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Plus, Ye’s attempted comeback prompts backlash. 

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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran, by Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes

Iran’s Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened, by Erika Solomon

Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen., by Eileen Sullivan, Hamed Aleaziz, Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar

NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter, by Kenneth Chang

A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion, by Valerie Hopkins, Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev

Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of London Music Festival Headlined by Ye, by Michael D. Shear

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone., by Glenn Thrush and Tyler Pager

Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders, by Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

House Punts on Homeland Security Funding, Prolonging Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold

Trump Faces a Tough Fight With His New Budget, by Tony Romm

How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade, by Matt Richtel

Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash, by Alice Callahan

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Plus, does every middle schooler really need a laptop? 

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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Iran, by Luke Broadwater and Tyler Pager

Key Justices Appear Skeptical of Limiting Birthright Citizenship, by Abbie VanSickle

G.O.P. Leaders Strike Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold

Artemis II Completes First Day of Its NASA Lunar Mission, by Kenneth Chang

SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O., by Ryan Mac, Lauren Hirsch and Maureen Farrell

Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones, by Natasha Singer

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Plus, what to know about NASA’s moon mission. 

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Around the Moon and Back in 10 Days, by Marco Hernandez and Kenneth Chang

Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks, by Tyler Pager and Edward Wong

Israel’s Message to Southern Lebanon: Shiites Must Go, by Christina Goldbaum

Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors, by Ann E. Marimow

Trump Signs Order Seeking Federal Control of Mail Voting as He Promotes False Claims, by Nick Corasaniti and Michael Gold

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom, by Zach Montague

TMZ Sics Its Tipsters on a New Breed of Celebrity Villain: Members of Congress, by Catie Edmondson

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Plus, a three-minute, multimillion-dollar art heist. 

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Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say, by Julian E. Barnes, Adam Goldman and Ronen Bergman

Two More U.N. Peacekeepers Are Killed in Southern Lebanon, by Euan Ward

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.,’ by Jazmine Ulloa, Allison McCann and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized, by Emily Badger, Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan

Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say, by Ali Watkins and Josephine de La Bruyère

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