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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.

New vehicle-pollution rules proposed by the EPA would require two-thirds of cars on the market to be EVs by 2032. Vox looks at what’s in the plan and its prospects for implementation. NPR reports on its decision to cease posting to Twitter after the social-media platform labeled it first “state-affiliated media,” then “government-funded media.” The BBC asks Twitter CEO Elon Musk about the thinking behind his company’s decision in a wide-ranging interview.  The Wall Street Journal reports on how consumers are rethinking their relationship to subscriptions — and why it might soon get easier to cancel.

Images of what appear to be highly classified U.S. intelligence documents recently turned up on a social platform popular with gamers. The Wall Street Journal has more about the Pentagon team looking into the apparent leak and the fallout. The Journal also has the biggest questions and takeaways from the incident.  The SIG Sauer P320 is one of America’s most popular handguns. The Trace details how more than 100 people say their P320s discharged unexpectedly. Individuals who make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list are often praised as disrupters. Several have since been arrested for fraud and scams. The Guardian has more. The Washington Post explains how warmer temperatures due to climate change are making homers more common in Major League Baseball.

The Army is increasingly allowing service members who face criminal charges for violent crimes to circumvent trial by being discharged from the military. ProPublica investigates.  In recent layoffs, some employees were affected while on parental or medical leave. NPR spoke to a few. Makers of fortune cookies are debating whether artificial intelligence has a role in their industry. The Wall Street Journal has more.

ChatGPT invented a sexual-harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. Who’s at fault? The Washington Post investigates.  Home prices in the West are falling as prices in the East boom. The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look this unusual pattern. Bloomberg looks at how one man figured out a winning strategy for a seemingly unbeatable casino game: roulette.

A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted extensive gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, without reporting them. Johnson & Johnson offered $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging that talc in its baby powder and other products caused cancer. Reuters has the story. New York magazine looks into LED bulbs.

Earlier this year, a woman named Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her three children — who were 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months old. Though Clancy never formally received a PMAD diagnosis, her story has ignited conversations about postpartum care in the United States. Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu spoke with New Yorker editor Jessica Winter about the mental-health challenges many new birthing parents face — and the lack of support provided to them. This is a preview of that converstion.