How Cameras Can Track Every Car in the U.S., and Iran’s Catch-22

Plus, a drying river reveals Nazi-era vessels.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t. (nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/flock-cameras-can-tr…), by Fernando Alfonso III and Kashmir Hill

Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan for Disarming Hamas (nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/israel…), by Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon

Iran, Holding Firm to Strait, Steers Trump Back to June Deal (nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/europe/iran-strai…), by Steven Erlanger

Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms (nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/senate-pass…), by Catie Edmondson

Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone (nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/trump-save-…), by Michael Gold

A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat (nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/europe/danube-ger…), by Lynsey Chutel and Alisa Dogramadzieva

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