What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War • , by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally • , by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs • , by Brad Plumer Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons • , by Dustin Volz U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over • , by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada. • , by Michael Paulson

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