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| Good morning. It’s Friday, April 17, and thieves have found a new way to steal gas as fuel prices rise. Look out for holes in your tank. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. | - What to know: The deal, announced yesterday by President Donald Trump, promises to halt Israeli strikes for 10 days. It’s part of a wider push to end the war in Iran.
- In the U.S.: A measure to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran was narrowly defeated yesterday in the House. Look up how your representative voted here.
- In Europe: Even some pro-Trump politicians think he’s going too far.
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 | Virginia politician Justin Fairfax killed his wife and himself, police said. | | | Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax and Cerina Wanzer Fairfax pictured in 2018. (Kevin Morley/AP) | |
 | Acting ICE director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation yesterday. | | |
 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record in contentious House hearings. | - For the first time in more than seven months: Lawmakers grilled the health secretary on vaccines, raw milk and the MAHA movement. Find our four takeaways here.
- In a separate hearing yesterday: House Republicans threw their support behind Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, marking a rare public break with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- One more thing: Trump officials are trying to stamp out the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
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 | Some states are about to go from record heat to a freeze. | | | (Ben Noll/The Washington Post/ECMWF/ERA5) | - Weather whiplash: After a balmy spell, temperatures will plunge into the 20s in parts of the Plains, Midwest and Northeast this weekend into next week.
- Blame Alaska: The state has had an unusually cold winter, and a high-pressure system near Greenland will force chilly Arctic air south into the Lower 48.
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 | The next great tech leap may be built on videos of people folding laundry. | | - How? Start-ups and entrepreneurs are trying to make robots smart enough to help with household chores. But researchers need examples to train the bots.
- Cue the gig economy: People are earning as much as $25 an hour recording themselves doing chores like folding clothes for DoorDash. See how it works here.
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 | A man bought two raffle tickets and won a Picasso worth over $1 million. | | | Péri Cochin, a French TV host who is the founder of 1 Picasso for 100 euros, speaks on the phone with the winner, Ari Hodara, next to the 1941 painting “Head of a Woman,” by Pablo Picasso. (Michel Euler/AP) | |
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