- 15 minutes 33 secondsWhat JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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- Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman
- Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally, by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
- The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs, by Brad Plumer
- Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons, by Dustin Volz
- U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over, by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan
- The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada., by Michael Paulson
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11 September 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 35 secondsTrump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti
Plus, the secretive operation to move a 900-year-old masterpiece.
Here’s what we’re covering:
- ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher
- Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year, by Luke Broadwater
- Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- Deported From the U.S., Some Haitians Are Left Broke and Stranded, by Frances Robles
- A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry, by Alex Marshall
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10 September 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 18 secondsWhy Trump Is Gathering Republicans in Texas, and Iran Targets U.S. Warships
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- Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch., By Reid J. Epstein
- Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure, by Erika Solomon
- Israeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ by Stephen Castle, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Isabel Kershner
- OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems,’ by Cade Metz
- A.I. Listings Are So Widespread Even Zillow Is Concerned, by Gerry Smith
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9 September 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 22 secondsWhy the Pentagon Is Doing Polygraphs, and Officials Prepare to Release Huge Set of 9/11 Documents
Plus, could crushable concrete stop the next plane crash?
Here’s what we’re covering:
- In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt
- Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones, by Coral Davenport
- Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback, by Dan Watson
- After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality, by Sally Goldenberg and Nina Agrawal
- Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun Demirjian
- Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun Demirjian
- Kenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived., by Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
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8 September 2026, 10:00 am - 14 minutes 53 secondsA Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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- The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control, by Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman
- ‘I Wouldn’t Call It a War’: Vance Plays Down Recent Iran Strikes, by Maggie Haberman
- Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms, by Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz
- Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval, by Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger
- Elon Musk Makes His First Spending Push in Key Midterm Races, by Theodore Schleifer
- Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnel for Survivors After Finding 2 Alive, by Anupreeta Das, Binod Ghimire, Sajal Pradhan, Mujib Mashal and Hari Raj
- A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself., by Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen
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4 September 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 52 secondsU.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics
Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever.
Here’s what we’re covering:
- In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy, by Christiaan Triebert, Malachy Browne, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon
- Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It., by Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson
- Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Deadlocked Jury Will Return for 6th Day, by Maia Spoto, Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin
- Patients and Doctors, Shaken by the Clancy Trial, Seek Extra Help, by Pam Belluck
- N.B.A. Docks Clippers 5 First-Round Picks, Levies $30 Million Fine After Kawhi Leonard Probe, by Mike Vorkunov
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3 September 2026, 9:58 am - 10 minutes 23 secondsRussia’s New Push to Torment Kyiv, and a Whistle-Blower’s Warning on Mail-In Voting
Plus, hiking 2,190 miles at age 91.
Here’s what we’re covering:
- Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones, by Siobhán O’Grady and Yurii Shyvala
- Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran, by Paul Sonne
- Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail, by Chris Cameron
- More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They’re Getting Tossed, by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti
- Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World, by Eshe Nelson
- U.N. Says World Will Miss Its Climate Target, Warming Must Be Reversed, by Chico Harlan
- At 91, He Just Reclaimed His Age Record on the Appalachian Trail, by Chris Cohen
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2 September 2026, 10:00 am - 9 minutes 18 secondsThe Supreme Court’s Secret Documents, and an Unusual Order From the C.D.C. Director
Plus, a conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder trial.
Here’s what we’re covering:
How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History, by Jodi Kantor
Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction, by Ann E. Marimow
Secretary of the Army Resigns After Clashing With Hegseth Over Firings, by Helene Cooper and Greg Jaffe
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Teddy Rosenbluth
Decades After Tupac’s Murder, a Talkative Gang Member Is Convicted, by Julia Jacobs and Anusha Bayya
Argentines Hoped Messi Would Stay Forever, by Emma Bubola
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1 September 2026, 9:57 am - 10 minutes 6 secondsThe Navy’s Supply Chain Struggle, and Trump’s Unusual Oil Deal in Venezuela
Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month, by Times reporters
Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War, by John Ismay
Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil, by Rebecca F. Elliott, Simon Romero and Edward Wong
‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover, by Julie Turkewitz
Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods, by Sajal Pradhan and Mujib Mashal
NASA’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars, by Katrina Miller
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31 August 2026, 9:57 am - 15 minutes 28 secondsSix Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War, by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati
Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, by Erica L. Green
Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti, by Hamed Aleaziz, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles
‘They All Died, and I Lived’: Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief, by Anupreeta Das
Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic, by Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz
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28 August 2026, 9:56 am - 12 minutes 59 secondsICE Arrests Soar Across U.S., and Meta Agrees to Make Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook
Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
Here’s what we’re covering:
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted, by Albert Sun and Allison McCann
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan
Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake, by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson
F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer, by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80, by Bruce Weber
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97, by Holland Cotter
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