practices to create surprisingly modern work.

via NYT > World News A security expert who had recently become chief of staff to the new defense minister was abducted, the latest example of violence gripping the country.

via NYT > World News The children — four girls and one boy — were among 10 people in the van at the time of the crash. An infant was seriously injured, the police said.

via NYT > World News A senior administration official said the two sides were “not quite at the finish line yet.”

via NYT > World News For months, mice have been found in tea kettles, crunched by car tires and even appeared in people’s beds. In one town, the end might be in sight.

via NYT > World News Facing President Trump’s threats, many Canadians have taken a defensive stance to their neighbor. But now Canada is playing co-host with the United States and Mexico, and welcoming the world.

via NYT > World News A “memorandum of understanding” between the two sides is under discussion. Both sides are keen to frame it as a victory.