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Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes?

Here’s what we’re covering:

An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz, by David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt

The Iran War’s Forgotten Captives: Sailors Trapped in the Persian Gulf, by Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis

Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case, by Erica L. Green, Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman

Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It., by Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano

New Zealand Has Ended Greyhound Racing. Now It Has to Manage the Aftermath., by Emanuel Stoakes

The Bagpiper’s Endless Quest for a Place to Practice, by Andrew Keh

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Plus, why college jerseys suddenly have corporate logos.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal, by Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj

Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched,’ by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold

‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?,’ by Ben Hubbard and Aida Alami

More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations, by Pooja Salhotra

Why Are College Football Programs Suddenly Putting Corporate Patches on Their Uniforms?, by Manny Navarro of The Athletic

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament, by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems, by Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño

Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta, by Jason Horowitz

Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time, by Zane Irwin and Stephanie Nolen

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week, by Selam Gebrekidan

Breaking Down FIFA’s Stake Sale, How It Compares to Other Sports and Whether It’s Necessary, by Chris Weatherspoon of The Athletic

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Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens, by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking, by Dave Philipps

Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts, by Reed Abelson

Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards, by Soumya Karlamangla

A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce, by Victor Mather

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Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan

The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave, by Miriam Jordan

Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson

Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies, by The New York Times

In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground, by Quinn Glabicki

Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81, by Clay Risen

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