ICE Arrests Soar Across U.S., and Meta Agrees to Make Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook

Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

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ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/us/ice-immi…), by Albert Sun and Allison McCann

Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlem…), by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-landsl…), by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson

F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-canc…), by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson

Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.h…), by Bruce Weber

Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.…), by Holland Cotter

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