How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

Plus, the political emails are coming for you.

Here’s what we’re covering:

States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/meta-social-…), by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin

Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids. (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/silicon-vall…), by David Streitfeld

Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/middleeast/israel…), by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S. (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/liberia-dep…), by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer

Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/trump-ballr…), by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow

How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out (nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/personal-injur…), by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/google-poli…), by Shane Goldmacher

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