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    Trump Says He Can’t Post Bond for $454 Million Penalty. What’s at Stake?

    The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to pay a penalty of nearly half a billion dollars in his New York civil-fraud trial. Here’s a look at the options he could use to finance his mounting legal bills. Photo Illustration: Xingpei Shen/Ryan Trefes

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    Police in Argentina use tear gas on protesters

    STORY: Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced on December 14 that force would be used to remove protest blockades, just days after the new government announced tough austerity measures.Libertarian Milei, trying to control rampant inflation, has implemented austerity measures, including painful cuts to state spending, trimming subsidies, and pruning the public sector.

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    Revelers join 'flour war' in Greek carnival tradition

    STORY: The “flour war” pits revellers against each other, who throw cooking flour tinted with food coloring.The annual event in Galaxidi, about 124 miles (200 km) west of Athens, marks the end of the Carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until the Orthodox Easter.The tradition is believed to have evolved from the 19th century during the period when Greece was occupied by the Ottoman empire.Ottoman rulers had forbidden carnival festivities, but in defiance locals would smear their faces with ash and dance in the street.