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Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to return a $105,000 penalty it collected last fall when it resolved a discrimination lawsuit.

By Stacy Cowley

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Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

By Zoey Poll

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A New Age of Iranian Cinema Is on Display at the Oscars

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the women-led protests in 2022.

By Farnaz Fassihi

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A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban

The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.

By Katie Robertson