U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics

Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever.

Here’s what we’re covering:

In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy • , by Christiaan Triebert, Malachy Browne, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It. • , by Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Deadlocked Jury Will Return for 6th Day • , by Maia Spoto, Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin Patients and Doctors, Shaken by the Clancy Trial, Seek Extra Help • , by Pam Belluck N.B.A. Docks Clippers 5 First-Round Picks, Levies $30 Million Fine After Kawhi Leonard Probe • , by Mike Vorkunov

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