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Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.

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The Israeli military escalated its attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday with strikes in Beirut and other cities. Iran launched retaliatory missile attacks against Israel over the killing of its de facto leader. Follow live updates on the war in the Middle East.

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Two people have died in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in southeast England. Many cases were traced to a nightclub in Canterbury that is popular with students at the University of Kent.

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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.

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Former Rep. Melissa Bean, a centrist supporter of Israel, won the Democratic House primary for a Chicago-area seat on Tuesday, prevailing in a race that became a test of views on the Middle East.

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This year's Turing Award was given to two scientists who in the 1980s invented quantum cryptography, an impregnable form of encryption technology.

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Illinois Democratic Senate primary. The race was a test for Gov. JB Pritzker, who bet big on her candidacy. Read more: nyti.ms/4sgZGhf

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Wired’s top editor, Katie Drummond, has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting. Here's how.

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A new study found that adolescents were more likely to share sexual photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.

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Don Tracy, a Republican former state party chair who casts himself a political bridge builder, won his party’s Senate primary in Illinois on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. He will begin the general election as a significant underdog in a deep-blue state.

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After Southwest airlines changed its policy on plus-size passengers this year, some travelers say agents are publicly scrutinizing their bodies and forcing them to buy extra seats they never needed before or even denying them boarding.

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A series of bitterly contested primaries in Illinois on Tuesday are deciding which members of a new generation of politicians will try to replace several Democratic mainstays. Follow live election results here.

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Darren Bailey, a former state legislator aligned with President Trump, won the Republican nomination for governor of Illinois on Tuesday, The Associated Press said.

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Breaking News: Breaking News: Donna Miller won a Democratic House primary in Illinois, blocking former Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.’s path back to Congress years after a corruption scandal.

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After a federal judge halted the Trump administration’s changes to vaccine recommendations, pediatricians and researchers expressed concern that the ruling would have little effect on the confusion and mistrust that those changes have stoked.

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Police officers shot and killed a gunman after he opened fire inside a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Georgia, on Tuesday, injuring an employee, the authorities said.

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In Illinois, a series of bitterly contested primaries will decide which members of a new generation of politicians will try to replace several Democratic mainstays including Sen. Richard Durbin, the party’s No. 2 in the Senate. Follow live election results here.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It has become apparent that A.I. poses not only a threat to a wide range of jobs, but it also has the potential to capture markets and political systems—especially if given free rein to do so without legislative or regulatory supervision,” Thomas Edsall writes.

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This drain catcher has the best user ratings of any hair strainer for bathroom sinks, with tens of thousands of five-star reviews. Our Wirecutter testers found that it worked as advertised, and it made their lives a little bit easier and a little less disgusting. nyti.ms/4cLTzg7

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Breaking News: President Trump did not endorse John Cornyn or Ken Paxton in Texas' Senate race before the deadline for candidates to withdraw.

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An off-duty NYPD officer, who works at Gracie Mansion and City Hall, is under investigation after he shot a man in the head in the Bronx on Monday, the police said. The 30-year-old man who was shot is in critical condition.

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Polls are closed in Illinois, where voters are weighing in on a big Senate primary and competitive House races. Follow live updates.

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Voters in Illinois can expect to see the state's primary election results late Tuesday evening, though the counting might spill into Wednesday.

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A TSA official warned on Tuesday that the ongoing partial government shutdown may force the closure of small U.S. airports. TSA officers, working without pay for more than a month, have called out of work and quit in growing numbers as the shutdown drags on.

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This recipe is for a vivid, vegetarian pasta sauce is absurdly simple and quick from start to finish, but the result is luxurious. nyti.ms/3PgeYnV

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said an employee of an outside security firm hired for the Oscars had “incidental contact” with the actress Teyana Taylor and called it “not acceptable,” after video showed Taylor calling a man off camera “rude” for having put his hands on her.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said that the keto diet could “cure” schizophrenia. Experts say that there is no evidence to support his statement. Here's what else to know.

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A reader asked: "I’ve heard that the caffeine boost from matcha is 'better' than the one you get from coffee, with fewer jitters and anxiety. Does science support that?"

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A former sheriff’s deputy in Los Angeles County who was involved in an extortion plot that at one point involved the sham arrest of a rival in a cryptocurrency scheme was sentenced to more than five years in prison this week, federal officials said.

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