Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort

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Here’s what we’re covering:

Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier, by John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals, by Dustin Volz

Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State, by Lauren McCarthy

Inside Russia’s Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country, by Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik

Madden Is Designed to Feel Real. So Where Are the Concussions?, by Matt Stevens and Ken Belson

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