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Plus, the legacy of a competitive eating champion. 

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• The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones, by Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur
• Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates, by Constant Méheut
• Higher Energy Prices Lift U.S. Inflation Ahead of Midterm Elections, by Colby Smith
• Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans, by Sydney Ember
• Migrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations Alone, by Jazmine Ulloa and Madeleine Ngo
• Tim Janus, One of the World’s Greatest Competitive Eaters, Has Died, by Clay Risen

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Plus, the antique apples making a comeback. 

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• Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin, by Robert Jimison
• Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride., by Shawn McCreesh
• ‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle., by Elisabeth Bumiller
• Pope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer During Surgery, Vatican Says, by Elisabetta Povoledo
• Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators, by Sharon Otterman and Debra Kamin
• Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France, by Ségolène Le Stradic
• The Next ‘It’ Apple Might Be 300 Years Old, by Sarah Karnasiewicz

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Plus, setting a record on Mars. 

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• Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans, by Theodore Schleifer
• Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, by Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan Feuer
• U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin, by Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek
• Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire, by Christina Goldbaum, Samuel Granados and Adina Renner
• 28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year? 

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• America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear, by Nick Corasaniti
• Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes, by Euan Ward and Vivian Nereim
• Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher
• India’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as Small Protests Go On in Delhi, by Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj
• Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?, by Elaine Glusac

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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• Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei
• ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood, by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz
• Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive, by Erica L. Green
• Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says, by Chris Cameron
• 6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season, by Judson Jones
• What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes, by The New York Times

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Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible. 

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• Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming, by John Ismay and Jan Ransom
• Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
• How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel, by Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon
• Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm, by Emily Cochrane
• What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare, by K. R. Callaway
• The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died, by Trip Gabriel

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Plus, the cats who taste-test kibble. 

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• Stocks Reach New High as Investors Look Past Rising Rates, by Joe Rennison
• Top Democratic Super PAC Raised Record Amount in Third Quarter, by Shane Goldmacher
• Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads, by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
• India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi, by Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar
• These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates, by Jenny Gross

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Plus, the ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers. 

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• Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France, by Mark Landler
• France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests Escalate, by Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert
• Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base, by Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
• U.S. Sends ‘Hunter-Killer’ Drones to South America to Target Cartels, by Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt
• How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes, by Kashmir Hill, Jesse Drucker, Eli Tan and Mike Isaac
• A 2,500-Year-Old Ski? The Melting Alps Release Ancient Secrets., by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, why school music classes are under threat. 

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• A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins, by Karen Zraick
• How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term, by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle
• As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire, by Abbie VanSickle
• U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats, by Eric Schmitt
• An Iranian Threat, 3 Vans and a Phone Call: Behind the Mystery at a U.K. Air Base, by Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman
• Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon, by Selam Gebrekidan
• Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools, by Sydney Ember

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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• Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold, by Katie Rogers
• Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump, by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval
• Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions, by Emily Cochrane
• Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case, by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko
• U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident, by Michael D. Shear
• New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?, by Gina Kolata
• Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology, by Brooks Barnes

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Plus, a Kelvin wave is coming. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice, by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer and Amy Julia Harris
• Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge, by David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller
• Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection, by Emily Cochrane and Ann E. Marimow
• A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble, by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week. 

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• After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future, by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt
• OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security, by Sheera Frenkel, Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman
• At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves, by Katie Rogers and Cecilia Kang
• Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now, by Abbie VanSickle
• ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive, by Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz
• Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears, by Madison Malone Kircher

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Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn. 

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• Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees, by Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman
• Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated, by Peter Eavis
• Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, the Heart of Ukrainian Culture, by Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn
• Smart Headlights Finally Trickle Down to Cars in the U.S., by Tom Voelk
• Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’, by Lora Kelley

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Are you using artificial intelligence without even knowing it? And what’s behind the wave of doomsday warnings? Mike Isaac and Cade Metz, technology reporters for The New York Times, field listeners’ questions on artificial intelligence and where it’s headed.

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Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years., by Farah Stockman
• Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer, by Erika Solomon and Alan Rappeport
• 5 Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near U.K. Air Base Used by U.S., by Michael D. Shear and Amelia Nierenberg
• Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress, by Catie Edmondson
• A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government, by Bayliss Wagner
• It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb, by Juliet Macur

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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• In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So., by Peter Baker
• Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War, by Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar
• Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’, by Isabel Kershner, Farnaz Fassihi, Max Bearak and Michael Levenson
• Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds, by Azeen Ghorayshi
• Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive, by Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan

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Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, by Erik Wemple
• Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher, by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth
• OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says, by Victoria Kim
• OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting, by Kate Conger and Victoria Kim
• Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
• Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds, by Rebecca Dzombak

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Plus, El Niño is scrambling hurricane season. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger
• Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less., by David E. Sanger, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
• Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud, by Margot Sanger-Katz, Sarah Kliff and Christopher Rowland
• Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny, by Scott Dance
• ‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico, by Amy Graff

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Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump, by David Pierson
• Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins
• Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant, by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
• German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan, by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta
• David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76, by Michael S. Rosenwald

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Plus, the best TV shows of the century. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help, by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
• CNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban, by Michael M. Grynbaum, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Benjamin Mullin
• White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants, by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. Bender
• A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees, by Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar
• How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose, by Alex Klavens, Walt Bogdanich and Jenny Vrentas
• The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, by The New York Times

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First., by Anton Troianovski
• Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants, by Ivan Nechepurenko
• Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House,’ by Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth
• In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message, by Ronda Kaysen
• T. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs, Had a Body Temperature of 97 Degrees, by Carolyn Y. Johnson

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Plus, the rise of shopping sites that don’t sell anything. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say, by Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir
• Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation, by Colby Smith
• OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior, by Emmy Martin
• Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket, by Zane Irwin
• Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough, by Ephrat Livni

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Plus, the Russian businessman who rented an island for Donald Trump Jr. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World, by Damien Cave
• House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval, by Robert Jimison
• Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs, by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
• Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry, by David Yaffe-Bellany
• Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party, by Ben Protess
• It’s Poll Watcher Training Season. Distrust Is on the Lesson Plan., by Tiffany Hsu
• In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble, by Tiffany May and Berry Wang

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Plus, the biggest night in TV.

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• Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
• Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia June
• President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac and Karen Weise
• U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns, by Christina Jewett
• Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I., by Bayliss Wagner and Neil Vigdor
• As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights, by Ishani Desai
• ‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys, by John Koblin

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Plus, the man who went to space — and never wanted to go back. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac
• E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants, by Maxine Joselow
• A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco, by Heather Knight
• Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84, by Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

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• Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman
• Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally, by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
• The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs, by Brad Plumer
• Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons, by Dustin Volz
• U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over, by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan
• The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada., by Michael Paulson

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Plus, the secretive operation to move a 900-year-old masterpiece. 

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• ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher
• Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year, by Luke Broadwater
• Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
• Deported From the U.S., Some Haitians Are Left Broke and Stranded, by Frances Robles
• A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry, by Alex Marshall

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• Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch., By Reid J. Epstein
• Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure, by Erika Solomon
• Israeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ by Stephen Castle, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Isabel Kershner
• OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems,’ by Cade Metz
• A.I. Listings Are So Widespread Even Zillow Is Concerned, by Gerry Smith

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• In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt
• Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones, by Coral Davenport
• Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback, by Dan Watson
• After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality, by Sally Goldenberg and Nina Agrawal
• Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun Demirjian
• Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun Demirjian
• Kenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived., by Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur

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• The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control, by Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman
• ‘I Wouldn’t Call It a War’: Vance Plays Down Recent Iran Strikes, by Maggie Haberman
• Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms, by Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz
• Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval, by Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger
• Elon Musk Makes His First Spending Push in Key Midterm Races, by Theodore Schleifer
• Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnel for Survivors After Finding 2 Alive, by Anupreeta Das, Binod Ghimire, Sajal Pradhan, Mujib Mashal and Hari Raj
• A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself., by Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen

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Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever. 

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• In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy, by Christiaan Triebert, Malachy Browne, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon
• Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It., by Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson
• Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Deadlocked Jury Will Return for 6th Day, by Maia Spoto, Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin
• Patients and Doctors, Shaken by the Clancy Trial, Seek Extra Help, by Pam Belluck
• N.B.A. Docks Clippers 5 First-Round Picks, Levies $30 Million Fine After Kawhi Leonard Probe, by Mike Vorkunov

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Plus, hiking 2,190 miles at age 91.

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• Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones, by Siobhán O’Grady and Yurii Shyvala
• Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran, by Paul Sonne
• Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail, by Chris Cameron
• More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They’re Getting Tossed, by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti
• Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World, by Eshe Nelson
• U.N. Says World Will Miss Its Climate Target, Warming Must Be Reversed, by Chico Harlan
• At 91, He Just Reclaimed His Age Record on the Appalachian Trail, by Chris Cohen

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Plus, a conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder trial.

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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History, by Jodi Kantor

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction, by Ann E. Marimow

Secretary of the Army Resigns After Clashing With Hegseth Over Firings, by Helene Cooper and Greg Jaffe

C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Teddy Rosenbluth

Decades After Tupac’s Murder, a Talkative Gang Member Is Convicted, by Julia Jacobs and Anusha Bayya

Argentines Hoped Messi Would Stay Forever, by Emma Bubola

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Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope.

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Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month, by Times reporters

Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War, by John Ismay

Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil, by Rebecca F. Elliott, Simon Romero and Edward Wong

‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover, by Julie Turkewitz

Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods, by Sajal Pradhan and Mujib Mashal

NASA’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars, by Katrina Miller

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Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War, by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati

Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, by Erica L. Green

Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti, by Hamed Aleaziz, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles

‘They All Died, and I Lived’: Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief, by Anupreeta Das

Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic, by Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz

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Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment. 

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ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted, by Albert Sun and Allison McCann

Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake, by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson

F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer, by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson

Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80, by Bruce Weber

Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97, by Holland Cotter

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Plus, there was no one like Dolly Parton.

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Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless, by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous

Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From Runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma, by Patricia Mazzei

Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics, by Reid J. Epstein

Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products, by Ian Austen

E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers, by Maxine Joselow

Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80, by Bill Friskics-Warren

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Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease, by John Branch

Trump Administration Aims to Revoke Visas of Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum, by Edward Wong

U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details, by Alan Rappeport

Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now, by Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow

As the West Dries Up, More Companies Are Promising They Can Make It Rain, by Scott Dance

Is the BRAT Diet Really the Best Way to Treat a Stomach Bug? by Isobel Whitcomb

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Plus, what it’s like to live next to a roller coaster. 

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Canada-U.S. Trade War: What to Know, by The New York Times

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication, by Minho Kim

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots, by Adam Sella

U.S. Announces Colorado River Cuts for 3 States Amid Drought, by Scott Dance

A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I., by Andrew E. Kramer

Universal’s New Coaster Is a Scream. That’s the Problem., by Brooks Barnes

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The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran, by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport

Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East, by John Ismay

Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission., by Luke Broadwater

What if America Went Completely Dark?, by Christopher Cox

Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too., by Taylor Mitchell Brown

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Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? 

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues, by Alan Rappeport

Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and of Medics, by Isabel Kershner

A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Skin Cancer From Returning, by Carolyn Y. Johnson

U.K. to Test Whether Tweaks to Trans-Atlantic Flight Paths Affect Global Warming, by Leo Sands

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Plus, the political emails are coming for you. 

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States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin

Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids., by David Streitfeld

Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S., by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer

Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow

How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out, by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails, by Shane Goldmacher

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Plus, inside the scramble to track cyclospora. 

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Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism, by J. David Goodman

It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Trump Votes by Mail Again in Florida, by Chris Cameron

How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands, by Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell

Why Is a Trial Happening 30 Years After the Shooting?, by Julia Jacobs

Can You Hear the Theaters Ka-Ching? A Battered Industry Turns to ‘Les Miz.’, by Michael Paulson

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