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Plus, the ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

• 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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