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NPR reports on how some crucial cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk. Gen Z has had cosmetic work done. They’re happy to tell you all about it. The Washington Post explains. Satellites keep photobombing space images. Astronomers need to find a fix. Wired has more.

ProPublica and Frontline investigate decades of government failure to prevent deadly crashes between cars and commercial trucks. The Nile is the world’s longest river? The Amazon would like a word. The Washington Post has more on an intractable geographic debate. NPR reports on research into whether a playlist of fish sounds can help save the world’s coral reefs.

Samantha Irby is many things: blogger; essayist; and writer for shows like Shrill, And Just Like That …, and Work in Progress. Above all, she is a master of transforming seemingly mundane moments of everyday life into high comedy. Irby sat down with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to talk about her new book, Quietly Hostile, her writing process, turning herself into a TV character, and why frivolous things matter. This is a preview of their conversation.

Dozens of migrants have been stuck for months on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. They say conditions are terrible. The BBC reports. A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. The Washington Post explains how her story may change psychiatry. The Houston Chronicle reports on why elephants at the local zoo do yoga.

Olympian Tori Bowie died from a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. ABC News reports on the latest. The Associated Press has been covering health disparities that are affecting this community in America. San Francisco put cash in kindergarteners’ college savings accounts 13 years ago. The San Francisco Chronicle examines whether the move paid off. Paul McCartney tells the BBC how AI has enabled a “final” Beatles song.

The Washington Post explains why Trump was charged in relation to handling secret information while Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence were not, and details the 37 charges he faces. In a groundbreaking climate lawsuit, young plaintiffs argue that Montana’s fossil-fuel support violates their constitutional rights. The Daily Montanan has the story. The student-loan freeze is ending. The Wall Street Journal has what you need to know. Apple News has a special collection of coverage on how the Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title.

The Guardian has fresh details on how four Colombian children lived through nearly six weeks alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash. A new program could shed light on the link between fighting wildfires and cancer. Boise State Public Radio reports. The Sacramento Bee looks at how riders are taking mail on horseback from California to Missouri to celebrate the anniversary of the Pony Express.

Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on federal criminal charges. The Washington Post has the details.  The Wall Street Journal has exclusive reporting on a secret agreement reached by Cuba and China for the island to host a Chinese spy facility.  The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld a lower-court ruling that Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act. The Alabama Reflector explains the decision’s significance. Air quality in the Northeast is slowly improving as wildfire smoke moves on. CNN is tracking conditions.  The Washington Post explains the wave of state legislation to ban or restrict the use of ”forever chemicals.” Tennis stars get lots of hate online, so the French Open gave them AI social-media “bodyguards.” NPR reports.

Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he couldn’t remember what he did the day before and would get lost driving home. Eventually, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In his new book, My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s, Jauhar chronicles the challenges of caring for a sick parent and explains where medicine is today when it comes to treatment for this incurable illness. This is a preview of Jauhar's conversation with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu.

National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it. CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous year. The Hollywood Reporter has more. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi made a deal to play for Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. The Wall Street Journal has details.