Why Trump Is Gathering Republicans in Texas, and Iran Targets U.S. Warships

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• Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. (nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-repub…), By Reid J. Epstein
• Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure (nytimes.com/2026/09/09/world/middleeast/iran-w…), by Erika Solomon
• Israeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ (nytimes.com/2026/09/08/world/europe/uk-sanctio…) by Stephen Castle, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Isabel Kershner
• OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems,’ (nytimes.com/2026/09/08/science/openai-proof-mi…) by Cade Metz
• A.I. Listings Are So Widespread Even Zillow Is Concerned (nytimes.com/2026/09/08/realestate/ai-real-esta…), by Gerry Smith

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