- 14 minutes 16 secondsA Cyberattack on U.S. Water Systems, and the Growing Threat of Falling Space Junk
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Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament, by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems, by Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño
Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta, by Jason Horowitz
Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time, by Zane Irwin and Stephanie Nolen
A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week, by Selam Gebrekidan
Breaking Down FIFA’s Stake Sale, How It Compares to Other Sports and Whether It’s Necessary, by Chris Weatherspoon of The Athletic
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31 July 2026, 9:55 am - 10 minutesHow the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients
Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town.
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Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens, by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking, by Dave Philipps
Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts, by Reed Abelson
Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards, by Soumya Karlamangla
A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce, by Victor Mather
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30 July 2026, 9:49 am - 10 minutes 56 secondsICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny
Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground.
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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave, by Miriam Jordan
Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson
Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies, by The New York Times
In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground, by Quinn Glabicki
Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81, by Clay Risen
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29 July 2026, 9:50 am - 10 minutes 37 secondsDemocratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
Plus, whales on a plane.
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France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic
In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act, by Isabel Kershner
Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time, by Michael Crowley
Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell
How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine., by Remy Tumin
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28 July 2026, 9:53 am - 9 minutes 11 secondsU.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record
Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.
Here’s what we’re covering:Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane, by Teddy Rosenbluth
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One, by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman
Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say, by Jim Tankersley
An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square, by Alexander Nazaryan
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27 July 2026, 9:53 am - 15 minutes 3 secondsThe Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market
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New Tariffs as Old Ones Expire: The Latest on Trump’s Trade War, by Tony Romm, Edison Wu and Lazaro Gamio
Global Oil Price Hits $100 a Barrel for First Time Since May, by Rebecca F. Elliott
Live Updates: Iran Rejected a U.S. Cease-Fire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say, by The New York Times
House Rebukes Trump on Iran as Senate Blocks Debate, by Robert Jimison
What Now for India’s Young Protesters?, by Anupreeta Das
Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets, by Nicole Sperling
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24 July 2026, 9:58 am - 10 minutes 24 secondsU.S. Employers Forced to Fire Thousands of Immigrants, and a Showdown over Peptides
Plus, America says no thanks to salad.
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Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out, by Miriam Jordan
A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With Kennedy’s Agenda, by Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith
Three Airports Plan to Ditch T.S.A. Agents Amid Push for Private Security, by Ryley Ober
As Cyclosporiasis Spreads, America Says No Thanks to Salads, by Julie Creswell
Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading, by Carl Zimmer
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23 July 2026, 9:52 am - 8 minutes 29 secondsTrump Reaches Contentious New Nuclear Deal, and A.I. Models Go Rogue
Plus, what is a Jimothy?
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Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel, by David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and William J. Broad
Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, by Greg Jaffe
Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him, by Liam Stack
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library, by Kate Conger
Meet Jimothy, the ‘Silly and Round’ Creature Taking Over Instagram Feeds, by Madison Malone Kircher
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22 July 2026, 9:34 am - 10 minutes 56 secondsA New Threat to Global Shipping, and a Huge Drop-Off in Food Stamps
Plus, when A.I. writes your biography.
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Houthis in Yemen Declare Red Sea Blockade on Saudi Arabia, by Ismaeel Naar
G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress, by Robert Jimison
Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods, by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen
White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades,’ by Tyler Pager
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps, by Jason DeParle
Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out, by Norimitsu Onishi
I Got Slopped, by Kashmir Hill
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21 July 2026, 9:54 am - 11 minutes 15 secondsU.S. Service Members Killed as War Expands, and Federal Cases Against Protesters Crumble
Plus, what to know about the next British prime minister.
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Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Hope for Diplomacy Despite New Attacks, by The New York Times
They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling., by Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy
Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Britain’s New Prime Minister, by Stephen Castle
Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them, by Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu
The Gooooooool of the 2026 World Cup, According to Telemundo, by Artur Galocha and K.K. Rebecca Lai
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20 July 2026, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 19 secondsWhat a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran, by Mike Abrams
Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman
White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says, by Lauren McCarthy
Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View., by Andrew E. Kramer
The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
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