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1. Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say

   The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.

2. Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, the latest departure of a top defense leader

   Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy.

3. Tesla's making money. But it's planning to spend an awful lot more

   Tesla's profits were up from this time last year. But the company warned investors to prepare for expensive investments in next-generation technology like humanoid robots and AI.

4. The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers?

   While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers.

5. Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

   A former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.

6. Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet

   Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

7. Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results

   Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits have persisted for more than two years for some patients.

8. Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book says

   What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, Follow, Subscribe Fortesa Latifi explores what drives parents to become family influencers.

9. Greetings from an Islamabad park, a peaceful vantage point in an uncertain world

   The park, near the venue where inconclusive Iran-U.S. peace talks took place this month, provides respite to those who visit it.

10. Restrictions on obesity drug coverage force patients to pivot

    Twelve million people lost coverage for Zepbound over the last year. The same number of people lost coverage for Wegovy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a drug discount website.