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How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

August 19, 2026·10m

Plus, the political emails are coming for you. Here’s what we’re covering: States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids., by David Streitfeld Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S., by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow How Wall St.