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Good morning. It’s Friday, May 1, and here’s your reminder to check for ticks — there’s been a spike in tick bite-related hospital visits. Now let’s get to the news.

President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is now as unpopular as the Vietnam War.

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found support for the war is as low as the Iraq War in 2006 and the Vietnam War in the early 1970s. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)

• According to a new poll: Sixty-one percent of Americans say using military force against Iran was a mistake, amid economic pain and fears of terrorism. Dive into the findings here.
• In a Senate hearing yesterday: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the war can continue, despite a law requiring Congress’s approval after a key deadline today.

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	A Medicare portal database exposed health providers’ Social Security numbers.

• How? The Trump administration last year created a directory to help seniors look up which doctors accept which insurance plans. But the public database revealed sensitive data.
• In other health news: Trump dropped MAHA favorite Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Meet his new pick, a radiologist and longtime Fox news contributor, here.

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There were two big shakeups in the midterm primaries yesterday.

• In Maine: Gov. Janet Mills (D) dropped out of the race to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R) in a stunning political collapse. Her downfall in a critical state reveals what voters want.
• In Louisiana: The governor suspended House primaries to redistrict after the Voting Rights Act was limited. Republican leadership said Southern states should redraw maps before November.

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Satellite imagery from last Friday shows a disturbance crossing the area of the ancient etching. (Source: Planet Labs PBC, USDA)

• In the Arizona desert: Construction of the wall along the border with Mexico damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish, thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
• Meanwhile in Congress: The House voted to end the shutdown of most of the Department of Homeland Security. But Republicans have a different plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol.
• Other immigration news: Two high school basketball players were detained by ICE while waiting to board a bus to school. Here’s what happened next.

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Camp Mystic dropped its bid to reopen this summer.

• Last July: Twenty-seven campers and counselors died after flooding at the Texas camp. Some of the victims’ families had asked for the camp to stay closed as investigations continue.
• Yesterday: Camp officials told the parents of 825 girls registered to attend in June that they would not reopen. Lawmakers heard this week about the camp’s failed emergency response.

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Law and MBA graduates earn more if their classes are racially diverse.

• An unexpected boost: Graduates from classes that had just one more racial minority student earned higher starting salaries, a new study found.
• It’s National College Decision Day: Experts say students should consider affordability, graduation rate and “fit.”
• Can you choose the right college? Try this quiz.

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The rumen ciliate Dasytricha ruminantium is evenly covered in cilia and specializes in processing soluble sugars. (Chuanqi Jiang/Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

• What you’re looking at: A single-celled microbe found inside the stomachs of livestock. Known as rumen ciliates, they produce the methane that gets burped by cows. See more images here.
• They’re gorgeous, but dangerous: These microbes could be playing a more significant role in climate change than previously thought, according to a new study.

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