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Plus, a daring rescue mission in space. 

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Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials, by Ann E. Marimow

Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out., by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao

Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence, by Annie Karni

As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest, by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Judson Jones and Erin McCann

NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, microdramas are trying to go mainstream. 

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Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait, by Erika Solomon

With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided, by Ann E. Marimow

Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump, by Michael Gold

The Trail of Devastation Along the Venezuelan Coast, by Leanne Abraham, Agnes Chang, Simon Ducroquet, Samuel Granados and Pablo Robles

Firefighters Mourn 3 Fallen Comrades as Blazes Ravage Utah and Colorado, by Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto

Welcome to the Luxury City Built by Taiwan’s A.I. Boom, by Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin

Microdramas, Often Dismissed as Lowbrow Curiosities, Eye the Mainstream, by Jonathan Abrams

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

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Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration, by Ann E. Marimow

Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic, by Peter Eavis, Farnaz Fassihi, Jenny Gross and Euan Ward

Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes, by María Victoria Fermín, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Julie Turkewitz, Isayen Herrera and Michael Levenson

A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy, by Adam Goldman, Jane Bradley, Dustin Volz and Michael Schwirtz

Older Adults Are No Longer Staying in ‘Empty Shell’ Marriages, by Catherine Pearson

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Plus, will A.I. find the next soccer superstar? 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Venezuela Live Updates: Chaos and Fear After Deadly Earthquakes, by The New York Times

After Trump’s Outburst, Senate G.O.P. Reverses Course on Iran, by Robert Jimison and Michael Gold

Trump’s Refusal to Sign Housing Bill Complicates Fate of Bipartisan Effort, by Michael Gold, Tony Romm, Tyler Pager and Ronda Kaysen

Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears, by Christina Jewett

Could A.I. Find Brazil’s Next Pelé?, by Ana Ionova

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Plus, why some tech companies are telling workers to cut back on A.I. 

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Europe Is Sweltering in an Extreme Heat Wave. Here’s the Latest., by Nazaneen Ghaffar

Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries, by Maya King, Sally Goldenberg and Emma Goldberg

Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat, by Ronda Kaysen

U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide, by Nick Cumming-Bruce

Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It., by Eli Tan

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