Democrats Win Big in Election Map Fight, and Influencers Push Nicotine as a Health Hack

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The Latest on the War in Iran, by The New York Times

Democrats Win a Big Battle in the Fight Over Midterm Maps: 4 Takeaways, by Reid J. Epstein

Dark Money Dominates Fund-Raising in the Virginia Referendum Vote, by Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says, by Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo, by Megha Rajagopalan, Eileen Sullivan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack, by Dani Blum

Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say, by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

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Dani Blum is a health reporter for The Times.