The Headlines

Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So., by Peter Baker
Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War, by Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar
Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’, by Isabel Kershner, Farnaz Fassihi, Max Bearak and Michael Levenson
Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds, by Azeen Ghorayshi
Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive, by Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan

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Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, by Erik Wemple
Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher, by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth
OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says, by Victoria Kim
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting, by Kate Conger and Victoria Kim
Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds, by Rebecca Dzombak

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Plus, El Niño is scrambling hurricane season.
Here’s what we’re covering:
At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger
Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less., by David E. Sanger, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud, by Margot Sanger-Katz, Sarah Kliff and Christopher Rowland
Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny, by Scott Dance
‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico, by Amy Graff

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Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu.
Here’s what we’re covering:
With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump, by David Pierson
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins
Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant, by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan, by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta
David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76, by Michael S. Rosenwald

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Plus, the best TV shows of the century.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help, by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban, by Michael M. Grynbaum, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Benjamin Mullin
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants, by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. Bender
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees, by Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar
How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose, by Alex Klavens, Walt Bogdanich and Jenny Vrentas
The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, by The New York Times

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