The Deadly Choice Facing Many Gazans, and a New Disclosure of “Concerning” A.I. Behavior

Plus, the rise of shopping sites that don’t sell anything.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say (nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/middleeast/gaza-b…), by Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir
• Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation (nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/economy/federa…), by Colby Smith
• OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior (nytimes.com/2026/09/16/technology/openai-model…), by Emmy Martin
• Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket (nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/asia/fiji-hiv-nat…), by Zane Irwin
• Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough (nytimes.com/2026/09/11/world/asia/dopamine-sit…), by Ephrat Livni

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