What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/vance-iran-war-trump-munitions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War</a>, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman</li><li><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/middleeast/yemens-houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-port-officials-say.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally</a>, by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/climate/global-coal-demand-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs</a>, by Brad Plumer</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-ai-biological-weapons.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons</a>, by Dustin Volz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/well/cyclospora-outbreak-over-fda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over</a>, by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/theater/come-from-away-musical-gander-canada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada.</a>, by Michael Paulson</li></ul> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>