- 16 minutes 17 secondsU.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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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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21 August 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 5 seconds$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer
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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20 August 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 26 secondsHow Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom
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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19 August 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 12 secondsTrump’s $47 Billion-Dollar Border Wall Plan, and Why a Tupac Murder Trial Is Starting After 30 Years
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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18 August 2026, 10:00 am - 9 minutes 18 secondsU.S. and Iran Blow Past War Deadline, and the Rise of Islamophobia in Texas
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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17 August 2026, 10:00 am - 16 minutes 25 secondsConcerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
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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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14 August 2026, 10:00 am - 9 minutes 25 secondsICE’s Plan to Give Officers Electric Stun Gloves, and a Siege on Palestinian Homes
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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13 August 2026, 10:00 am - 9 minutes 31 secondsKey Takeaways From This Week’s Primaries, and the Deportees Stuck in ‘No Man’s Land’
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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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12 August 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 35 secondsOfficials Reveal a Secret Ruse to Evacuate Trump, and the F.D.A. Takes On a Food Safety Loophole
Plus, when you accidentally upset “Harry Potter” fans.
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Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats, by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
F.D.A. Moves Toward Tighter Restrictions on Food Ingredients, by Alice Callahan and Dani Blum
Taiwan Gingerly Tests How It Would Cope if China Choked Its Internet, by Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia, by John Yoon
How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Protected Dobby’s Grave From a Power Cable, by Claire Moses
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11 August 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutesHow Cameras Can Track Every Car in the U.S., and Iran’s Catch-22
Plus, a drying river reveals Nazi-era vessels.
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t., by Fernando Alfonso III and Kashmir Hill
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan for Disarming Hamas, by Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
Iran, Holding Firm to Strait, Steers Trump Back to June Deal, by Steven Erlanger
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms, by Catie Edmondson
Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone, by Michael Gold
A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat, by Lynsey Chutel and Alisa Dogramadzieva
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10 August 2026, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 45 secondsTrump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow
C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana, by Adam Entous
Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, by Coral Davenport
Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case, by Eli Tan
Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?, by Simar Bajaj
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