Trump’s Approval Drops to New Low, and Condom Prices Rise Because of the War

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Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan

Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks, by Chris Cameron

Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term, by Ruth Igielnik

World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains, by Zunaira Saieed

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear, by Gina Kolata

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