New York Times

• How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

  State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

• What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement

  Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.

• Trump Says U.S. Struck Deal for Control of More Than 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil

  The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.

• For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

  The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

• ‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’

  President Trump on Thursday signed an order rechristening Lake Ontario as Lake America, but businesses around Niagara Falls say they won’t be changing their tune.