ICE Arrests Soar Across U.S., and Meta Agrees to Make Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook

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<p>Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment.&nbsp;</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/us/ice-immigrant-arrests-trump-deportation-dhs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted</a>, by Albert Sun and Allison McCann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20260826&amp;instance_id=180965&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=306413263&amp;segment_id=225440&amp;user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims</a>, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-landslide-tibet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake</a>, by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20260826&amp;instance_id=180971&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=306413263&amp;segment_id=225445&amp;user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer</a>, by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80</a>, by Bruce Weber</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97</a>, by Holland Cotter</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>