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Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he couldn’t remember what he did the day before and would get lost driving home. Eventually, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In his new book, My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s, Jauhar chronicles the challenges of caring for a sick parent and explains where medicine is today when it comes to treatment for this incurable illness. This is a preview of Jauhar's conversation with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu.

National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it. CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous year. The Hollywood Reporter has more. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi made a deal to play for Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. The Wall Street Journal has details.

Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The Atlantic has the story. NBC explains what to know about the health risks of the wildfire smoke spreading across the U.S. NPR reports on how a heart-transplant recipient died after being denied meds in jail.

Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. CNN has more. The Hollywood Reporter details how a vote by the actors union to authorize a strike is raising the stakes in Hollywood’s season of labor unrest. NPR examines how the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud. Why do Golden Knights fans throw flamingos on the ice? The Sporting News explains Las Vegas’s unusual hockey tradition.

State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long periods. The Wall Street Journal investigates. GQ talks to NBA players about the art of the pregame nap. Esquire introduces us to the one-person team behind Antarctica’s longest-running newspaper, the Antarctic Sun.

The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black people face. Time looks at the scientific reasons why you can’t remember that Beyoncé or Taylor Swift concert all too well.  Electric vehicles are hailed as an environmentally friendly alternative to gas-powered cars. But that doesn’t mean they’re totally clean. Hear more on this weekend’s episode of Apple News In Conversation.

Electric vehicles may be better for the planet in a lot of ways, but there are huge, often-unseen environmental and human costs associated with harvesting the minerals needed to make EV batteries. On the latest episode of Apple News In Conversation, host Shumita Basu spoke with Washington Post reporters Rebecca Tan and Evan Halper about the paper’s series “Clean Cars, Hidden Tolls.”  

NPR explains how Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration for businesses and workers.  The Ringer previews the 2023 NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets tipping off tonight.  The brightest young spellers in the country are battling it out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week. The Washington Post caught up with a record-setting six-time competitor ahead of his final bee.

The Atlantic reports on the Supreme Court case that could upend Native American sovereignty.  Luxury goods are having a moment with American consumers despite the rough economy. Vox explains the surprising reason why.  The National Women’s Soccer League scrapped its age minimum. The Wall Street Journal reports on the wave of teens trying to go pro—and hoping to make the U.S. national team.

Drones attack residential areas in Moscow for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, NBC News reports. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two decades of dominance over the country’s politics will continue after a win in Sunday’s election. NPR has more. A new anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted, NPR explains. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal over the weekend to raise the debt limit and avoid a government default. Time looks at what’s in it.  Vox breaks down how Vermont became a national leader in child care.  The Wall Street Journal explains the long fight over “Taco Tuesday.”