The Headlines

Plus, the ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France, by Mark Landler
France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests Escalate, by Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base, by Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
U.S. Sends ‘Hunter-Killer’ Drones to South America to Target Cartels, by Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes, by Kashmir Hill, Jesse Drucker, Eli Tan and Mike Isaac
A 2,500-Year-Old Ski? The Melting Alps Release Ancient Secrets., by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, why school music classes are under threat.
Here’s what we’re covering:
A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins, by Karen Zraick
How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term, by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle
As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire, by Abbie VanSickle
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats, by Eric Schmitt
An Iranian Threat, 3 Vans and a Phone Call: Behind the Mystery at a U.K. Air Base, by Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon, by Selam Gebrekidan
Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools, by Sydney Ember

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold, by Katie Rogers
Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump, by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval
Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions, by Emily Cochrane
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case, by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko
U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident, by Michael D. Shear
New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?, by Gina Kolata
Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology, by Brooks Barnes

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Plus, a Kelvin wave is coming.
Here’s what we’re covering:
How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice, by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer and Amy Julia Harris
Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge, by David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller
Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection, by Emily Cochrane and Ann E. Marimow
A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble, by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week.
Here’s what we’re covering:
After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future, by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt
OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security, by Sheera Frenkel, Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman
At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves, by Katie Rogers and Cecilia Kang
Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now, by Abbie VanSickle
ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive, by Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz
Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears, by Madison Malone Kircher

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