The legal fight that could reshape social media

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<p>The government says Meta broke the law when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp. The trial starts today. <a href="https://apple.news/Abwu87kFOR7aX-5lsaqs6tA">The Verge</a>&rsquo;s Lauren Feiner details the case.</p> <p>The Trump administration has purposely classified thousands of living immigrants as dead. Lisa Rein from the <a href="https://apple.news/AW70I7s-uRfW6ywjN5KnOdA">Washington Post</a> explains why.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Universities are coming off a pandemic that closed campuses and reduced enrollment numbers. These days, they&rsquo;re contending with the Trump administration&rsquo;s disruptive cuts to research. <a href="https://apple.news/APg6kf8TWRGq5ZTY62yjozw">Bloomberg</a>&rsquo;s Elizabeth Rembert discusses what affected researchers have told her.</p> <p>Plus, Trump said <a href="https://apple.news/A8XY7DFvGQJa4l28nJZeZ7A">tariffs</a> are coming for smartphones and other electronics,<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Gaza&rsquo;s last functioning hospital was <a href="https://apple.news/A8hmA-Sk3QEWjZVq86FesQw">attacked</a>, and police made an <a href="https://apple.news/AnfqNkveQSxuv8CtZJvtmkg">arrest</a> after a man allegedly set fire to the Pennsylvania governor&rsquo;s mansion.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>