An Increase in U.S. Troops to the Middle East, and a String of Attacks on Jewish Sites

Plus, a jaw-dropping A.I. tool goes dark.

Here’s what we’re covering:

United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War, by Adam Rasgon, Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz Fassihi

Around 2,000 U.S. Paratroopers to Be Sent to the Middle East, by Eric Schmitt

Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East, by Yeganeh Torbati, Gabby Sobelman, Erica L. Green and Thomas Fuller

Investigators Seek Answers in Attacks on Jewish Sites in Europe, by Adam Goldman and Lizzie Dearden

Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District, by David W. Chen

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator, by Cade Metz

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