The Headlines

Plus, what to know about Apple’s next C.E.O. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Facing Hard-Liners at Home and Bluster From Trump, Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Peace Talks, by Erika Solomon

Labor Secretary Steps Down Amid Internal Investigation, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien

F.B.I. Director Sues The Atlantic Over Article Claiming Excessive Drinking, by Katie Robertson

Fight Over Maps Escalates in Race for Control of Congress, by Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti

A Wish List for the Man Replacing Tim Cook as Apple’s C.E.O., by Brian X. Chen

The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars, by Benjamin Mullin and Elizabeth Williamson

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Plus, Lego crime. 

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Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack, by The New York Times

Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs, by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson

The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe, by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze

What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall, by Amy Fan

Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail, by Hannah Ziegler

Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say, by Rylee Kirk

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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10-Day Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon Goes Into Effect, by Euan Ward, Isabel Kershner, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Fuller

Hegseth Again Threatens Attacks on Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure, by John Ismay

White House Declines to Offer Congress an Estimate of Iran War Cost, by Tony Romm

In Las Vegas, Trump Brushes Off Rising Fuel Prices, by Chris Cameron

Trump to Nominate Doctor Who Has Publicly Supported Vaccines as C.D.C. Director, by Apoorva Mandavilli

Utah Becomes the New Center of U.S. Measles Cases, by Teddy Rosenbluth

Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys, by Richard Sandomir

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Plus, forget sneakers — Allbirds is going A.I.

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Jesus Memes, Threats and a War in Iran: A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure, by Katie Rogers

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate, by Peter Baker

As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost, by Raja Abdulrahim

Stocks Hit Record High as Wall St. Looks Beyond War, by Joe Rennison

5 Takeaways From the Live Nation Antitrust Trial, by Ben Sisario

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures, by Lauren Hirsch, Vivian Nereim and Alan Blinder

Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I., by Livia Albeck-Ripka

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Plus, will the World Cup bring tourists back to the U.S.?

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51 Percent of Americans Think the War in Iran Has Not Been Worthwhile, by Ruth Igielnik

A Divided America Processes a War That Trump Has Scarcely Explained, by Jack Healy, Pooja Salhotra, Jazmine Ulloa, Anna Griffin, Emily Cataneo and Ruth Igielnik

Rare Direct Talks Between Israel and Lebanon Focus on Hezbollah, by Michael Crowley, Euan Ward, Anushka Patil and Thomas Fuller

Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence, by Michael Gold

‘I Got Back Every Penny’: Inside Trump’s Supercharged Tax Season, by Andrew Duehren

Hampshire College Will Close Amid Student Enrollment Declines, by Mark Arsenault

Will the World Cup Bring Tourists Back to America? by Gabe Castro-Root

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