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Plus, a house-size spider web. 

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Senate Moves Toward Ending Shutdown After Democratic Defectors Relent by Catie Edmondson and Michael Gold

Airport Disruptions May Get Worse This Week by Niraj Chokshi

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy by Jesse Drucker

Two Top BBC Leaders Quit Over Editing of Trump Documentary by Stephen Castle

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers by Sanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon

Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before by Adeel Hassan

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month by Tony Romm

Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts by Eric Adelson, Mary Beth Gahan, Lourdes Medrano, Christina Morales, Sonia A. Rao, Dan Simmons and Kevin Williams

The U.S. Is Skipping This Year’s Climate Summit. For Many, That’s OK by Lisa Friedman

Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure by Lisa Friedman, Max Bearak and Jeanna Smialek

Musk Wins $1 Trillion Pay Package, Creating Split Screen on Wealth in America by Rebecca F. Elliott, Jack Ewing and Reid J. Epstein

Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back’ by Erika Solomon and Rania Khaled

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Plus, using A.I. to find a date. 

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Key Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs by Ann E. Marimow

Trump Officials to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports if Shutdown Continues by Karoun Demirjian

Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests by Mitch Smith

Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street by Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

‘The Whole Place Is Blown Apart’: 90% of Jamaican Town’s Homes Destroyed by Frances Robles

You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps by Eli Tan

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Plus, a race to save artifacts from the ocean. 

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7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election by Nicholas Fandos and Jeffery C. Mays

The Democrats Just Took a Big Step Toward Getting Their Groove Back by Lisa Lerer

Shutdown Becomes Longest in History, as Trump Officials Threaten Pain Could Worsen by Luke Broadwater

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes in Louisville, Killing at Least 7 by Rylee Kirk, Alexandra E. Petri, Billy Witz and John Yoon

What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse by Isabel Kershner

A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

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Plus, killer whales versus great whites.

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Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84 by Robert D. McFadden

Trump’s Power Faces Pressure Test in Court and at Ballot Box by Erica L. Green

Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito by Kenneth P. Vogel

An Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back by Jack Healy

Target Shooting Could Be Causing Brain Injuries. We Measured the Danger. by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Dave Philipps and Jeremy White

In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks by Alexa Robles-Gil

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Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.

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Elections on Tuesday Offer Democrats a Chance to Get Off the Mat by Shane Goldmacher

Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules by Tony Romm

New Weapons Testing Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Energy Secretary Says by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes by Catherine Porter

Ukraine Gamifies the War: 40 Points to Destroy a Tank, 12 to Kill a Soldier by Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn

A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races by Scott Cacciola

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Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps by Tony Romm and Maya Shwayder

Air Controller Shortage Causes Delays in Orlando and at Other Major Airports by Karoun Demirjian

Trump Calls on Republicans to End Filibuster in Shutdown Fight by Timothy R. Williams

In Fight for Control of Congress, Virginia House Takes Step Toward New Map by Campbell Robertson

Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan by Declan Walsh, Sanjana Varghese and Pranav Baskar

Prince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title by Mark Landler

Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression by Ellen Barry

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Plus, goodbye to “milk chocolate”?

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Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting by David E. Sanger

Trump Says China Will Ease Limits on Rare Earths by Katie Rogers, Erica L. Green, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Lily Kuo

Nvidia Is Now Worth $5 Trillion as It Consolidates Power in A.I. Boom by Tripp Mickle

Prosecutors Who Called Jan. 6 Attackers a ‘Mob of Rioters’ Are Punished by Alan Feuer

Toll Rises as Hurricane Melissa Begins Passing Through the Bahamas by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Alan Yuhas, André Paultre and Jovan Johnson

Why Did My Favorite Candy Bar Drop ‘Milk Chocolate’ From the Label? by Claire Brown

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Plus, the website reshaping live music.

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams and Francesca Regalado

Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago by Julie Bosman

Just Before Trump’s Visit to South Korea, North Test-Fires Missiles by Choe Sang-Hun

U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Trump Administration Reinstalls Confederate Statue in Washington by Chris Cameron

Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire by Liam Stack, Aric Toler and Arijeta Lajka

The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time by Marc Hogan

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Plus, the longest-ever World Series game. 

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Jamaica Warns Hurricane Melissa Will Bring Catastrophic Winds and Rain by Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams, Judson Jones, Nazaneen Ghaffar, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka

It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a Third Term by Jess Bidgood

Top Federal Workers’ Union Breaks With Democrats on Shutdown by Chris Cameron

In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat by Patricia Mazzei

Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says by Andrew E. Kramer

3 Takeaways From the Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series Game 3 by Fabian Ardaya, Mitch Bannon and Tyler Kepner

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