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Plus, how owning a car is becoming unaffordable. 

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Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?, by David M. Halbfinger

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State, By Neil MacFarquhar

Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War, by Julian E. Barnes, Robert Draper and Luke Broadwater

Small U.S. Airports Could Close if Shutdown Continues, Official Warns, by Gabe Castro-Root

Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers., by Rebecca Robbins

‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible, by Kailyn Rhone

Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit, by Lesley Evans Ogden

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Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91. 

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Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships, by Anton Troianovski, Erica L. Green, David E. Sanger and Aaron Boxerman

With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War, by Michael M. Grynbaum

Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba,’ by Annie Correal, Jack Nicas and Frances Robles

Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol, by Hamed Aleaziz

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies, by Apoorva Mandavilli

A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars, by Ted Alcorn

Margareta Magnusson, 91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying, by Chris Kornelis

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Plus, highlights from the Oscars. 

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices, by David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes

Family Outing in West Bank Ends in Hail of Israeli Gunfire, by David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim

How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress, by Christopher Flavelle, Madeleine Ngo and Georgia Gee

His Father Lost His Life’s Savings in a Scam. A Fake Lawyer Offered to Help., by Tara Siegel Bernard

Oscars 2026 Takeaways: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Honors, by Brooks Barnes

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict, by Alan Rappeport

Oil Shock Sends Tremors Through World Economy: ‘This Really Is the Big One,’ by Patricia Cohen

‘The World Exploded.’ Strikes Haunt Displaced Families in Lebanon., By Christina Goldbaum and Sarah Chaayto

Michigan Synagogue Attack Updates: Federal Officials Identify a Suspect, by Times reporters

Army Officer Killed in University Attack That Is Being Investigated as Terrorism, by Campbell Robertson, Devlin Barrett and Christine Hauser

Senate Again Deadlocks on Homeland Security Funding as Shutdown Persists, by Carl Hulse

Senate Resoundingly Passes Housing Bill, but Challenges Lie Ahead, by Ronda Kaysen

A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully., By Brian X. Chen and Teddy Rosenbluth

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Plus, Planned Parenthood’s new offering: Botox.

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Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion, by Catie Edmondson

Iran War Live Updates: Oil Tops $100 a Barrel as Attacks Spread Across Middle East, by New York Times reporters

Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Helping., By Richard Fausset

A State of Wealthy Entrepreneurs Passes a ‘Millionaires’ Tax,’ by Anna Griffin

A Planned Parenthood Clinic, in a Pinch, Turns to Botox, by Alisha Haridasani Gupta

René Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse, by Julia Moskin

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