How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

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<p>Plus, the political emails are coming for you. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/meta-social-media-addiction-trial.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims</a>, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/silicon-valley-tech-fans-children.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids.</a>, by David Streitfeld</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/middleeast/israeli-strike-gaza-cafe-peace-plan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan</a>, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/liberia-deportees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.</a>, by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/trump-ballroom-construction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week</a>, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/personal-injury-lawsuits-funding.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out</a>, by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/google-political-campaigns-email-spam.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails</a>, by Shane Goldmacher</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <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>