Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
Here’s what we’re covering:
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/us/ice-immigrant-arrests-trump-deportation-dhs.html) , by Albert Sun and Allison McCann
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180965&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=225440&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b) , by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan
Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-landslide-tibet.html) , by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson
F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180971&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=225445&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b) , by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html) , by Bruce Weber
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.html) , by Holland Cotter
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Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
Here’s what we’re covering:
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/us/ice-immigrant-arrests-trump-deportation-dhs.html) , by Albert Sun and Allison McCann
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180965&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=225440&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b) , by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan
Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-landslide-tibet.html) , by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson
F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180971&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=225445&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b) , by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html) , by Bruce Weber
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97 (nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.html) , by Holland Cotter
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com (mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com) .
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