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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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Plus, Hayden Panettiere dies at 36. 

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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War, by Aaron Boxerman

Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea, by Helene Cooper

How Islamophobia Moved From the Fringe to the Mainstream in Texas, by J. David Goodman, Lauren McGaughy, Jesus Jiménez and Ruth Graham

Lala Damages Utility Lines in Hawaii, Leaving Thousands Without Power, by Ivan Penn

Hayden Panettiere, Star of ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ Dies at 36, by Matt Stevens

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Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier, by John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals, by Dustin Volz

Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State, by Lauren McCarthy

Inside Russia’s Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country, by Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik

Madden Is Designed to Feel Real. So Where Are the Concussions?, by Matt Stevens and Ken Belson

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Plus, health candy? 

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Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them., by David A. Fahrenthold, Andrea Fuller, Julie Tate, Nicholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz

ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks, by Madeleine Ngo and Shaila Dewan

Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos, by David M. Halbfinger, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer

On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Truly Electric, by Chico Harlan and Zia ur-Rehman

Who Put Candy on a Diet?, by Ella Quittner

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Election Live Updates: Moderate Democrat Wins Tight Wisconsin Primary for Governor, by The New York Times

He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard of. He May Never Go Free., by Nicholas Casey

They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They?, by Maria Abi-Habib, Riley Mellen, José María León Cabrera and Christiaan Triebert

Blood Tests to Predict Alzheimer’s Are Causing Confusion and Distress, by Dana G. Smith

In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away, by Jason Horowitz

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