Russia Steps Up Ukraine Attacks, and America’s Drinking Drops to Record Low

Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction. 

On Today’s Episode:

Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks, by Constant Méheut

Bakers on Texas-Mexican Border Are Found Guilty of Harboring Illegal Workers, by Edgar Sandoval

U.S. Drinking Drops to New Low, Poll Finds, by Dani Blum

What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door, by Heather Knight

You Can Buy One of the C.I.A.’s Greatest Mysteries at an Auction House, by John Schwartz

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