Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody

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Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship (nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/trump-birth…), by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow

C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana (nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/cia-cuba-ta…), by Adam Entous

Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start (nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-head…), by Coral Davenport

Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody (nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/middleeast/gaza-f…), by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac

Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case (nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mex…), by Eli Tan

Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober? (nytimes.com/2026/07/25/well/sober-clubs.html), by Simar Bajaj

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