What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.

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Here’s what we’re covering:

• Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/vance-iran-war-trump-munitions.html) , by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman
• Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally (http://nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/middleeast/yemens-houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-port-officials-say.html) , by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
• The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/climate/global-coal-demand-iran-war.html) , by Brad Plumer
• Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-ai-biological-weapons.html) , by Dustin Volz
• U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/well/cyclospora-outbreak-over-fda.html) , by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan
• The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/theater/come-from-away-musical-gander-canada.html) , by Michael Paulson





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