ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas and Ian Stewart) - The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Casey Parks) - A headmaster’s challenge to his male students: Speak up about rape
A headmaster in Canada challenged his male students not to be silent when confronted with wrong behavior.
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YOUTUBE (CNN) - Is Sobriety the New Flex? | Engagement Party
Former Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio got sober before “sober-curious” was trending. As an original arbiter of internet culture, he’s got a long view of today’s drinking discourse — and advice for anybody questioning their relationship with their vices. 0:00 Why is sobriety content taking off online? 5:07 Sober or just drinking less? We're seeing trends intersect 6:25 It's OG arbiter of internet culture turned sobriety writer AJ Daulerio 16:35 The difference between abstinence and sobriety 20:33 Sobriety as a movement has something to offer all of us 28:50 Scroll and Tell: Skydiving from hot air balloons?! 32:12 Touch Grass: Sometimes it really is sunshine and rainbows About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s…
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NYTIMES (Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush) - How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil
The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.
NYTIMES (Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei) - Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways
Candidates in three of the races that could determine control of the Senate engaged in bitter and personal attacks.
NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - Why This Election Could Be More Complicated for Democrats Than Polls Suggest
The last two midterms where Democrats surged against an unpopular Republican president were in 2006 and 2018. They had notably different outcomes.
NYTIMES (Grace Ashford) - Will Trump’s Visit to Syracuse Be a Boon or a Bust for Blakeman?
The president is scheduled to appear on Friday at a rally with the Republican nominee for governor, but it’s not clear whether his presence will mobilize upstate Republicans.
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NYTIMES (Sarah Lyall) - A Photo of Mussolini’s Corpse Led Page 1. How It Got There Is a Tale.
It took a perilous trip through an Alpine blizzard to show the world the dictator was dead.
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NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back
Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?