NYTIMES (Ruth Maclean and Justin Makangara) - For Rebels in Congo, Ebola Could Help Strengthen Their Rule
A violent militia that controls large swaths of Congolese territory in the east may use the virus to try to bolster its authority.
NYTIMES (Jennifer Schuessler) - How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution?
Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its radicalism is taking on a fresh charge.
NYTIMES (Maggie Astor) - As Parents Reject Vitamin K Shots, Some Babies Develop Devastating Bleeding
Doctors described treating brain and abdominal hemorrhages in infants who hadn’t received the routine injection. Several said the images of those patients were seared in their minds.
NYTIMES (Dana G. Smith) - Are Omega-3 Supplements Actually Good for Your Brain?
Researchers have been surprised by the study findings.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - Marine Le Pen’s Return Has Sidelined Her Protégé. Can They Join Forces?
For months, Jordan Bardella was set to be the French far-right’s candidate for the presidency — until his mentor, Marine Le Pen, nudged him aside this week. Their relationship could define the campaign.
NYTIMES (Andrew Higgins) - The Alluring Albanian Island Inspiring Ivanka’s Fantasy
A former military base in the Adriatic Sea, the island is in a beautiful setting but it is strewed with snakes, crumbling buildings and land mines.
NYTIMES (Jeneen Interlandi) - The Unknown Universe Inside Your Gut
The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - The Low-Key Lawyer at the Center of the Search for a Platner Replacement
Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state’s Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.
NYTIMES (Caitlyn Freeman) - Midtown Neighborhood Has to Cope in a Troubled Building’s Shadow
Travelers were shut out of major hotels, and work ground to a halt for some on Tuesday after a building partially buckled in Manhattan.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Mark Landler and Murray Carpenter) - Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes, and Big Tobacco Makes a Big New Bet
Plus, using drones to watch for sharks.