How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients

Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens (nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/trump-iran-war-widen…), by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking (nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/coast-guard-rescue-b…), by Dave Philipps

Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts (nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/aca-obamacare-…), by Reed Abelson

Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards (nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/pinot-noir-californi…), by Soumya Karlamangla

A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce (nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/canada/fish-sauce…), by Victor Mather

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