How the Kremlin Gets the Election Results It Wants, and R.F.K. Jr. Rallies Vaccine Skeptics

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Here’s what we’re covering:
• Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First. (nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/trump-putin-russia-s…), by Anton Troianovski
• Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants (nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/europe/russia-dum…), by Ivan Nechepurenko
• Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House,’ (nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines…) by Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth
• In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message (nytimes.com/2026/09/08/realestate/corsica-sepa…), by Ronda Kaysen
• T. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs, Had a Body Temperature of 97 Degrees (nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/trex-dinosaur-t…), by Carolyn Y. Johnson

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