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More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer’s. Reuters explains how the results can be stressful. The Washington Post looks at how early-stage patients are making lifestyle changes as they attempt to prevent their conditions from getting worse. CNBC reports on how the SpaceX rocket explosion is raising questions about how much damage the launch may have done to the environment on the ground. Vulture explains a copyright lawsuit involving Ed Sheeran and a Marvin Gaye song.

Vanity Fair looks into Tucker Carlson’s surprising exit from Fox News. The Washington Post examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and confounding many in the GOP. Jury selection is expected to begin in the trial involving E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegation against Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal reports. As the Tree of Life synagogue-shooting trial begins, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star looks at attempts to change gun and hate-crimes laws in the wake the killings. The Los Angeles Times has the story of actor Danny Masterson’s retrial on rape charges. We’re also nearing the end of the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of spearheading the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The Washington Post has more.

Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Wall Street Journal has details. Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs into the root cause of aging scalps. NPR has more. ESPN tells the story of how Wrexham, a long-suffering soccer team, got back into its old league under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. CNBC breaks down the latest. Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are freezing and struggling to learn. ProPublica investigates. The Wall Street Journal has the unusual story of the man who settled the Fox-Dominion defamation case from a Romanian tour bus. Apple News editors have curated a special collection of environmental stories for Earth Day.

What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new Apple TV+ show Extrapolations tries to answer. Series creator Scott Z. Burns was a producer of the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth and the writer behind the eerily prescient 2011 film Contagion, about a global pandemic. Burns, along with one of the stars of the series, Sienna Miller, spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about the making of Extrapolations — and how dystopian portrayals of the future can mobilize and motivate people to take serious action. This is a preview of that converstion.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s medical absence is limiting Democrats’ ability to move Biden’s judicial nominations through. The Washington Post has the story. New data shows a slowdown in apartment building, the latest twist to a very unusual housing market for renters and buyers alike. MarketWatch reports. After 25 years, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end. The Wall Street Journal has a look back.

The Washington Post reports on the impact of Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion defamation case. There’s new criticism of Missouri’s self-defense laws in the wake of the Ralph Yarl shooting. The Kansas City Star has the story. The Wall Street Journal explains why climate change is making heavy turbulence more common during air travel.

Prosecutors charged a man in the shooting of 16-year-old Black student Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings. The Kansas City Star has the story. The trial for a landmark defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems is scheduled to get underway today. Brian Stelter, former CNN chief media correspondent, joined In Conversation to explain what the plaintiff is seeking to prove. He’s also covering the trial for Vanity Fair. A Vox journalist reveals what volunteering to do other people’s taxes taught him about America’s challenging tax code. The Guardian has the story of a photographer who rejected a prestigious prize because his image was AI-generated.

CNN explains origins of the deadly new conflict in Sudan. Next-generation treatments can be complicated to test and administer. The Wall Street Journal reports on the race to get doctors trained on the medicines of the future. Last night the lights went down on Broadway’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ for the final time. The Wall Street Journal profiles the guy who flipped the switch.

A landmark defamation trial against Fox News begins next week. Legal observers say the outcome could have a big impact on libel laws. Brian Stelter discusses the implications with Shumita Basu on this week’s Apple News In Conversation.  Federal authorities arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guard member, in connection with a leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents. The Guardian has more.  Town & Country looks at real-estate developers’ plans to build on the moon. Yes, the moon. For weeks now, some of the NBA’s biggest stars have been benched. The Wall Street Journal explains why.