A.M. Links: Obama Swaps Taliban Fighters for U.S. Soldier, China Prepares for Tiananmen Anniversary, Spanish King Abdicates Throne

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  President Obama has swapped five Taliban fighters held in U.S. custody in exchange for captive U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

• Spanish King Juan Carlos will abdicate the throne to make way for his son, 46-year-old Crown Prince Felipe.

• Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of activists and increased the number of armed forces in Tiananmen Square in anticipation of this week's 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

• Donald Sterling attended services at a predominantly black church yesterday in Los Angeles.

• Bypassing Congress, President Obama plans to use executive power to create a new Environmental Protection Agency rule on carbon emissions.

• The N.S.A. is collecting millions of images of peope's faces from intercepted emails, text messages, and other communications.

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