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Emily Dufton discusses “Grass Roots,” her look at the history of activism on both sides of the marijuana debate.

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Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.

In his first interview since being put under protection of federal authorities, Grigory Rodchenkov said, “Innocent athletes should not be prevented from participating.”

Speaking to an audience that included the heads of Apple and Google, Wang Huning said China should be free to govern, and censor, its internet.

“Saturday Night Live” returned after a one-week absence and addressed a very busy news week.

Four conference championships on Saturday will help shape the lineup for the College Football Playoff on New Year’s Day.

Even in a whirlwind presidency, it was a dizzying span of hours: One of the president’s closest former aides pleaded guilty, shortly before the Senate voted to cut taxes.

In a statement, the network said the reporting “had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process” and apologized for the “serious error.”

Pope Francis, criticized for not using the word “Rohingya” while in Myanmar, said that using the term “would have been a door slammed in the face.”

A letter published in Hyperallergic singles out five monuments or markers for removal.

The same forces that rocketed the House and Senate tax measures to passage appear likely to bond Republicans as they work to hash out the differences.

Most people make relatively few personal experiments, in both small and big things. The cost of passivity is enormous.

The former Stanford student, who served three months of a six-month sentence after being convicted of felony sexual assault, is seeking a retrial.

President Trump’s tweet was the first time he had said the firing was not solely related to Mr. Flynn’s false statements to Vice President Mike Pence.

Arabs and Israelis alike were impatient to see whether Mr. Trump would really declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and how he might hedge it.

The move comes as the Murdoch family decides whether to sell big parts of its empire, as the media industry continues to consolidate.

Like the Babe, Shohei Ohtani can hit and pitch with distinction. But comparisons to the great Yankees slugger do not seem to resonate in Ohtani’s home country.

What led the Yankees to Boone? Those who know him say: his baseball lineage, attention to detail, curiosity about all aspects of the game and ability to relate to people.

When granted the right to marry, weren’t we also granted the right to throw the wedding of our dreams?