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Plus, the man who went to space — and never wanted to go back.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac
E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants, by Maxine Joselow
A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco, by Heather Knight
Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84, by Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

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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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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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Here’s what we’re covering:
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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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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