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The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran (nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/trump-iran…), by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport

Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East (nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/uss-abraham…), by John Ismay

Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission. (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/trump-inspe…), by Luke Broadwater

What if America Went Completely Dark? (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/magazine/national-black…), by Christopher Cox

Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too. (nytimes.com/2026/08/18/science/primates-pets.h…), by Taylor Mitchell Brown

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