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Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real. 

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Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect by Victoria Kim

Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour by David E. Sanger

Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War by Amelia Nierenberg

Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case by Benjamin Weiser

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users by Corey Kilgannon

These Travel Influencers Don’t Want Freebies. They’re A.I. by Julie Weed

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Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier. 

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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ by Ben Casselman

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

Trump Promises Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Fallout From His Trade War by Alan Rappeport, Kevin Draper and Ana Swanson

A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day by Adam Rasgon

Trump Says Netflix Takeover of Warner Bros. ‘Could Be a Problem’ by Lauren Hirsch

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Plus, the social changes sweeping Iran. 

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Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials by Ann E. Marimow

Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials by Ann E. Marimow

Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Bipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan by Catie Edmondson

Poll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away by Reed Abelson

States Are Raking In Billions From Slot Machines on Your Phone by Ben Blatt

Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. by Brooks Barnes and Shawn Hubler

Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran? by Farnaz Fassihi and Sanam Mahoozi

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Plus your Friday news quiz. 

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Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record by Albert Sun

Obstacles to Trump’s Push to Deport Minnesota Somalis: Reality and the Cold by Ernesto Londoño and Talya Minsberg

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps by Abbie VanSickle

An Explosion, Then Survivors: Military Officers Show Lawmakers Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack by Helene Cooper, Megan Mineiro, Julian E. Barnes and Charlie Savage

Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester by Constant Méheut and Kim Barker

After 1,297 Games, LeBron James’s 10-Point Scoring Streak Ends with Lakers’ Buzzer-Beater by Dan Woike

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Plus, the race to save music history. 

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Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule by Apoorva Mandavilli

U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt

Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal by Robert Jimison, Megan Mineiro and John Ismay

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy by Lisa Friedman, Maxine Joselow and Jack Ewing

People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots by Maggie Astor

The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes by Ben Sisario

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Plus, the 10 best books of the year. 

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Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh

Republican Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission by Shane Goldmacher and Emily Cochrane

Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts by Nicholas Kulish

Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage by Lara Jakes

Those Sky-High Bitcoin Prices That Everyone Said Were Here to Stay? They Left by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kailyn Rhone

The 10 Best Books of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review

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Plus, Ozempic for cats?

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Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee by Emily Cochrane

D.H.S. Secretary Recommends New Travel Ban in Wake of Shooting by Chris Cameron

As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Even Long-Held Exceptions Disappear by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving by Amanda Holpuch and Annie Correal

Traveling Without a Real ID? That’ll Cost You $45 by Christine Chung

Memo From Trump’s Doctor Cites ‘Excellent’ Scan but Offers Little Clarity by Gina Kolata

An Intense Monsoon Season Is Battering Parts of Asia. Here’s What We Know by Amelia Nierenberg, Muktita Suhartono and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets? by Emily Anthes

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Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone? 

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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime by Michael Gold

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions by Tyler Pager

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says by Catherine Pearson

Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink Chains by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong

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Plus, some piping hot Thanksgiving takes.

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Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video by Greg Jaffe

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare by Rebecca Robbins

A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light by Ken Bensinger and David A. Fahrenthold

Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Tourists at National Parks by Chris Cameron

U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza by David M. Halbfinger, Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer and Aaron Boxerman

61 Hot Takes to Fight About at Thanksgiving by The New York Times

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Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.

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Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Edward Wong

Trump Is Considering Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies by Luke Broadwater, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break by Ellen Barry

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle by Michael Paulson

A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season by Natallie Rocha and Kailyn Rhone

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