NYTIMES (Dana G. Smith) - ‘Intrinsic Capacity’: The Most Important Longevity Term You’ve Never Heard of
Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging.
NYTIMES (Nina Agrawal and Roni Caryn Rabin) - Will Meta’s Changes Benefit Young Users’ Mental Health?
Psychologists said the changes were a symbolic victory, but warned their effectiveness might be limited.
NYTIMES (Mike Isaac) - Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.
NYTIMES (Vivian Nereim) - Saudi Arabia Appears to Be Preparing for a New War With the Houthis
Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.
NYTIMES (Abdi Latif Dahir, Christina Thornell, Coleman Lowndes and Vicken Vincent Avakian) - Scenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon
Our reporter Abdi Latif Dahir visits a barbershop in Lebanon that was demolished in an Israeli airstrike in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
NYTIMES (Robert Jimison) - Democrats to Force Senate Vote on Israel’s Human Rights Practices
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is leading a group of Democrats seeking answers about violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Sharon LaFraniere) - Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
NYTIMES (Carlotta Gall and Nicole Tung) - Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse
Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters.
NYTIMES (Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz) - Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic
Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Dolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread Affection
Bipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country.