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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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