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| Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 26, and a group of treasure hunters searching for Civil War artifacts in Virginia stumbled across something older and rarer. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran, complicating negotiations to end the war. | - Why? The “self-defense” strikes were intended to protect troops from Iranian threats, a military spokesman said. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks will continue.
- What else to know: President Donald Trump urged several majority-Muslim nations to join the Abraham Accords, a set of treaties aimed at normalizing relations with Israel.
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 | Texans go to the polls today in a hotly contested Senate primary runoff. | | | Sen. John Cornyn, left, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Annie Rice/LM Otero/AP) | - The contenders: Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn faces scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton. The contest pits the Republican establishment against Trump’s MAGA base.
- In other election news: Several Black members of Congress are at risk of losing their seats after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act — they won’t go quietly.
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 | Trump is raging at anyone who tries to hold up construction of his ballroom. | | |
 | Pope Leo released a 40,000-word document warning about the dangers of AI. | - At the Vatican yesterday: The first American pontiff called for guardrails to ensure that artificial intelligence eases, rather than exacerbates, inequality and poverty.
- Why it matters: The intervention could open up a rift between the Catholic Church and the boosters of AI in Silicon Valley and inside the Trump administration.
- Is your job threatened by AI? Look it up here.
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 |  | The Post spoke to an American doctor who was evacuated for Ebola exposure. | - “You feel helpless”: Patrick LaRochelle is in a hospital in Prague, waiting to find out whether he has Ebola. He described how the “casket disease” struck his hospital in Congo.
- Medical workers in Congo are struggling to control the outbreak: It has been linked to over 1,000 cases. LaRochelle said at least one of his former colleagues has died.
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 | There’s a sleep-time “sweet spot” linked to healthy aging. | | - It’s not eight hours: Between 6.4 to 7.8 hours of sleep a night might be ideal, according to a new study. It also found that too much or too little sleep might accelerate aging.
- More health advice: Neurologist Majid Fotuhi shared six things he does to boost his brain. He says blueberries, dark chocolate and salmon are among the top brain foods.
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 | Athletes competed in a Las Vegas event that allowed doping. | | | Hafthor Björnsson failed in his world-record lift attempt during the Enhanced Games at Resorts World Las Vegas on Sunday. (Ian Maule for The Post) | |
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