What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.

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• Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War (nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/vance-iran-…), by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman
• Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally (nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/middleeast/yemens…), by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
• The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs (nytimes.com/2026/09/10/climate/global-coal-dem…), by Brad Plumer
• Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons (nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-a…), by Dustin Volz
• U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over (nytimes.com/2026/09/10/well/cyclospora-outbrea…), by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan
• The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada. (nytimes.com/2026/09/04/theater/come-from-away-…), by Michael Paulson

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