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• Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People, by Bora Erden and Nicholas Nehamas
• Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski, by Glenn Thrush, Tyler Pager and Nicholas Nehamas
• The Ad Dividing the Republican Party, by Jess Bidgood
• Protesters in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Fires in Rainforests, by Muktita Suhartono
• Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore, by Francesca Regalado and Jonathan Wolfe

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Plus, America’s newest national park. 

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• U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections, by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman
• Trump Says He’ll Decide Who Gets Rewards From New Whistle-Blower Program, by Luke Broadwater
• A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites, by Dustin Volz
• Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy, by Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang
• SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc., by Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing
• America Mints a New National Park, Elevating an Arizonan ‘Sky Island,’ by Ryley Ober
• ‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains?, by Megan Specia

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Plus, the big business of big scares.

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• This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like, by Eli Saslow
• Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds, by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik
• Trump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch, by Theodore Schleifer
• Trump’s Super PAC Unleashes Deluge of Ads on Facebook and Instagram, by Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
• Calling Putin a ‘Humanitarian,’ Witkoff Thanks Him for Releasing an American, by David E. Sanger, Kim Barker and Ivan Nechepurenko
• Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
• Major Yemeni City Running Out of Food and Water as Houthis Encircle It, by Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim
• The Bedeviling Work of Designing and Redesigning Haunted Houses, by Aimee Ortiz

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Plus, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.” 

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• How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax, by Michael Steinberger
• Trump Swings Through Deep-Red States Seeking to Reverse Lagging G.O.P. Enthusiasm, by Emily Davies and Jonathan Swan
• Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank, by Aaron Boxerman
• NDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too, by Guy Trebay
• Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor, by Sopan Deb

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Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets. 

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• Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election, by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman
• The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics, by Isabel Kershner
• A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination, by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
• France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country, by Catherine Porter
• To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look, by Justin Scheck
• Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There., by Natalie Wolchover

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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• $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, by Stuart A. Thompson
• Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party, by Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth Igielnik
• Trump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution, by Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager, John Ismay and Greg Jaffe
• What We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Oregon, by Francesca Regalado
• Chinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage, by James Paton

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Plus, the legacy of a competitive eating champion. 

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• The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones, by Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur
• Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates, by Constant Méheut
• Higher Energy Prices Lift U.S. Inflation Ahead of Midterm Elections, by Colby Smith
• Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans, by Sydney Ember
• Migrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations Alone, by Jazmine Ulloa and Madeleine Ngo
• Tim Janus, One of the World’s Greatest Competitive Eaters, Has Died, by Clay Risen

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Plus, the antique apples making a comeback. 

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• Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin, by Robert Jimison
• Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride., by Shawn McCreesh
• ‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle., by Elisabeth Bumiller
• Pope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer During Surgery, Vatican Says, by Elisabetta Povoledo
• Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators, by Sharon Otterman and Debra Kamin
• Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France, by Ségolène Le Stradic
• The Next ‘It’ Apple Might Be 300 Years Old, by Sarah Karnasiewicz

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Plus, setting a record on Mars. 

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• Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans, by Theodore Schleifer
• Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, by Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan Feuer
• U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin, by Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek
• Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire, by Christina Goldbaum, Samuel Granados and Adina Renner
• 28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year? 

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• America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear, by Nick Corasaniti
• Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes, by Euan Ward and Vivian Nereim
• Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher
• India’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as Small Protests Go On in Delhi, by Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj
• Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?, by Elaine Glusac

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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• Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei
• ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood, by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz
• Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive, by Erica L. Green
• Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says, by Chris Cameron
• 6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season, by Judson Jones
• What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes, by The New York Times

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