Trump’s Standoff With White House Reporters, and the Rise and Fall of ‘Pervert Glasses’

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Here’s what we’re covering:
• In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. (nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-pr…), by Peter Baker
• Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War (nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-p…), by Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar
• Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’ (nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/netany…), by Isabel Kershner, Farnaz Fassihi, Max Bearak and Michael Levenson
• Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds (nytimes.com/2026/09/21/science/teen-sadness-de…), by Azeen Ghorayshi
• Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive (nytimes.com/2026/09/24/technology/personaltech…), by Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan

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